I make breakfast for the kids most mornings, and one thing I didn't realize before I started playing with an air quality monitor was how much this puts smoke in the air. It's not like cooking Naan or searing meat where if I don't put a fan in the window the smoke alarm will go off, but apparently it's quite a lot of particles:

While I initially got interested in air quality from an infection reduction perspective, I'd also prefer not to be breathing smoke. How much does an air purifier help? What about opening a window? Running the little vent fan over the stove that doesn't seem to do anything?

I decided to run some tests. In each case I'd set up my M2000 in the kitchen and start cooking breakfast for the kids. For consistency, I [...]

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January 22nd, 2025

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“Kitchen Air Purifier Comparison” by jefftk

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