In this reporter s kitchen the oven drawer holds a couple of baking sheets and.
Bottom drawer on stove purpose.
If you have an oven heated with natural gas the drawer is typically a broiler.
Leaving aside fancy chefs stoves this is the apparatus most of us probably grew up with.
It sounds crazy that appliance manufacturers expect us to let such a large potential storage space sit empty but on some oven models it s designed to be a spot to keep your food warm.
If you have a gas stove and the heating unit is on the bottom of the oven chances are the drawer is a.
The true purpose of the drawer underneath your oven broiler drawer.
While plenty of oven models have this extra space what exactly its purpose is remains a source of contention in the cooking community.
If it looks more like a retractable pan than a drawer then it s a broiler.
While it does serve as a great spot for all of your back up cooking tools on some oven models it s actually meant to be a warming drawer.
To be sure pull open the door.
Tucked underneath most ovens is a spacious drawer though it is sometimes easy to forget.
This includes paper plastic and cloth items such as cookbooks plasticware and towels as well as flammable liquids.
But regardless of what you put in it we bet you aren t using that space for its intended purpose.
The bottom drawer on some ovens can be used to broil or warm food.
The bottom drawer is for storing oven trays and other cooking utensils the manual says.
It turns out that the drawer underneath many ovens serves a very specific purpose and it s not just for storage.
If your oven is electric the purpose of the bottom drawer is most likely to keep cooked foods warm.
If your electric oven contains a warming drawer button then congrats that s what the drawer is used.
Usually the heating element for the warming drawer is beneath it and separate from the oven s.
Check the inside of the drawer or owner s manual and you.
While every kitchen is different most stoves basically follow the same standard guidelines.
It can get very warm don t store anything in it which may melt or catch fire.