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Many restaurant owners don’t even consider the commercial kitchen exhaust hood that is hanging above their industrial stoves as an appliance, and they certainly don’t worry about it if it starts to act a little wonky. However, there is a good reason that these hoods were invented, and it isn’t just to shine a light on the food that is being prepared.   1. The Air Quality The most important job of your range hood and the commercial exhaust fan is to remove the hazardous materials associated with cooking from the kitchen. If you have six or seven stoves going at once, then the air is going to be full of smoke, grease, and steam, which though it makes great food hangs around and pollutes the air quality of the kitchen as well. Having a reliable working range exhaust hood helps to improve that air quality for you and your employees as well.   2. Carbon Monoxide Without proper ventilation in your kitchen, carbon monoxide fumes can cause flu-like symptoms among your employees in th...