[PorscheGAL]

Okay, Braintrust, I currently have a glasstop electric cooktop with a built in down draft vent installed in my kitchen. I would like to install a gas cooktop. I believe it would be a pretty easy thing to have someone run the gas to the location because I already have a gas fireplace and gas water heaters and it is only 8 ft from the meter. Do I need venting on a gas cooktop? There are a few that come in the 30" size that have downdraft but at $1400+, it seems a bit steep. Could I just have a cooktop installed with no vent? If I absolutely need a vent, could I use a hood that recirculates or do I need one that vents to the outside? Thanks.