The discreet AKR 808 UK BK hood is designed to pair with an induction hob in more ways than one. Cosmetically, they look great together in black glass with matching 80cm widths. But also the extractor is powerful and designed not to be plagued by condensation – this is more important with induction because your hob is so efficient, you can’t rely on wasted heat from gas to warm the air above.
Water vapour would naturally condense on the hood’s cold glass and then drip down onto the food below. So the hood surface is gently warmed, much like the demister warms a car’s rear windscreen.
It’s super powerful, extracting up to 779m³ per hour, and 6th Sense intelligent sensors adapt extraction, automatically shutting off when the air is clean to save energy. It’s A+ rated for energy efficiency and includes a pair of LED lights.
It’s a relatively new style of extractor design and I expect it will become popular because it’s very powerful but surprisingly discreet when not in use. When you’re using it, you pull the bottom edge of the glass forward and it pivots out to cover the hob, on a pair of gas struts.
The touch controls are high up – the kids certainly can’t reach them – but otherwise it’s superb and definitely the most effective extractor I’ve ever used. I can’t imagine needing to use it on its highest setting: maybe if I was using all eight sections of the hob at once?
