Anonymous wrote:I have a cooktop and downdraft on an island. I can’t spend any money to reconfigure my kitchen. I would not put a hood over an island. In most cases, it looks really ugly. I also would not move my cooktop to the island. It’s a dated look.

That's so interesting because I've seen it in a lot of modern homes - people like being able to talk to their guests while entertaining/cooking at the same time.

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Anonymous wrote:If you are modern and a foodie who cooks a lot, how do you feel about having a stovetop on a peninsula (with a hood from the ceiling)? I want to move the stove away from a wall so it faces the large patio doors.

I have a thermador induction cooktop plus downdraft and love them. I cook a lot. It’s located in the island and I don’t mind at all but my island is wide (approx 4.5 feet so it’s easy for people to sit across from me and chat / eat.

Some people say the downdraft doesn’t work well, so you think it’s as good as the hood?

I have a kitchenaid cooktop with a downdraft and it works much better than the hood did in our old house. The only benefit of having a cooktop in my island is when we're making big meals and DH and I can both make dishes at the same time from each side of the island without tripping over each other.

How deep is the peninsula? What are the chances a pot of boiling water could fall off the far side? What is likely to be happening behind it?

I don’t think the peninsula placement is ideal but sometimes you have limited options.

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Anonymous wrote:If you are modern and a foodie who cooks a lot, how do you feel about having a stovetop on a peninsula (with a hood from the ceiling)? I want to move the stove away from a wall so it faces the large patio doors.

I have a thermador induction cooktop plus downdraft and love them. I cook a lot. It’s located in the island and I don’t mind at all but my island is wide (approx 4.5 feet so it’s easy for people to sit across from me and chat / eat.

Some people say the downdraft doesn’t work well, so you think it’s as good as the hood?

Downdraft is not as good as a good but I don’t personally like a hood over my island. My island is almost 10 ft. Long.

I also have thermador gas cooktop and thermador downdraft. I love it.

I have a cooktop on an island and I hate the space it takes up. I wish I had the full island to use as a buffet.

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Anonymous wrote:If you are modern and a foodie who cooks a lot, how do you feel about having a stovetop on a peninsula (with a hood from the ceiling)? I want to move the stove away from a wall so it faces the large patio doors.

I have a thermador induction cooktop plus downdraft and love them. I cook a lot. It’s located in the island and I don’t mind at all but my island is wide (approx 4.5 feet so it’s easy for people to sit across from me and chat / eat.

Some people say the downdraft doesn’t work well, so you think it’s as good as the hood?

Anonymous wrote:If you are modern and a foodie who cooks a lot, how do you feel about having a stovetop on a peninsula (with a hood from the ceiling)? I want to move the stove away from a wall so it faces the large patio doors.

I have a thermador induction cooktop plus downdraft and love them. I cook a lot. It’s located in the island and I don’t mind at all but my island is wide (approx 4.5 feet so it’s easy for people to sit across from me and chat / eat.

Dated? Really?

I have a cooktop and downdraft on an island. I can’t spend any money to reconfigure my kitchen. I would not put a hood over a island. In most cases, it looks really ugly. I also would not move my cooktop to the island. It’s a dated look.

Anonymous wrote:Typically I would say no to a cooking surface in the peninsula or island but looking out the patio doors versus a wall does have some appeal. I still think I'd lean toward no, especially if there is seating at the peninsula or island.

Thanks. There is no seating, it would just be the stovetop and some counter space around it for prep.

Typically I would say no to a cooking surface in the peninsula or island but looking out the patio doors versus a wall does have some appeal. I still think I'd lean toward no, especially if there is seating at the peninsula or island.

Mine is in the island. I don’t mind it at all, but I’m not a fan of the big hood. I hit my head on it. I’m planning to replace with a downdraft cooktop at some point.

it’s subjective, but I’m much prefer cooking surface in the island than any sort of sink that people will pile up dishes in

Currently remodeling our kitchen. Our designer initially proposed putting our induction cooktop on the island and prep sink in the counter facing a wall, and I reversed them. I cook a lot, and they thought I would prefer to face guests while I sauteed or whatever. But I actually spend much more time prepping food by the sink, than I do at the cooktop, so I wanted to be able to talk to people while I chopped vegetables. I didn’t want a hood over the island and I didn’t want a downdraft with less power than a hood. And finally, the wall opposite the island is an exterior wall, so I asked for a large diameter duct for the hood to vent outside, which will not only get rid of the smells better, but will also be quieter.

I have a cooktop on an island and I don’t love it I have a downdraft fan. Don’t love that either. But it’s how kitchens were designed in the 90s and I’m not willing to spend $100K to redo it.

We put in the downdraft rather than a hood in the middle of the kitchen ceiling for aesthetic reasons. We thought it was really ugly. We are happy with out Thermador cooktop and downdraft. It’s lovely.

If you are modern and a foodie who cooks a lot, how do you feel about having a stovetop on a peninsula (with a hood from the ceiling)? I want to move the stove away from a wall so it faces the large patio doors.