New kitchen - warming drawer?

[TinselAngel]

At long last DH and I have decided on a builder to do our extension and things are getting going. Part of the build will be a new kitchen and I’m looking to add a warming drawer. Just wondering, apart from the obvious task of warming plates, what else can you do with them? Thanks

[marypoppins38]

You can prove bread too. My friend uses hers all the time to make bread and all kinds of things but I have only ever used mine to store baking trays and cake tins.

[Trickytenrec]

I love my warming drawer for warming plates and keeping dinners warm. I also use it for keeping any meat I’m defrosting away from my cats! 😂🙈

[TinselAngel]

Originally Posted by marypoppins38

You can prove bread too. My friend uses hers all the time to make bread and all kinds of things but I have only ever used mine to store baking trays and cake tins.

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Bread is the thing I was hoping people would say. I love making my own and loaves are easy, and I’d love to do more rolls but find proving them a pain as I don’t have suitable warm places that I can leave the dough.

Thanks for the reply 👍

[TinselAngel]

Originally Posted by Trickytenrec

I love my warming drawer for warming plates and keeping dinners warm. I also use it for keeping any meat I’m defrosting away from my cats! 😂🙈

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I don’t have pets right now but it would be a good place to hide stuff from hubby!

[Trickytenrec]

Originally Posted by TinselAngel

I don’t have pets right now but it would be a good place to hide stuff from hubby!

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🤣 I do have a tendency to also forget things I put in there too, so definitely good at hiding things 🤣🤣🤣

[marypoppins38]

Originally Posted by TinselAngel

Bread is the thing I was hoping people would say. I love making my own and loaves are easy, and I’d love to do more rolls but find proving them a pain as I don’t have suitable warm places that I can leave the dough.

Thanks for the reply 👍

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It would be perfect for you then. My friend would not be without hers for proving bread.

[ncmurray]

Definitely go for a warming drawer... it is literally one of the most used things in our kitchen.

I hate cold plates, so that means it is used practically every day. I also use it to defrost food, keep plated food warm, prove bread, it keeps cooked food warm as you cook the rest of a dinner, and it can be used as a slow cooker (if the high temperature is high enough).

I would think that the smaller warming drawer would not be big enough for dough proving, and it could get very messy! Definitely get the large size one.

[TinselAngel]

Originally Posted by ncmurray

Definitely go for a warming drawer... it is literally one of the most used things in our kitchen.

I hate cold plates, so that means it is used practically every day. I also use it to defrost food, keep plated food warm, prove bread, it keeps cooked food warm as you cook the rest of a dinner, and it can be used as a slow cooker (if the high temperature is high enough).

I would think that the smaller warming drawer would not be big enough for dough proving, and it could get very messy! Definitely get the large size one.

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That’s really helpful thanks ! Is 14cm the large one? that’s the only size in the Howdens brochure so nothing to compare and I haven’t checked the likes of AO yet

[tspill]

We had one installed when we put our kitchen in. Needed a 150mm appliance to fill a gap. Haven't used it a single time.