Peter Aitken wrote:

> .... If
> resale value is a consideration, be aware that many if not most
> serious cooks consider a good outside-venting hood to be an essential
> element of a kitchen - myself included! It is extremely unleasant to
> have the smell of sauteed garlic or stir-fried Szechuan hot pepper
> paste permeatng the rest of the house including the sleeping area!
> Also a range, particularly gas, can add a lot of heat to the house -
> not good in the summer here in North Carolina! But you never used
> your old hood, so maybe your house is laid out so that these things
> are not a problem?

Big time dittos and agreement. It would be a foolish child that did not heed
this sound advice.