Which downdraft vent? For a new kitchen? Who can recommend something?

So with the Miele you can link the 2 left and right fields together, but comfortably I can't fit 2 pans and 2 small pots on there ... The Bora system is really good ... but if I build again I will channel it outside ... don't you know anyone who has the Bora so you can test it?

Can you give a few examples where there is too little space left? We still tend to go for the Bora, and you can fit two large pans and two small pots on it. Apart from maybe a big roast at Christmas, that's easy enough.

I still somehow have doubts about it...

Which Bora? We have the Basic flush induction extraction. + Extraction works very well + Cleaning is extremely easy + Performance good + Surface absolutely sufficient - Operation at best mediocre

The arguments about grease on the ceiling are absolute nonsense, because with Bora it is extracted directly before it flies through the air. Above all, the ceiling hood has the big disadvantage of requiring complicated cleaning. With Bora everything simply goes into the dishwasher and that's it

So we have a downdraft extractor from Neff that we are very satisfied with. It is rectangular in the middle and the cover is made of cast iron, so you can comfortably place a pot on it or something like that. The power has been sufficient for us even with taller pots... you just have to choose a higher setting. It is also easy to clean and the surrounding space is sufficient for us (we have a 90 cm hob).

I guess it mainly depends on the pots you’re used to handling. My mother, for example, always cooks in small pots that are filled to the brim. For me, a pot only really counts as a pot if it’s at least 5 liters. For sauces, puddings, etc., I like to use sauté pans, which also take up quite a bit of space. That means with a large fish pan, a large sauté pan for spinach, a steamer pot with potatoes, and maybe a small milk pot for melted butter, it’s game over.
Or when roasting: large roaster. Large pot with dumplings. Large pot with red cabbage. And then a small pan for the breadcrumbs...
But it really depends heavily on cooking habits. You can observe now how much space you need on your cooktop. At least once a week, I reach the limits on my current four-burner stove. The worst thing about it is the raised stainless steel edge. That’s why the new kitchen will have a cooktop with five burners, a large roaster zone, and no edge. And a ceiling extractor. The latter because I often also run the canning pot or the steam juicer. Also, we both already have enough dents on the top of our heads from the usual hood.

So we decided on the Oranier KFL 2094 bc extractor fan and are currently satisfied. The advantage here is that the ventilation is located behind the cooktop and not in the middle in between. We quite like that, and my wife didn't want it in the middle anyway.

Funny, my wife doesn't want one on the edge. She prefers a round one in the middle...