That Drawer Under Your Oven Isn't Meant For Storage

Do you know what that drawer underneath your oven is for? It’s to keep food warm (and not for storage).

And I didn’t know this until recently - like everyone else, I used it for storage.

I’ll be honest, I used to dislike that “under the oven drawer” too. That’s because it does a poor job of storing things. It’s metal, so metal baking pans and cookie sheets all slide around, and it’s an odd size – too big for any one thing, and too small for two things side by side.

I actually asked myself “who the heck designed this?” It turns out, the joke was on me.

A few weeks ago, a friend was over as I cooked (and cursed the silly bottom drawer). She giggled, and then told me that the bottom drawer was never meant to store baking sheets, pots, pans, or anything else - it was designed to keep food warm while you cooked something else.

OMG, head explode! As soon as she said that, I switched it up right away.

Honestly, it changed everything. I cook big meals often, and used to stress over keeping everything warm. I’d use my toaster oven to keep important things warm, and for other dishes, I’d do a quick zap in the microwave (which, let’s be honest, is a bad idea.)

But now, that bottom drawer does the job for me. The best part? That size / design that I lamented earlier is PERFECT for keeping a few casserole dishes worth of food warm.

Truthfully, it’s brilliant. And now you know too!

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