Product review (4 stars): Great product but not perfect
I purchased this when remodeling my kitchen and replacing appliances. We switched from black appliances to stainless steel, and along with it, tore out our older black Broan range hood and installed this to replace it.

We had no issues with our older hood, other than the color no longer matching. Aesthetically, this new "Allure" hood is significantly more modern looking than the older Broan we replaced. The design is smooth looking and modern, but not overly flashy to the point where it will look out of place even in an older kitchen. The finish of the stainless looks great and feels to be thick enough to be durable. Installation was a breeze, but I would recommend having a second set of hands to help hold it up while you put the first screws in.

The hood functions great too. The two new larger lights in the front are much easier to install and much brighter than the tiny halogen lights in my older Broan hood. Instead of putting the fan in the middle of the hood, the new hood has a larger fan located in the back of the hood. The controls are simple to operate; one 3-way rocker switch for the light (high, low, off) and one 3-way rocker switch for the fan (high, low, off). There is a simple indicator light that alerts you whether the fan and/or light are switched on, and this does come in handy. One of the things I love about this range hood is that the fan is remarkably quiet when on the "low" setting; the sound of food simmering in your pot or pan will likely be just as loud as the fan if not louder.

The only thing I decided to deduct a star for is that this product was designed to be used as either a top-vented product or a rear vented product. That would be excellent, except they didn't design the seals well on each section. Ours is used as a rear-vented product. To use that, you pop out the piece of sheet metal that blocks the rear vent, and leave the sheet metal covering the top vent in place. The unfortunate problem is, the sheet metal opening isn't sealed well, and if you install it as is, you'll have an air leak that will allow some of the air in the fan to seep out back into the kitchen as opposed to out of the vent. This is easily solvable by using your own aluminum tape and carefully covering the edges of the sheet metal on the top to seal off any potential leaks. Since it mounts up against the underside of a cabinet, the tape will not be visible at all after installation, so it's not a big deal. But I think the company should address this by either providing tape to cover up the unused opening, or some kind of tighter seal already built in the product to prevent this.

Overall though, these Broan hoods are significantly cheaper than most competitors, they look great and function well. Four stars.