Warmer drawer for a cooking range

A method for controlling an electrical warmer drawer heating element to maintain a temperature within a lower heating chamber, comprising steps of:

• providing a range for placement on a floor,
• providing a cabinet to said range,
• providing an oven wrapper disposed within said cabinet and at least partially defining an oven chamber,
• providing the lower heating chamber relatively beneath said oven chamber,
• providing a fixed panel defining a lower extent of the heating chamber,
• providing the electrical heating element within said heating chamber, adjacent to the panel,
• providing the warmer drawer slidably mounted in the lower heating chamber, above the heating element and the panel,
• providing a temperature sensor disposed within said heating chamber and operable to sense temperature within said heating chamber, and
• providing controlling means for controlling said heating element such that a temperature within said heating chamber is maintained between a predetermined minimum temperature and a predetermined maximum temperature corresponding to a range of desired food serving temperatures;
• moving a heater control switch from an off position to a user-selected position, said user selected position corresponding to a duty cycle of heater element operation;
• energizing said heater element at full power;
• sensing the temperature within said heating chamber using the temperature sensor;
• terminating full power energization of said heater element at said predetermined maximum temperature;
• energizing said heater element at said predetermined duty cycle.