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The advantages of an electric downdraft cooktop is that it is very much more convenient. This type of cooktop would be easier to use than the regular kinds out there.
No. There is a possibility, no matter how remote, that flame from the cooktop could enter the downdraft opening. If there's a gas line in there, bad things will happen, need I say more?
The advantages to an electric downdraft cooktop versus an electric one is that the way the draft of the aroma from the foods you are cooking is dispersed.
An electric downdraft cooktop is a step up from your traditional cooking options. Luckily national chains, such as Sears, Loews and Home Depot carry them.
The downdraft of the cooktop pulls the smoke or steam out of the cooking area. So if you're cooking something that makes a lot of steam or smoke, this would be a good thing to have.
As with most home appliances, there is a wide range of prices for an electric downdraft cooktop. The prices that I found start at about eight hundred dollars, and can go up to two or three thousand dollars.
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A down draft cooktop can be used.
The benefits of having a downdraft cooktop are that there is nothing above the stove, as in a range hood stove. This lets you have more headroom, and there is less noise when you turn on the downdraft cooktop. The other benefit is having the fumes go into the floor into a special place, rather than having the fumes rise into your face, and out into the kitchen as you are cooking. Most fumes from foods you are cooking you want to whisk them away as soon as possible since they can have an awful smell.
The GE 29.87 inch Gas Fixed Cooktop uses a downdraft exhaust system to pull smoke and steam from the area it is in.
It is easy to take a downdraft cook top with you camping because it can be easily stored in tight places and is light-weight. When you take it camping it can be used anywhere and it is very portable.
Downdraft cooktops can be purchased as gas or electric, or combination models. They are available from Sears Outlet, Best Buy, Walmart, Home Depot, GE Applicances and eBay, though they should befitted by a qualified gas fitter or electrician.