Rectangular Aluminum Mesh Range Hood Grease Filter 5-1/16 x 7-5/8 x 3/32 (5.060 x 7.630 x 0.090) — American Metal Filter Company

Description

Compatible Range Hood Models

The RHF0503 is compatible with the following 413 range hood models. Locate your range hood model number on the label inside the hood canopy before ordering.

Brand	Model Number
Amana	ACO1520AW (PACO1520AW0)
Amana	ACO1560AB
Amana	ACO1560AS
Amana	ACO1560AW
Amana	AMV4204AAW
Amana	AMV5206AAB
Amana	AMV5206AAQ
Amana	AMV5206AAS
Amana	AMV6177AAQ
Amana	AMV6177AAW
Bosch	HMV3021U/01
Bosch	HMV3022U/01
Bosch	HMV3022U/02
Bosch	HMV3051U/01
Bosch	HMV3052U/01
Bosch	HMV3052U/02
Bosch	HMV3053U/01
Bosch	HMV3061U/01
Bosch	HMV3062U/01
Bosch	HMV3062U/02
Bosch	HMV5051U/01
Bosch	HMV5052U/01
Bosch	HMV5052U/02
Bosch	HMV5053U/01
Bosch	HMV8051U/01
Bosch	HMV8052U/01
Bosch	HMV8052U/02
Bosch	HMV8053U/01
Bosch	HMVP052U/01
Bosch	HMVP052U/02
Crosley	CME1645TDA
Electrolux	CGMV175QBA
Electrolux	CGMV175QFA
Electrolux	CGMV175QWA
Electrolux	EI30SM35QSA
Electrolux	FGMV175QBA
Frigidaire	CFMV152CLBA
Frigidaire	CFMV152CLWA
Frigidaire	CFMV152KBA
Frigidaire	CFMV152KMA
Frigidaire	CFMV152KQA
Frigidaire	CFMV152KSA
Frigidaire	CFMV152KWA
Frigidaire	CFMV154CLSA
Frigidaire	CFMV157GBA
Frigidaire	CFMV157GCA
Frigidaire	CFMV157GMA
Frigidaire	CFMV157GQA
Frigidaire	CFMV157GSA
Frigidaire	CFMV162LBA
Frigidaire	CFMV162LMA
Frigidaire	CFMV162LQA
Frigidaire	CFMV162LSA
Frigidaire	CFMV162LWA
Frigidaire	CFMV1645TBA
Frigidaire	CFMV1645TDA
Frigidaire	CFMV1645TSA
Frigidaire	CFMV1645TWA
Frigidaire	CFMV164LSA
Frigidaire	CGMV176NTBA
Frigidaire	CGMV176NTDB
Frigidaire	CGMV176NTFA
Frigidaire	CGMV176NTFC
Frigidaire	CGMV176NTWA
Frigidaire	CGMV17WNVDA
Frigidaire	CGMV17WNVFA
Frigidaire	CMWV150KBA
Frigidaire	CMWV150KWA
Frigidaire	FFMV152CLBA
Frigidaire	FFMV152CLWA
Frigidaire	FFMV154CLSA
Frigidaire	FFMV162LBA
Frigidaire	FFMV162LMA
Frigidaire	FFMV162LMB
Frigidaire	FFMV162LQA
Frigidaire	FFMV162LSA
Frigidaire	FFMV162LWA
Frigidaire	FFMV163PBA
Frigidaire	FFMV163PSA
Frigidaire	FFMV163PWA
Frigidaire	FFMV1645TBA
Frigidaire	FFMV1645TDA
Frigidaire	FFMV1645THA
Frigidaire	FFMV1645TMA
Frigidaire	FFMV1645TQA
Frigidaire	FFMV1645TSA
Frigidaire	FFMV1645TWA
Frigidaire	FFMV164LSA
Frigidaire	FFMV1745TBA
Frigidaire	FFMV1745TSA
Frigidaire	FFMV1745TWA
Frigidaire	FFMV1846VBA
Frigidaire	FFMV1846VDA
Frigidaire	FFMV1846VSA
Frigidaire	FFMV1846VWA
Frigidaire	FGBM15WCVFA
Frigidaire	FGBM19WNVDA
Frigidaire	FGBM19WNVFA
Frigidaire	FGMV153CLBA
Frigidaire	FGMV153CLWA
Frigidaire	FGMV154CLFA
Frigidaire	FGMV155CTDA
Frigidaire	FGMV155CTFA
Frigidaire	FGMV155CTFC
Frigidaire	FGMV17WNVDA
Frigidaire	FGMV17WNVFA
Frigidaire	FMOS1846BBA
