Keeping a range hood clean is usually far down on our to-do list, and honestly, what a miss. It's so satisfying! And the house smells so much cleaner when air isn't flowing through caked-on grease.

Becca Lewis is home maintenance writer who aims to foster confidence in and inspire DIY enthusiasts at all skill levels. Becca attended Southern Connecticut State University, where she studied ...

If your kitchen is starved for space, you might be tempted to place an over-the-range microwave oven above your cooktop. But for effective venting of smoke and fumes, a range hood is a much better ...