"jay" > wrote in message
.. .
> On Wed, 17 Jan 2007 20:51:18 GMT, BDB wrote:
>
>> I am getting a new electric stove and since I have no ceiling vent I am
>> trying to decide between an expensive jennair with venting through the
>> floor,
>> or a cheaper unit with no vent. Opinions? How important is the vent? I
>> don't cook a whole lot, but I've been getting more into it and I will
>> have to
>> live with this stove for many years.
>
> Venting is mandatory IMO. Venting up or out with a hood/exhaust would be
> choice #1 and then down venting (downdraft) if #1 does not work for you.
>
> jay

Actually, venting up and NOT out is useless, except for getting steam out of
your face. All it does is relocate particulates from the stove & walls onto
the ceiling.

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
> "jay" > wrote in message
> .. .
>> On Wed, 17 Jan 2007 20:51:18 GMT, BDB wrote:
>>
>>> I am getting a new electric stove and since I have no ceiling vent
>>> I am trying to decide between an expensive jennair with venting
>>> through the floor,
>>> or a cheaper unit with no vent. Opinions? How important is the
>>> vent? I don't cook a whole lot, but I've been getting more into it
>>> and I will have to
>>> live with this stove for many years.
>>
>> Venting is mandatory IMO. Venting up or out with a hood/exhaust
>> would be choice #1 and then down venting (downdraft) if #1 does not
>> work for you. jay
>
> Actually, venting up and NOT out is useless, except for getting steam
> out of your face. All it does is relocate particulates from the stove
> & walls onto the ceiling.

I may be wrong, but I thought he meant "out" in the sense of venting out
through a wall to the outside. I agree that a recirculating vent is not much
help.

--
Dave
www.davebbq.com

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
> "jay" > wrote in message
> .. .
>> On Wed, 17 Jan 2007 20:51:18 GMT, BDB wrote:
>>
>>> I am getting a new electric stove and since I have no ceiling vent
>>> I am trying to decide between an expensive jennair with venting
>>> through the floor,
>>> or a cheaper unit with no vent. Opinions? How important is the
>>> vent? I don't cook a whole lot, but I've been getting more into it
>>> and I will have to
>>> live with this stove for many years.
>>
>> Venting is mandatory IMO. Venting up or out with a hood/exhaust
>> would be choice #1 and then down venting (downdraft) if #1 does not
>> work for you.
>>
>> jay
>
> Actually, venting up and NOT out is useless, except for getting steam
> out of your face. All it does is relocate particulates from the stove
> & walls onto the ceiling.

Then why do all the restaurant kitchens I've been in have overhead hooded
vents?

Jill

In article >,
says...
> > Actually, venting up and NOT out is useless, except for getting steam
> > out of your face. All it does is relocate particulates from the stove
> > & walls onto the ceiling.
>
> Then why do all the restaurant kitchens I've been in have overhead hooded
> vents?
>
> Jill
>

Duh, because they DO vent out.

--
Peter Aitken

Peter A wrote:
> In article >,
> says...
>>> Actually, venting up and NOT out is useless, except for getting
>>> steam out of your face. All it does is relocate particulates from
>>> the stove & walls onto the ceiling.
>>
>> Then why do all the restaurant kitchens I've been in have overhead
>> hooded vents?
>>
>> Jill
>>
>
> Duh, because they DO vent out.

I KNOW, I was being facetious. I was replying to Joe's claim that they
don't do anything except "get steam out of your face and relocate
particulates from the stove & walls onto the ceiling", which a ridiculous
claim.

Jill

Jill wrote:

>>>> Actually, venting up and NOT out is useless, except for getting
>>>> steam out of your face. All it does is relocate particulates from
>>>> the stove & walls onto the ceiling.
>>>
>>> Then why do all the restaurant kitchens I've been in have overhead
>>> hooded vents?
>>
>> Duh, because they DO vent out.
>
> I KNOW, I was being facetious. I was replying to Joe's claim that they
> don't do anything except "get steam out of your face and relocate
> particulates from the stove & walls onto the ceiling", which a ridiculous
> claim.


So your point is that Joe's claim is ridiculous, and you answered it by
giving a non sequitur? Here's an analogous argument:

Joe: Taking the air cartridges out of air bags renders the air bags useless.

Jill: Then why do all the taxis I've seen have air bags?


I dunno; your point's kung fu is pretty weak...

Bob

"jmcquown" > wrote in message

>>>> Actually, venting up and NOT out is useless, except for getting
>>>> steam out of your face.

>> Duh, because they DO vent out.
>
> I KNOW, I was being facetious. I was replying to Joe's claim that they
> don't do anything except "get steam out of your face and relocate
> particulates from the stove & walls onto the ceiling", which a ridiculous
> claim.


Re-read what Joe posted. He said "not" out. Like the range hoods that just
circulate the air through a filter.

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>> "jay" > wrote in message
>> .. .
>>> On Wed, 17 Jan 2007 20:51:18 GMT, BDB wrote:
>>>
>>>> I am getting a new electric stove and since I have no ceiling vent
>>>> I am trying to decide between an expensive jennair with venting
>>>> through the floor,
>>>> or a cheaper unit with no vent. Opinions? How important is the
>>>> vent? I don't cook a whole lot, but I've been getting more into it
>>>> and I will have to
>>>> live with this stove for many years.
>>>
>>> Venting is mandatory IMO. Venting up or out with a hood/exhaust
>>> would be choice #1 and then down venting (downdraft) if #1 does not
>>> work for you.
>>>
>>> jay
>>
>> Actually, venting up and NOT out is useless, except for getting steam
>> out of your face. All it does is relocate particulates from the stove
>> & walls onto the ceiling.
>
> Then why do all the restaurant kitchens I've been in have overhead hooded
> vents?
>
> Jill
>
>


You forgot the word "and" in my sentence. Here it is again:

"venting up and NOT out is useless, except for getting steam out of your
face."

Restaurant hoods vent to the outside.