Frigidaire	FMOS1846BDA
Frigidaire	FMOS1846BSA
General Electric	CSA1201RSS01
General Electric	CSA1201RSS02 ()
General Electric	CSA1201RSS03
General Electric	CSA1201RSS04
General Electric	CSA1201RSS05
General Electric	JVM1490BD002
General Electric	JVM1490BD003
General Electric	JVM1490BD03
General Electric	JVM1490BH01
General Electric	JVM1490BH02
General Electric	JVM1490CD002
General Electric	JVM1490CD003
General Electric	JVM1490CD03
General Electric	JVM1490CH01
General Electric	JVM1490CH02
General Electric	JVM1490SD002
General Electric	JVM1490SD003
General Electric	JVM1490SD03
General Electric	JVM1490SH01
General Electric	JVM1490SH02
General Electric	JVM1490WD002
General Electric	JVM1490WD003
General Electric	JVM1490WD03
General Electric	JVM1490WH01
General Electric	JVM1490WH02
General Electric	JVM1790BK01
General Electric	JVM1790BKC01
General Electric	JVM1790CK01
General Electric	JVM1790SK01
General Electric	JVM1790SKC01
General Electric	JVM1790WK01
General Electric	JVM1790WKC01
General Electric	PSA1200RBB01
General Electric	PSA1200RBB02
General Electric	PSA1200RWW01
General Electric	PSA1201RSS01
General Electric	PSA2200RBB01
General Electric	PSA2200RBB02
General Electric	PSA2200RBB03
General Electric	PSA2200RWW01
General Electric	PSA2200RWW02
General Electric	PSA2201RSS01
General Electric	PSA2201RSS02
General Electric	PSA9240DF1BB
General Electric	PSA9240DF1WW
General Electric	PSA9240SF1SS
General Electric	PSA9240SF2SS
General Electric	PSA9240SF3SS
General Electric	PSA9240SF4SS
General Electric	PSA9240SF5SS
General Electric	PSA9240SF6SS
General Electric	SCA1000DBB03
General Electric	SCA1000DCC03
General Electric	SCA1000DWW03
General Electric	SCA1000HBB01
General Electric	SCA1000HBB02
General Electric	SCA1000HBB03
General Electric	SCA1000HBB04
General Electric	SCA1000HCC01
General Electric	SCA1000HCC02
General Electric	SCA1000HCC03
General Electric	SCA1000HCC04
General Electric	SCA1000HSS01
General Electric	SCA1000HWW01
General Electric	SCA1000HWW02
General Electric	SCA1000HWW03
General Electric	SCA1000HWW04
General Electric	SCA1001DSS03
General Electric	SCA1001FSS001
General Electric	SCA1001FSS02
General Electric	SCA1001HSS01
General Electric	SCA1001HSS02
General Electric	SCA1001HSS03
General Electric	SCA1001KSS01
General Electric	ZSA1201RSS01
General Electric	ZSA2201RSS01
General Electric	ZSA2201RSS02
Ikea	00462166
Ikea	00469295
Ikea	20462165
Ikea	30469294
Ikea	50462164
Ikea	50469293
Ikea	70462163
Jenn-Air	JMV8000ADW
Jenn-Air	JMV8000BAS
Jenn-Air	JMV8000BAW
Jenn-Air	JMV8000BDB
Jenn-Air	JMV8000BDS
Jenn-Air	JMV8208AAB
Jenn-Air	JMV8208AAS
Jenn-Air	JMV8208AAW
Kenmore / Sears	111.83502910
