But regardless of what you put in it we bet you aren t using that space for its intended purpose.
Bottom drawer on stove purpose.
Leaving aside fancy chefs stoves this is the apparatus most of us probably grew up with.
It turns out that the drawer underneath many ovens serves a very specific purpose and it s not just for storage.
If you have an oven heated with natural gas the drawer is typically a broiler.
What s false not all ovens have warming drawers and the bottom drawer on some ovens is used for storage purposes instead.
If it looks more like a retractable pan than a drawer then it s a broiler.
While every kitchen is different most stoves basically follow the same standard guidelines.
The bottom drawer is for storing oven trays and other cooking utensils the manual says.
If your oven is electric the purpose of the bottom drawer is most likely to keep cooked foods warm.
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.
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.
Never store flammable materials in the drawer.
This includes paper plastic and cloth items such as cookbooks plasticware and towels as well as flammable liquids.
It can get very warm don t store anything in it which may melt or catch fire.
Usually the heating element for the warming drawer is beneath it and separate from the oven s.
The bottom drawer on some ovens can be used to broil or warm food.
The true purpose of the drawer underneath your oven broiler drawer.
If you have a gas stove and the heating unit is on the bottom of the oven chances are the drawer is a.
Tucked underneath most ovens is a spacious drawer though it is sometimes easy to forget.
It s even so widely argued that there s a dedicated snopes page for the issue.
While plenty of oven models have this extra space what exactly its purpose is remains a source of contention in the cooking community.
In this reporter s kitchen the oven drawer holds a couple of baking sheets and.