u/youngflee

Not sure if this is entirely relevant to this sub, so apologies if this is off-topic and ends up needing to be removed. However, I figure at least some people in this sub probably have experience with cooking in small apartment spaces with unideal ventilation situations.

I have recently moved in to a small studio apartment with two levels; the front door opens to the first level, which has a small kitchen space, and is adjacent to a set of stairs that walk up to a studio-type/bedroom space with a bathroom. Here is a floor diagram of the kitchen level; the staircase is shown on the left. The opening on the left wall shown is a window. The range, shown on the top right corner, is a gas range, and it's actually pretty nice. The problem is that above the range is… some extended pantry/cabinet space, and nothing else. As in, no ventilation or range hood or anything. I want to start cooking more meals per week for myself, and am worried about stuff like smells, particulates/air contamination, carbon monoxide… (Yes, there is a CO detector in the apartment.)

I was trying to think of solutions to this ventilation problem. Obviously, I will need to open the window, even if it's basically across the apartment. I think I should have some sort of floor fan, but I'm not really sure where I'm supposed to place it in this case? Should I actually maybe get some sort of fan for the kitchen counter that can blow air across+above the range? I was hypothesizing using something like the AirHood, but those sorts of portable range hoods aren't safe for gas ranges, I gather. But maybe I should get a portable range hood and just… buy an induction burner and put it on top of the stove? Here's hoping some of y'all have experience with cooking in these sorts of small kitchens and might have advice. For the record, I'm also working with a pretty limited budget, so ideally the solution would be reasonably affordable. I did move in with an hepa filter air purifier, which I have placed on the wall adjacent to the range.