06/25/2026
๐ช๐ต๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ธ๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ โ ๐ง๐๐ฝ๐ฒ ๐ญ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ง๐๐ฝ๐ฒ ๐ฎ?
Not all commercial kitchen hoods are designed for the same job. If your equipment produces grease, smoke, and cooking by-products, youโll typically need a Type 1 hood. If your equipment mainly creates heat, steam, or moisture, a Type 2 hood may be the right fit.
๐๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ, ๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐๐๐๐ฒ๐บ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ธ๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ป.
Quick breakdown:
โ ๐ง๐๐ฝ๐ฒ ๐ญ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ-๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฒ๐พ๐๐ถ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐: Deep fryers, ranges, and char broilers usually need
โ ๐ง๐๐ฝ๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐บ๐ผ๐ถ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป๐น๐: Dishwashers, ovens, and pasta cookers may need
๐ค: ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐โ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ?
๐: Start with the equipment under the hood. If it produces grease-laden vapors, you likely need a Type 1. If it produces heat and steam without grease, a Type 2 may be the better option.
๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐
๐ฝ๐น๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ผ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐.๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