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If you have an oven heated with natural gas, the drawer is typically a broiler. To be sure, pull open the door. If it looks more like a retractable pan than a drawer, then it's a broiler.

Follow her on Twitter. If you're like me, you've probably been using the drawer beneath your oven as a handy spot to stash pots and pans and other kitchen essentials that don't quite fit elsewhere.