Kenmore / Sears	111.83509910
Kenmore / Sears	111.83513910
Kenmore / Sears	111.83523910
Kenmore / Sears	363.63672200
Kenmore / Sears	363.63672201
Kenmore / Sears	363.63673200
Kenmore / Sears	363.63674200
Kenmore / Sears	363.63692301
Kenmore / Sears	363.63693301
Kenmore / Sears	363.63699301
Kenmore / Sears	721.62622200
Kenmore / Sears	721.62624200
Kenmore / Sears	721.62629200
Kenmore / Sears	721.62642200
Kenmore / Sears	721.62643200
Kenmore / Sears	721.62644200
Kenmore / Sears	721.62649200
Kenmore / Sears	721.62752100
Kenmore / Sears	721.62752200
Kenmore / Sears	721.62759200
Kenmore / Sears	721.62772100
Kenmore / Sears	721.62772200
Kenmore / Sears	721.62774100
Kenmore / Sears	721.62774200
Kenmore / Sears	721.62779100
Kenmore / Sears	721.62779200
Kenmore / Sears	721.67600790
Kenmore / Sears	721.67601790
Kenmore / Sears	721.67602790
Kenmore / Sears	721.67680790
Kenmore / Sears	721.67681790
Kenmore / Sears	721.67682790
Kenmore / Sears	721.80002000
Kenmore / Sears	721.80002400
Kenmore / Sears	721.80002401
Kenmore / Sears	721.80009000
Kenmore / Sears	721.80009400
Kenmore / Sears	721.80009401
Kenmore / Sears	721.80012000
Kenmore / Sears	721.80012400
Kenmore / Sears	721.80012401
Kenmore / Sears	721.80014000
Kenmore / Sears	721.80014401
Kenmore / Sears	721.80019000
Kenmore / Sears	721.80019400
Kenmore / Sears	721.80019401
Kenmore / Sears	721.80022700
Kenmore / Sears	721.80029700
Kenmore / Sears	721.80032700
Kenmore / Sears	721.80033700
Kenmore / Sears	721.80039700
Kenmore / Sears	721.80042700
Kenmore / Sears	721.80043700
Kenmore / Sears	721.80044700
Kenmore / Sears	721.80049700
Kenmore / Sears	721.80402400
Kenmore / Sears	721.80402402
Kenmore / Sears	721.80403400
Kenmore / Sears	721.80403402
Kenmore / Sears	721.80404400
Kenmore / Sears	721.80404402
Kenmore / Sears	721.80409400
Kenmore / Sears	721.80409402
Kenmore / Sears	721.80412500
Kenmore / Sears	721.80413500
Kenmore / Sears	721.80414500
Kenmore / Sears	721.80419500
Kenmore / Sears	721.80492000
Kenmore / Sears	721.80492400
Kenmore / Sears	721.80494000
Kenmore / Sears	721.80494400
Kenmore / Sears	721.80499000
Kenmore / Sears	721.80499400
Kenmore / Sears	721.80513600
Kenmore / Sears	721.80522500
Kenmore / Sears	721.80523500
Kenmore / Sears	721.80524500
Kenmore / Sears	721.80529500
Kenmore / Sears	721.80592000
Kenmore / Sears	721.80592400
Kenmore / Sears	721.80592402
Kenmore / Sears	721.80593000
Kenmore / Sears	721.80593400
Kenmore / Sears	721.80593401
Kenmore / Sears	721.80593402
Kenmore / Sears	721.80594000
Kenmore / Sears	721.80594200
Kenmore / Sears	721.80594400
Kenmore / Sears	721.80594402
Kenmore / Sears	721.80599000
