{"id":386258,"date":"2020-10-06T12:42:30","date_gmt":"2019-01-29T18:42:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/?p=386258"},"modified":"2025-04-25T03:15:24","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T08:15:24","slug":"is-it-safe-to-store-pans-in-your-oven-drawer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/is-it-safe-to-store-pans-in-your-oven-drawer\/","title":{"rendered":"Is It Safe to Store Pans in Your Oven Drawer?"},"content":{"rendered":"Picture this: It's 6 p.m. on a Tuesday. You're ready to whip up a delicious sheet pan supper<\/a>. It's time to break out the baking sheets you seem to use for everything! Like most of us, you probably keep a lot of your bakeware in the oven drawer.\r\n\r\nBut is that a smart\u2014or safe\u2014idea?\r\n

Is an oven drawer meant for storage?<\/h2>\r\nYou can ask several oven owners, and you'll probably hear several different answers. Some people insist it's a warming drawer used to keep dishes hot while you prepare the rest of the meal. Others use that valuable space to store baking sheets. Which is correct? Both, actually. Storage and warming are the two most common purposes for the bottom drawer,\r\n

What can you store in the drawer?<\/h2>\r\n\"Is\r\n\r\nFollow this rule: If something can't go into the oven, it should not be kept in the oven drawer. That's because the oven drawer tends to get very hot (it is, after all, right below the oven that you just cranked up to 425\u00b0F). So anything that is plastic, cloth or paper will likely melt\u2014or, worse, catch on fire. That means no keeping oven mitts or trivets under there, either. Save those for your actual drawers and cabinets.\r\n\r\nYour pans and bakeware\u2014like baking sheets<\/a>, skillets, casserole dishes<\/a>, pizza stones\u2014are safe if kept in the oven drawer. As long as they are made of material that is oven-safe, they will not be damaged under the heating element. You can also keep extra cooling racks, oven racks or bulky kitchen utensils here if you are pressed for space.\r\n\r\nBecause it isn't exactly the most convenient drawer to get to (it can be tough to open or maneuver when you're busy cooking), consider using it to store the items you use less often.\r\n

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