Keeping a range hood clean is usually far down on our to-do list, and honestly, what a miss. It's so satisfying! And the house smells so much cleaner when air isn't flowing through caked-on grease.

Cleaning your vent hood filters is an often overlooked chore, but is so important to maintaining a healthy indoor air quality and an efficient kitchen. Vent filters trap grease, smoke, and odors, ...

Every range hood has a filter that captures all the grease and oil that evaporates off the stove. This filter is, thankfully, hidden underneath the hood where we don't have to look at it. The downside ...

A dirty stove hood filter can attract pests and decrease indoor air quality. A weekly cleaning in a dishwasher will help keep it clean so it doesn't block the vent and keep the fan from doing its job.

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