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How do you find out the origin of these things? Cause it's the perfect size for oven pans so it makes sense to put pans in there

I use it to keep my socks warm in the winter

It's actually called the "lou-oond" or "warm-laai" in Afrikaans, which translates to lukewarm oven or hot-drawer. Often when the husbands or kids came home late, the food would be stored there.

That's gross to leave open containers of food in a glorified sock drawer. Ever seen under your oven? Gross

Do not store your condoms in the bottom drawer of your oven. The heat will break down the condoms and will become ineffective.

People who bake often use it to rise bread. We call it the "proving drawer"

Not all ovens have warming drawers. On some, the drawer is just for storage

How did he know my favorite food?

I'm cringing over the idea of grime falling into the food when closed

Am I crazy? I've always thought that it was a broiling drawer. If the oven uses gas, the flames at the bottom of the oven are above whatever you put in there to be broiled? Electric ovens dont have the broiling drawer because the induction coils are at the top and bottom so you can bake and broil in the same compartment

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