On Jan 4, 11:04*am, ransley wrote:
On Jan 4, 9:59*am, "LPLZ" u40406@uwe wrote:

Hi. I was wondering if anyone can help me in determining the how effective
the OTR microwave is in taking away smoke/odor/grease compared to the vent
hood. I know that that hood is far superior to the microwave in all respects.
We will have a vent that leads outside of the house. We are leaning towards
the microwave only because it saves us a lot of space. We are wondering what
is the maximum amount of burners used for the over the range microwave to
work at its Maximum effectiveness to remove the smoke/smell/grease.

Thank you so very much for your time.

Happy New Year!

If I were looking I would go to Broan and find the CFM specs of the
different models

AFAIK, most over the range microwaves are 300CFM's. Most standard vent
hoods are also 300 CFM's but the higher end ones can be 400CFM's and
higher.
I just did renovated my kitchen and my new GE microwave hood does a
good job taking out smoke and smell. Keep in mind a hood is only as
good as the ductwork it's connected to, so make sure the runs are
short with not a lot of bends.