Kutchina Chimneys in Kolkata
Indian cooking produces far more oil vapour than a European kitchen was ever designed around, which is why chimney choice matters more here. Below is the Kutchina chimney range, plus how to pick the right suction, duct route and filter for your kitchen.
How to choose a kitchen chimney
Four decisions do almost all the work. Get these right and the chimney will still be pulling properly in year five.
- Suction, matched to your kitchen. Suction is rated in cubic metres per hour, and the right number depends on your kitchen's volume and how much frying and tempering happens in it. A daily-frying Bengali kitchen needs meaningfully more suction than the same room used lightly. Undersizing is the most common regret.
- Duct route before position. The duct needs the shortest possible run to an exterior wall - every extra bend costs suction. Fix where the duct can go, then place the hob. Doing it the other way round is how kitchens end up with a chimney that looks right and pulls badly.
- Ducted or ductless. Ducted venting removes heat, steam and odour from the room entirely and is the better choice wherever an outside wall is reachable. Ductless recirculates through a carbon filter - a fallback for flats with no route out, and it needs the filter replaced periodically.
- Filter type and cleaning. Baffle filters suit Indian cooking better than mesh, and auto-clean models heat the oil collector so the grease drains into a cup you empty rather than a filter you scrub. In a kitchen that fries daily, auto-clean is the difference between a chimney that gets maintained and one that does not.
Chimney size and your cabinets
A chimney is not an accessory bolted on at the end - its width should match the hob (a 60 cm hob wants a 60 cm chimney, a larger hob a 90 cm), and its position dictates the wall-unit layout above the counter. If you are planning a modular kitchen, specify the chimney at the design stage so the ducting, the wall units and the loft above all agree with each other. See how that is handled on our kitchen layouts guide.
Kutchina chimney range
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Frequently asked questions
Which chimney suction do I need for an Indian kitchen?
It depends on your kitchen's volume and how much frying you do - a kitchen where tempering and deep-frying happen daily needs considerably more suction than one used lightly. Tell us your kitchen size and cooking habits and we will recommend a specific model.
Ducted or ductless - which is better?
Ducted, wherever an exterior wall is reachable, because it removes heat, steam and odour from the room instead of recirculating them. Ductless is a reasonable fallback for flats with no route out, but its carbon filter needs periodic replacement.
What does auto-clean actually do?
An auto-clean chimney heats its oil collector so grease liquefies and drains into a removable cup, rather than baking onto a filter you have to scrub. In a kitchen that fries daily it is the feature that keeps suction from dropping off over time.
Do you install the chimney as well?
Yes. Installation includes the duct run, and if we are also building your kitchen the chimney position is fixed at the design stage so the ducting and wall units are planned around it. Call +91 90888 55525 to arrange it.
Not sure which chimney suits your kitchen?
Tell us your kitchen size, your hob width and how much frying you do - we will recommend a specific model and quote installation with it.