Kenmore / Sears	721.80599200
Kenmore / Sears	721.80602500
Kenmore / Sears	721.80603500
Kenmore / Sears	721.80604500
Kenmore / Sears	721.80609500
Kenmore / Sears	721.80822500
Kenmore / Sears	721.80823500
Kenmore / Sears	721.80824500
Kenmore / Sears	721.80829500
Kenmore / Sears	721.81043700
Kenmore / Sears	790.80322310
Kenmore / Sears	790.80323310
Kenmore / Sears	790.80329310
Kenmore / Sears	790.80332310
Kenmore / Sears	790.80333310
Kenmore / Sears	790.80339310
Kenmore / Sears	790.80342310
Kenmore / Sears	790.80343310
Kenmore / Sears	790.80349310
Kenmore / Sears	790.80362310
Kenmore / Sears	790.80363310
Kenmore / Sears	790.80369310
Kenmore / Sears	790.83337710
KitchenAid	KHMC107BBL0
KitchenAid	KHMS105EAL0
LG	EXV1511B (AB1EGSE)
LG	EXV1511BS (AB7EGSE)
LG	EXV1511W (AW1EGSE)
LG	LMV1625B (ABKELGA)
LG	LMV1625W (AWHELGA)
LG	LMV1635SB (ABKELGA)
LG	LMV1635SBQ (ABSELGA)
LG	LMV1635SW (AWHELGA)
LG	LMV2053SB (ABKELGA)
LG	LMV2053ST (AS1ELGA)
Lg	2B72805B
Magic	3511900200
Magic	383EW1A023A
Maytag	CMV1000ADA
Maytag	CMV1000ADB
Maytag	CMV1000ADW
Maytag	CMV1000BAB
Maytag	CMV1000BAW
Maytag	CMV1000BDW
Maytag	MMV1153AAB
Maytag	MMV1153AAW
Maytag	MMV4205AAB
Maytag	MMV4205AAQ
Maytag	MMV4205AAS
Maytag	MMV4205AAW
Maytag	MMV5000ADA
Maytag	MMV5000ADB
Maytag	MMV5000ADW
Maytag	MMV5000BAB
Maytag	MMV5000BAC
Maytag	MMV5000BAW
Maytag	MMV5000BDQ
Maytag	MMV5000BDW
Maytag	MMV5156AAB
Maytag	MMV5156AAQ
Maytag	MMV5156AAS
Maytag	MMV5156AAW
Maytag	MMV5165AAB
Maytag	MMV5165AAQ
Maytag	MMV5165AAW
Maytag	MMV5207AAB
Maytag	MMV5207AAS
Maytag	MMV5207AAW
Maytag	MMV6178AAB
Maytag	MMV6178AAS
Maytag	MMV6178AAW
Maytag	UMV1152AAW
Maytag	UMV1152BAB
Panasonic	K400B244BL
Panasonic	K400B2510AP
Roper	MHE14XKQ0
Roper	MHE14XKQ1
Universal Multiflex (Frigidaire)	CMWV150KBB
Whirlpool	GH7155XHS0
Whirlpool	GH7155XHS1
Whirlpool	GH7155XKB0
Whirlpool	GH7155XKQ0
Whirlpool	GH7155XKT0
Whirlpool	MH6110XBQ0
Whirlpool	MH6110XBQ6
Whirlpool	MH6110XEB1
Whirlpool	MH6110XEQ0
Whirlpool	MH6110XEQ1
Whirlpool	MH6130XEB0
Whirlpool	MH6130XEB1
Whirlpool	MH6130XEB2
Whirlpool	MH6130XEQ0
Whirlpool	MH6130XEQ1
Whirlpool	MH6130XEQ2
Whirlpool	MH6140XKB1
Whirlpool	MH6140XKB2
Whirlpool	MH6140XKQ0
Whirlpool	MH6140XKQ1
Whirlpool	MH6141XKQ1
Whirlpool	MH6141XKQ2
Whirlpool	MH6150XHB0
Whirlpool	MH6150XHQ0
Whirlpool	MH6150XHT0
Whirlpool	MH6150XLQ0
Whirlpool	MH6150XMB0
Whirlpool	MH6150XMQ0
Whirlpool	MH6150XMQ1
Whirlpool	MH6150XMS0
Whirlpool	MH6150XMS1
Whirlpool	MH6150XMT1
Whirlpool	MH7110XBB2
Whirlpool	MH7110XBQ0
Whirlpool	MH7110XBQ2
Whirlpool	MH7110XBQ4
Whirlpool	MH7130XEB1
Whirlpool	MH7130XEB2
Whirlpool	MH7130XEQ0
Whirlpool	MH7130XEQ1
Whirlpool	MH7130XEQ2
Whirlpool	MH7130XEZ2
Whirlpool	MH7135XEQ1

