What's the purpose of the bottom drawer of the stove?

[Wildhundreds]

The flame that warms the oven is down there...

So if you're baking something and you want the top a little more cooked, place it on the bottom for a few seconds..

 

[Phantum]

It's a broiler on some stoves too. The one I have clearly says "broiler, not for storage" when you open it.

 

[Mike Nasty]

I always thought there was some reason the oven couldn't be on the floor and needed to be elevated.

 

[WHolla09]

On my parents oven, it’s a broiler. So from then on, for about 20 years, I always thought that’s where you put things you want to broil. When my ex moved in and started putting extra pans in there, I was like “what are you doing that’s the broiler”. She told me that you broil in the oven and that’s just a storage area. Blew my mind

 

[Ricardo Mercylago]

Back in the day my roommate hid his snacks in that drawer from our other roommates..

Almost burned the crib down

 

[All Knowledge]

Sometime it’s storage.

Sometimes a broiler.

And sometimes, if you got a bomb stove
It’s a warmer.

Mines is a warmer, never used it.

 

[Smokin Rider]

I never knew it was a warming drawer, I just had my pots and pans down there. I'm finna pass down the knowledge at thanksgiving


My family will probably already know tho and roast me

 

[Dafunkdoc_Unlimited]

Broiler/warmer.

Grandma used to THROW-DOWN with that drawer.

Would have all the burners on top cooking something, something roasting in the oven, and keeping something warm in that drawer at the bottom....ALL AT THE SAME DAMN TIME!!!!

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[Rhapture]

Back in the day my roommate hid his snacks in that drawer from our other roommates..

Almost burned the crib down

 

[Rhapture]

I never knew it was a warming drawer, I just had my pots and pans down there. I'm finna pass down the knowledge at thanksgiving


My family will probably already know tho and roast me

I got roasted like a ham

 

[Crayola Coyote]

Thats where i put pots pans and trays, but its supposed to be a warming drawer right?

warming draw

 

[Geode]

Back in the day we had a gas oven and it was the broiler. It felt weird trying to broil something practically on the floor. I have a gas range now and it's the pan storage bin.

 

[FLYINHAWAIIAN]

warming draw

I came in to post that put @Ashley Banks already did

 

[Antwon Mitchell]

That's where the heating department (ignitor/safety gas valve) is located & it's also a broiler which can be used for searing certain meats or even toasting other foods.

If you have a gas stove and the oven part stops heating the ignition at the bottom could be lit up with a lighter etc.

The broiler is crucial for gas range ovens.

 

[Luke Cage]

It's a broiler on some stoves too. The one I have clearly says "broiler, not for storage" when you open it.

I have a gas stove and mine says this exact thing.