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A Common Kitchen Myth Revealed: The Oven Drawer Mysteries
For a long time, many amateur and professional chefs have wondered: what does the drawer beneath the stove serve for? The real use of this drawer is often misunderstood; most people just think it’s a place to put baking sheets and pots and pans. Even though most people misunderstand this (as you can see in the picture above), we’re going to correct them today.
An Oven Drawer’s Function
The drawer that slides out from beneath your oven is useful for more than merely storing pans, as is often believed. Typically, it’s used as a warming drawer to maintain the temperature of prepared food until it’s time to serve. Those who host parties or have a lot of dishes to make at once will appreciate this feature’s ability to keep everything hot and fresh.
A Warming Drawer: How Does It Operate?
Using the oven’s leftover heat, the warming drawer gets to work. A portion of the oven’s heat is sent to the drawer below when it’s turned on; this keeps the temperature steady and moderate, ideal for warming food without cooking it to a crisp. You may adjust the drawer to the exact temperature you want with some more sophisticated versions.