How Aluminum Mesh Grease Filters Work

The range hood grease filter is the first line of defense protecting your hood blower, motor, and ductwork. As cooking vapors and grease-laden air are drawn up through the range hood grease filter, the fine aluminum mesh grease creates turbulence that causes grease droplets and particles to coalesce and cling to the mesh surface. This prevents grease from coating interior surfaces, reduces fire risk, and keeps blower performance at rated levels.

Range Hood Filter Cleaning & Maintenance

Clean the RHF0503 monthly by running it through the dishwasher (top rack) or washing by hand with hot water and degreaser. A clogged or grease-saturated filter significantly reduces airflow and hood effectiveness. Replace if the mesh is physically damaged, permanently discolored, or no longer cleanable.

Range Hood Grease Filter Installation

1. Turn off the range hood before accessing the range hood grease filter bay.
2. Remove the old filter: Slide or unclip the existing range hood grease filter from its track or mounting hooks.
3. Insert the RHF0503: Slide the new filter into the same track or clip it onto the mounting hooks. Confirm it lies flat and is fully seated.
4. Restore operation: the range hood grease filter is ready for immediate use. No break-in period required.

RHF0503 Filter FAQ — American Metal Filter Company Part #RHF0503

Which range hood models are compatible with the American Metal Filter Company RHF0503 range hood grease filter?

The RHF0503 is compatible with 413 range hood models. See the compatible models table on this page.

What part numbers does the RHF0503 replace?

The RHF0503 replaces no listed predecessors. Order the RHF0503 regardless of which older number appears on your filter.

How do I clean the aluminum grease range hood filter?

Remove the range hood grease filter and place it on the top rack of the dishwasher, or wash by hand with hot water and a degreasing detergent. Clean monthly under average cooking conditions—more frequently if you cook at high heat or fry often. Allow to dry completely before reinstalling.

How often should I replace the range hood grease filter?

Aluminum mesh grease filters are designed to be washed and reused, not periodically replaced. Replace if the mesh is bent, torn, permanently discolored, or no longer cleanable after dishwasher cycles.

Is the RHF0503 a genuine American Metal Filter Company filter?

Yes — this IS the genuine American Metal Filter Company product. American Metal Filter Company manufactures and sells this range hood grease filter directly through rangehoodfiltersinc.com. You are buying from the manufacturer.

The History of the Residential Range Hood

Before Electricity: Hearths, Flues, and Chimney Canopies

The fundamental problem of removing cooking smoke from an enclosed space is as old as indoor cooking itself. Ancient Roman kitchens were constructed with hearths positioned beneath vented roof openings, allowing convective airflow to carry smoke upward and out. Medieval great halls used central hearths under high-vaulted ceilings designed to disperse and dilute smoke before it reached eye level. The refinement of the chimney fireplace in Europe during the 12th and 13th centuries formalized the concept of a capture zone above the cooking source connected by a flue to the exterior — the direct architectural ancestor of the modern range hood.

By the early 19th century, institutional kitchens in large hospitals, military facilities, and hotels were being designed with purpose-built sheet metal canopy flues suspended above cooking ranges. These were passive systems — no fan, relying entirely on the buoyancy of hot air and the draft of the chimney. They were effective at removing heat and some combustion gases, but provided limited capture of grease vapor and smoke at the cooking surface. For these early systems there was no filter, no blower, and no standardized product — each was custom-fabricated by tradespeople as part of the building’s kitchen construction.

Electrification and the Commercial Kitchen Exhaust Hood (Early 1900s)

The electrification of American cities in the 1880s and 1890s made electrically powered exhaust fans practical for large-scale installation. By the 1910s and 1920s, major American hotels, restaurants, hospitals, and institutional food service operations were routinely specifying powered sheet metal exhaust hoods above their commercial ranges. These were custom-fabricated structures: a formed sheet metal canopy sized to span the cooking equipment, connected by ductwork to an exhaust fan that discharged to the building exterior. There was still no standardized filter medium — grease accumulated on the interior hood surfaces and ductwork, which required periodic manual cleaning.

Municipal governments and fire safety organizations took notice. The National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®), founded in 1896, began developing standards for commercial cooking equipment ventilation in the early 20th century — standards that would eventually be codified as NFPA 96, the Standard for Ventilation Control and Fire Protection of Commercial Cooking Operations, which remains the governing standard for commercial kitchen exhaust today. Municipal health departments in major American cities similarly began requiring mechanical exhaust ventilation in permitted commercial kitchens. Demand for the custom-fabricated commercial kitchen hood was thus established not just by occupational comfort but by code compliance — an early example of regulation driving adoption of a safety technology.

One critical manufacturing challenge became apparent almost immediately: grease accumulation in the exhaust ductwork represented a serious fire hazard. A single uncontrolled grease fire in an exhaust duct could rapidly spread to the building structure. The need for a removable, cleanable filter to capture grease at the hood — before it entered the ductwork — was recognized, and early commercial hoods began to incorporate primitive mesh or baffle-style grease collectors. These were the forerunners of the modern aluminum mesh grease filter.

The First Residential Range Hoods: 1932–1933

The range hood as a mass-market residential consumer product — something designed, manufactured, packaged, and sold to American homeowners rather than custom-fabricated for commercial kitchens by tradespeople — was born in the United States in the early 1930s.

In 1932, in the depths of the Great Depression, a manufacturer in Hartford, Wisconsin developed a compact, efficiently motorized kitchen ventilation fan designed for residential installation. Affordable and manufacturable at scale, the product was the first mass-produced powered residential kitchen ventilation device of its kind, and it launched what became a major segment of the American home appliance industry.

One year later, in 1933, a manufacturer in Dallas, Texas introduced what it described as the first purpose-built home cooking ventilation and range hood product. The first range hoods were produced in a small Dallas workshop and sold directly to homeowners. Outside investment in the late 1930s allowed the operation to grow, and by 1961 the company had moved to Richardson, Texas, where it continued to operate for decades.

Postwar Expansion and the Aluminum Mesh Grease Filter (1940s–1950s)

The end of World War II and the subsequent American housing boom transformed range hood installation from an occasional luxury into a standard feature of new home construction. Under programs including the GI Bill, millions of new single-family homes were built across the United States between 1946 and 1960. Builders, architects, and building code authorities began standardizing the residential kitchen — and powered range hood ventilation became a built-in design expectation rather than an optional upgrade.

It was during this critical postwar period that the aluminum mesh grease filter was developed and refined into the form that remains in production today. the range hood grease filter consists of multiple layers of woven aluminum mesh bonded inside a pressed aluminum frame, sized to fit the filter bay of a residential range hood. As cooking vapors are drawn upward through the filter, the fine mesh creates turbulence that causes airborne grease droplets to coalesce and adhere to the mesh surface rather than passing through. The captured grease drains to the filter frame, where it can be removed during regular cleaning. The filter is washable in the dishwasher, reusable indefinitely with proper maintenance, and manufacturable to precise dimensional tolerances at low cost. These properties — functional simplicity, durability, and no ongoing replacement expense — made it the ideal consumer filter technology for a product that would be installed in millions of American homes. The design has remained essentially unchanged for more than 70 years.

In 1955, the residential ventilation products industry formed the Home Ventilating Institute (HVI), a trade association dedicated to establishing standardized testing protocols and performance certification for residential range hoods, exhaust fans, and related products. HVI developed the standardized measurement of hood airflow in CFM (cubic feet per minute), established noise level (sone) ratings, and created certification programs that allowed building codes to reference verifiable, third-party-tested performance data. HVI certification — the familiar HVI seal found on range hood packaging — became the industry standard for performance claims and remains the governing certification program for the North American residential ventilation market today.

The Ductless Hood and Activated Charcoal Filtration (1970s)

Through the 1960s, virtually every residential range hood sold in the United States was a ducted model: it required a sheet metal or flexible duct penetrating the wall or ceiling to carry exhaust air to the building exterior. This constraint limited range hood installation to locations where ductwork routing was feasible — generally exterior kitchen walls or ceilings with accessible attic or soffit space.

The rapid expansion of apartment and condominium construction in American cities during the 1960s and 1970s created a large and underserved market: kitchens in multi-unit buildings where exterior duct penetration was impractical, structurally constrained, or prohibited by building management. The ductless — or recirculating — range hood was developed for this market. Ductless hoods filter air in two stages and return it to the kitchen rather than exhausting it outdoors. The first stage is the familiar aluminum mesh grease filter; the second stage is an activated charcoal (activated carbon) filter that adsorbs cooking odors, smoke compounds, and volatile organic compounds that the aluminum mesh cannot capture. Activated charcoal has a finite adsorption capacity and must be periodically replaced — typically every three to six months under normal residential cooking conditions, or sooner in households that cook frequently at high heat.

The Baffle Filter and Professional-Grade Residential Hoods (1980s–2000s)

European range hood manufacturers, particularly those with deep sheet metal fabrication expertise, developed and refined the baffle filter as an engineering improvement over the aluminum mesh grease filter. Rather than a woven mesh, baffle filters use a series of precision-formed angled metal channels. As cooking vapors pass through the channels, forced directional changes in the airstream cause grease droplets — which are heavier than air and cannot make sharp turns as quickly — to impact and adhere to the baffle channel surfaces. This mechanical separation principle offers measurably higher range hood grease capture efficiency than mesh filtration, maintains better airflow as grease accumulates, and produces a filter that is fully dishwasher-safe and indefinitely reusable. By the 1980s, baffle filters were standard equipment in European residential range hoods and in premium commercial hood applications.

In the American residential market, baffle filters became available in premium hoods through the 1990s and found their largest audience in a new product category that transformed American kitchen design: the professional residential range. Beginning in the mid-1980s, the first ranges designed to bring the power and performance of commercial cooking equipment — high-BTU burners, heavy-gauge construction, commercial-grade controls — to the residential kitchen created strong demand for range hoods that could handle higher grease and vapor loads, accelerating adoption of baffle filter designs and larger, higher-CFM hood configurations in American homes.

The Range Hood Today

Today, the residential range hood is a standard fixture in virtually every American kitchen. The industry is served by manufacturers across the United States, Italy, China, South Korea, and beyond, with products ranging from builder-grade aluminum-housing ducted hoods to architectural statement pieces with custom stainless or glass finishes costing several thousand dollars. HVI certification remains the authoritative standard for performance verification in the North American market. NFPA standards continue to govern commercial cooking ventilation, and residential building codes in most jurisdictions reference minimum ventilation requirements for kitchen spaces.

Despite nearly a century of product development, the aluminum mesh grease filter — first refined during the American postwar housing boom of the late 1940s and 1950s — remains the most widely installed range hood filter technology in the United States. Washable, reusable, manufacturable to precise dimensional tolerances by precision machining, and highly effective at its core purpose, the aluminum mesh grease filter is found in tens of millions of American homes. Its endurance as the dominant residential range hood filter for more than 70 years is a testament to the elegance of the original engineering: a simple structure that captures what it needs to capture, withstands regular cleaning, and lasts for years of hard use without requiring periodic replacement.

Why Order from Range Hood Filters Inc.?

You are buying directly from American Metal Filter Company — the manufacturer. Range Hood Filters Inc. is the retail website of American Metal Filter Company, which has been manufacturing range hood filters in the U.S.A. for more than 40 years. These are genuine American Metal Filter Company products, not aftermarket copies.

When you order through Range Hood Filters Inc., you get:

• 40+ years of manufacturing expertise — filters built to precision-machined specs, not rebranded imports
• Made in the U.S.A. — every filter manufactured domestically to consistent quality standards
• Hundreds of filter models in stock — one of the largest in-stock inventories of range hood replacement filters available anywhere
• Fast shipping — most orders ship the same or next business day
• Free shipping on qualified orders
• Free 30-day returns — if it’s not the right fit, return it at no cost