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For me, there is an extreme imbalance of materials/equipment in the kitchen. You simply can't hang a Berbel Skyline over a countertop stove on a laminate board... In my eyes, the money would have been better invested in a decent countertop and a cheaper extractor hood instead. After all, no one installs a Ferrari engine in a Golf

So you only see everything with a price tag? What kind of countertop would have been acceptable for you with a Berbel Skyline? The requirement for the extractor hood is simply different than for the countertop. Namely, that it is height-adjustable and self-cleaning...

I think, for example, Bora with granite/SileStone/ceramic or similar would have been more comfortable overall. These materials have many advantages that probably weigh more in everyday life than the height adjustability of the Skyline. Just the daily cleaning around the annoying edge of the cooktop is already more time-consuming than cleaning the hood every few months.

We definitely did not want a Bora. Friends who have one and cook a lot advised us against it because it gets dirty very quickly from splashes while cooking and the extraction performance is not very good with taller pots. A granite or Silestone countertop does have advantages but feels very cold. Additionally, it reflects a lot. At first, we also wanted a stone countertop, but we consciously decided against it. Maybe it will come someday... An inexpensive countertop and a high-quality extractor hood are not a contradiction for me.

[QUOTE="ivenh0, post: 389288, It’s not like anyone installs a Ferrari engine in a Golf. [/QUOTE] Uh - really? Installing Ferrari-equivalent engine power is a common tuning option. The deliberate setting of priorities and accents is especially a matter of style in furnishing, not price.

No one installs a Ferrari engine into a Golf either

What a great setup

because it gets dirty very quickly from splashes while cooking and the extraction performance is not very good with taller pots.

Eh? So if something splashes in, the cover, filter, and drip tray go straight into the dishwasher after cooking. And yes, with tall pots you have to use the trick of the half-placed lid, but that’s actually no problem. Otherwise, I am so happy not to have a hood over my head anymore. Even though it can be pushed up or down, when cooking it’s usually further down, and I still remember my dear husband's whining, who, however, would always bump his belly while cooking with sleepwalker-like certainty.

I love my Bora – since then no more husband whining!
Although I think it makes a difference whether you have the Basic with the round cutout (I was skeptical about that too) or the professional or Classic with the elongated cutout in the middle.