Kitchens, the walls & tiles become victims of those stubborn, sticky & greasy oils & odours & thick smokes after cooking for a long time, especially while cooking Indian food.


And this is exactly when you need a Kitchen chimney as a saviour.

A kitchen chimney is an appliance that removes gas, flue and smoke produced by your stove, throwing it out into the atmosphere. It is usually placed vertically above the stove, for the flow of gases and fumes through them.

Advantages

It is one of the best Kitchen appliances that makes your kitchen oil-free, smoke-free and odour-free. Kitchen chimneys today are modern and stylish and add an architectural element to space. However, their real function is keeping the cooking space free of noxious fumes, grime, and oil while making the space breathable. 

They run on a motorised mechanism that pulls out fumes faster than regular ventilation while replacing it with cleaner air. It also helps to keep away with unwanted rodents & insects out of the kitchen.

While selecting a chimney for your kitchen, make sure you choose your chimney filters, its suction power and other similar factors well. 


Various Types of Kitchen Chimneys

They are categorised based on the type of filters, the kind of installation and the type of fittings used. Pick one depending upon the shape, size and structure of your kitchen and as well as the total amount of space that you have above your gas oven.


Type of Chimney Based on the Installation:

  • Wall Mounted Chimney – It is mounted on the wall on one side.

  • Ceiling-Mounted Chimney – It generally hangs above the stove.

Type of Chimney Based on Different Kinds of Filters:

  • Mesh or Cassette Filter: Here, many layers of steel or aluminium mesh filters trap particles and allow the smoke to escape freely. They are high maintenance and reduce the filter’s suction capacity.

  • Baffle Filter: Steel, a slatted design that is easier to clean than a mesh filter. The filter panels allow the smoke to escape easily while stopping the grease from doing so.

  • Carbon or Charcoal Filter: It is made up of charcoal slate with holes in it, and removes bad odour.

Type of Chimney Based on the Fittings:

  • Duct and Ductless (Recycling): Chimneys with ducts channel gases, heat, and smoke out through a PVC or aluminium pipe. A ductless or recycling chimney only recirculates the heat, grease and smoke that it absorbs, so it can only remove odours and not the other substances.

Salient Features of Modern Chimneys

Look for these essential features when you buy a chimney.

  • Auto-cleaning facility: This will decide whether your chimney needs zero or low maintenance.

  • Sealed motor: Check whether the motor is sealed. This will ensure that it doesn’t allow smoke or dust particles to get in.

  • Detachable oil collector: This is essential if your chimney has to collect oil particles and keep your kitchen grime free.

  • Minimum noise: You don’t want a noisy chimney to ruin your cooking experience, right?

  • Filter-less: Pick a chimney that has no filters to avoid regular cleaning and scrubbing.

  • Maximum suction power: If most of your cooking involves oils and spices, you would need a powerful exhaust in the chimney to absorb the fumes and heat.

  • Soft-touch controls and energy-saving LED lamps are other features that you could look for.

Size of Kitchen Chimneys

They generally come in two sizes, 60 cm and 90 cm. Choose them depending on your kitchen size. A 60 cm one is popular for Indian kitchens with two- or three-burner gas stoves. If you have a bigger cooktop, go for a 90 cm wide chimney.

From 3 speed control, to stainless steel oil collector, low noise quality, to dry, 3rd generation heat clean technology, with a suction power of 1200m3/hr, motor 160Watt, and battle filter for smoke free cooking with motion sensor technology- we provide you what is best for you!



Bring home Ketvin Kitchen Chimneys & say goodbye to all your kitchen-related problems! We provide you with the best quality kitchen chimneys, keeping in mind all your requirements.