Downdraft ventilator, cooking system, and method for installation

A method for installing a cooking system, the cooking system comprising:

• at least one housing device for installation into at least one cabinet body below at least one countertop;
• at least one vapor-collecting hood device having at least one intake opening for cooking vapors, and, when installed, the at least one vapor-collecting hood device at least partially extends through at least one opening in the at least one countertop;
• at least one mounting frame fittable into the at least one opening of the at least one countertop, the at least one mounting frame having at least one opening for the vapor-collecting hood device;
• and at least one supporting device having at least one supporting element, the at least one supporting device being mounted on the at least one housing device, and the at least one supporting element being configured to cause the at least one mounting frame and/or at least one cooktop device disposed adjacent thereto to be supported at least in some portions, the at least one supporting device including at least one height adjustment device, wherein the at least the housing device is disposed in the at least one cabinet body, wherein the at least one countertop has a common opening for the at least one vapor-collecting hood device and for the at least one cooktop device, wherein at least some portions of the at least one mounting and/or of the at least one cooktop device rest on the at least one supporting element of the at least one supporting device, and wherein the at least one mounting frame and the at least one cooktop device are disposed flush against each other, the method comprising:
• making the common opening for the at least one vapor-collecting hood device and for the at least one cooktop device in the at least one countertop;
• installing the at least one housing device in the at least one cabinet body;
• installing the at least one supporting device on the at least one housing device;
• and
• installing the at least one mounting frame and the at least one cooktop device, with a length of the at least one supporting element being adjusted by the at least one height adjustment device.