Product review (3 stars): A not-so-powerful but attractive range hood
This stainless steel hood replaced the builder's installation which was nearly identical but off-white.  It does not pull smoke and steam up and out for the most part.  It's easy to see most of the cooking condensation and grease roiling around the hood but not exhausting as it should.  This one has an option to vent out into the kitchen through a filter but as I have a vent to the outside, I used the small plastic plate provided to cover the vent at the top.  It's flimsy and tends to fall off every time I clean the hood.  The stainless steel finish is attractive and matches my Frigidare Gallery appliances but it's a fragile finish.  I stuck a recipe to the front edge of the hood and the magnet left a scratch.  Wish I'd paid more and purchased a better hood but I didn't know how to distinguish one from another.  Oh well; live and learn.
Ron