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Reply to: The most important thing that distinguishes a regretted Warming Drawer (WD) and a much-used WD is...location, location, location! The best location for a warming drawer is next to or under your cooktop or range. It should be close enough that it's easy to use and you don't have to walk far w/the hot pan/dish. Probably the best height is in the position of the middle drawer of a standard height 3-drawer drawer base...not under a wall oven, the bottom of a range, or the bottom drawer position in a drawer base. However, if you have no choice and it's b/w locating it far away or near the floor, then I think height is less important than proximity to the cooktop/range...i.e., better close by and low than far away and high! When asked here a couple of years ago who used/did not use their WD, the overwhelming majority fell into two camps: Those who had placed their warming drawer a fair distance from their range/cooktop and did not use it ...and... Those who had placed their warming drawer next to or under their cooktop/range and did use it (for its intended purpose!) The other thing you have to get in the habit of doing is turning it on 10 minutes or so b/f you use it. I usually turn it on when I begin cooking. You want it warm when you put the food in it, not after! So, to answer your questions.... I use my warming drawer quite a bit, 4 or 5 nights a week, at least I use it to... ....* keep veggies warm b/c I usually cook them separately in the MW ....* keep a meal warm if someone has a meeting or game and cannot be home ....* keep any food warm when the rest of the meal isn't ready ....* to warm plates for dinner and serving bowls for potatoes, veggies, etc. It's located next to my cooktop and in the position of the middle drawer in a 30" 3-drawer base. Warming drawer with cooktop to the right...

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