elementZ wrote:
I don't think you will ever find a microwave combo that will be effective as a hood fan alone. There are 2 main reasons for this
1) the combos don't have high cfm output
2) the position of the fan intakes are very close to the back wall. They are not in a good position above the main burners. Also the flat bottom does not funnel the air into the intakes.
you are basically sacrificing venting for the ability to have more counter space.
Precisely, which is why we're going to have the microwave built into our island.
Initially we wanted the Grande kitchen package but its not available for the alternate kitchen layout.
Our DC mentioned that if we liked that built-in oven look that the best she can do is have the microwave built into the island.
At first it seemed odd as I'd never seen that before but after Googling it I think it looks great!
We have our appointment in 2 weeks so I'll fill you in on how it goes!