September 21st, 2015 by Adriana Zanchetta

Induction cooktops provide an energy-saving cooking method. An induction cooktop uses a magnetic field to create an electric current that generates heat solely in the base of the pan and not on the surface of the cooktop. “Compared with gas and traditional electric cooktops, they are the fastest to get a pot of water to the boil.” - Appliances Online Buying Guide But when cooking with an induction ... Read more

April 11th, 2013 by Mark Bristow

What is Sirius? No, I'm not referring to Harry Potter’s godfather.  Nor do I mean a prominent star in the night sky, or a manufacturer of paranoid androids. Sirius Appliances is a dedicated boutique specialist manufacturer of top-quality Italian rangehoods.  Since 1996 Sirius has been designing products that keep your kitchen clean and looking great, thanks to efficient extraction and careful manufacturing. Why buy Sirius? Award-winning Italian design As seen in ... Read more

July 19th, 2012 by Keri Algar

Stumbling across a Warhol-inspired Campbell's Soup Can rangehood has changed the way I look at my kitchen. What I once thought of as elegant, clean, streamlined and simple has become conventional,  boring, plain and pitiful. A rangehood iteration of the American artist's iconic subject from the 1960s has been fashioned in a kitchen metalworks shop in the US southern state of Georgia. While it is a one-off piece, ... Read more

June 6th, 2012 by Mark Bristow

We know all about rangehoods, right?  They extract smoke, steam, grease and cooking aromas from the air in your kitchen, to help keep the area clean and pleasant to inhabit. Some rangehoods are ducted and exhaust the kitchen gases outside of your home, while others recirculate air back into your kitchen after cleaning it with a carbon filter.  Pretty straightforward, right?  Can't be much room for improvement... Well, ... Read more

May 8th, 2012 by Kevin Bradford

There is often a lot of hot air spoken about the difficulty of combining sleek design with functionality in kitchen appliances. But Bosch has attempted to literally blow that away with the presentation of its new incline rangehood. The latest design, showcased at EuroCucina in Milan, features a glass cover over a brush stainless steel surface which conceals the usually exposed fan filters. The panel then drops down to act ... Read more

February 8th, 2012 by Keri Algar

For the fashion conscious, decorative rangehoods can be the focal point of a kitchen. They come in a variety of shapes, sizes and materials and can make or break a kitchen's aesthetics. For the practically minded, kitchen rangehoods are fundamental, and "the quiet achievers" in a kitchen. "If you have a stove it's automatic to have a rangehood," says Appliances Online's whitegood expert, Colin Jones. With forty years ... Read more