Are you ever frustrated when you are trying to serve a nice meal to your guests and the food gets cold by the time everyone is served? For the past couple of years I have considered a warming drawer as an addition to my kitchen for this exact reason. In addition, I thought a warming drawer would be a nice addition to the appliances we have. Each time I gave it any thought, I quickly shoot down the idea due to the lack of extra space the kitchen has.
However, I found a more cost effective and space saving solution, since I am the do-it-yourselfer ( DIY ).

One day I was browsing at new appliances in one of the local appliance stores in my area and noticed the warming drawers are the same as small ovens just with lower temperature settings. At that moment I had a great idea! I will use my oven as a warming drawer! Since I have 2 ovens in my home, most often one was not being used to prepare the dinners when entertaining. It was a great idea!

I gave this a try a few times and now I am hooked. I heat my dinner plates up all the time now in one of my ovens just as if it were a warming drawer. Especially when I have guests due to the larger amount of preperation going on.

Now when I have guests over, I set my oven to 180 or 200 degrees F and place the plates in the oven for 15 to 20 minutes. That is the time when I am usually scrambling to get all the last details done for the entire meal.
Just a tip I thought others might be able to use and appreciate.
Thanks – The Fixie Chick