Kitchen ventilation is the branch of ventilation specialising in the treatment of air from kitchens.[1] It addresses the problems of grease, smoke and odours not found in most other ventilation systems.
Kitchen ventilation equipment includes an extractor hood or canopy, and a filtering system. The system's fan may be located in the kitchen or in its ducts.
An adequate kitchen ventilation system should:
The design of an effective kitchen ventilation system is determined by:
Hot air from cooking is usually vented externally through a chimney system. When this is not possible, recirculating cooker hoods are used that clean the air and direct it back into the kitchen.[2]
The most common types of grease filters used in professional kitchens are:
A comfortable kitchen is generally considered to have: