Beyond Appliances Cube Pro Plug N Play Ductless Chimney Review: The Honest Truth

Pros & Cons

Detailed Review

First Impressions

When this arrived, I was skeptical. Ductless chimneys have burned me before — they just recirculate smelly air. But the Cube Pro looked premium out of the box. The matte black finish felt sturdy, not that flimsy sheet metal you see on budget options. What genuinely surprised me was the installation. My electrician laughed when I said it was plug and play, but twenty minutes later, he wasn’t laughing anymore. We literally just mounted it and plugged it in. No drilling holes through walls, no PVC pipes snaking outside. For rental apartments in Bangalore or Mumbai, this is a blessing.

How I Tested This

I put this through a proper Indian kitchen torture test over three weeks. We’re talking daily tadka with mustard seeds and curry leaves, weekend chole bhature sessions with deep frying, and my wife’s famous fish curry that usually leaves the house smelling for hours. I deliberately cooked without opening windows to see how the chimney handled smoke and odour on its own. I also tested it during a Saturday lunch when we made parathas on the tawa — that ghee smoke can be brutal.

Performance

1400 CMH suction sounds impressive on paper, and honestly, it does pull smoke away quickly. During heavy frying, I could see the smoke getting sucked up rather than spreading across the kitchen. The filterless design means no monthly cleaning headaches — the oil collector tray caught most of the grease, and I just had to wipe it down weekly. However, here’s my honest gripe: being ductless, it does release some odour back into the kitchen after passing through the charcoal filters. For heavy non-veg cooking, you’ll still want to crack open a window. The noise levels are acceptable — around ceiling fan speed on medium setting — but on turbo mode, it gets loud enough that you’ll notice it over your TV.

Build Quality and Features

Touch controls are responsive and the LED lights actually illuminate the cooktop well. The auto-clean function is basic but does help maintain suction over time. I checked Amazon and Flipkart reviews and most complaints were about installation confusion, which I didn’t face since the manual is actually decent for once.

Value for Money

At this price point, you’re getting a no-drilling solution with genuine 1400 CMH suction. Comparable ducted chimneys from Elica or Faber cost similar but need professional installation costing another ₹2,000-3,000. For renters or anyone who doesn’t want wall modifications, the value proposition is solid. Just don’t expect it to completely eliminate cooking smells like a proper ducted exhaust would.

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