Downdraft cooktop

A son has one in his home. Never asked him how he likes it but it looks strange to see the stove on a counter in the center of the kitchen instead of up against a wall with a hood.

Jenn-Air was one of the first with it. A friend has one. Works better than nothing, but not as good as an overhead vent system.

We just had one installed but a behind the range vs. built into it. It rais es 14 inches up when turned on and at 600 cfm the inspector said it would c ause a vacuum in the house and cause a problem with the furnace. We had to install an air exchanger to make up the air pulled out of the house.

I have a Jenn-Air on a center island and that's my opinion too. It works fairly well. It's certainly a lot better than one of the fake over the range ones that put the air back in the house. You can see it pulling in smoke. But it can't pull all the smoke and odors in, because it's centrally located and low. When I remodel, I will probably get one that comes down from the ceil ing. But they could be a good choice, depending on your needs and uses.

They also have ones now that pop up behind, how well they work, IDK. I would suspect they would work better for the burners near them, not so well for the front ones.