Trays

& the fry pan

I've never done it, but my mother had an upright clothes dryer/cupboard which eventually became her broom cupboard. Why not eh?

Trays and baking tray

I've dried panties and sox in the oven. I've also stored an oversized frypan in the oven...have only three cupbpoards and mostly full of cookwear and cleaning stuff. I've heated a slightly damp towel wrapped in alfoil in the oven....needed a hotpack. I've stored the thawing out dog's meat in the oven= dinner for 2 z 70kg mastiffs. Yes, baking trays...and I've used it to hide stuff in a hurry that I didn't want on display having no other place....and I nearly cooked it later when I put the oven on to heat up!

only for pets ;)

YUCK!

@myperfectadvice..".YUK" ! ?
Siince we were challenged to "fess up" and having nothing to be ashamed of - thought it a good opportunity for a bit of a stir....see what spontaneous conclusions and/or stories it would draw.
The shock factor having provoked a seemingly judgemental remark .....
I have two ovens.....the second being one of those ancient Cheff upright electric stoves from the 70's that refuses to die. This is firmly is wired into the house wiring and tested electrically safe...It has its uses for the present, a drying kiln for minor sculptures for example and very handy for other things as well. Have managed to purchase a nice stand alone Baker's Oven. and on-the-bench hobs... not in the kitchen yet...no room! I Need so many appliances all at once so have a priority list.
The old kitchen oven gets a workout . It once housed a family of mice before I came. My Siamese felines evicted them...and yes I have scrubbed and scrubbed and I have cooked in it!

I used oven to store less frequently used frying pans , pots and other cooking utensils.
I rarely bake cakes, never cook roasts or food along these lines because Asian cooking centers around wok and stir fry activities. But I never store food or any staples in oven.

OK @ladyrob1 - I was joking as well.....! I don't want to cause another mess up, muck up here on houzz.!
Plz....I took it as a joke as well and as you said; thought it a good opportunity for a bit of a stir.

Yes, but never after a friend accidentally cooked a rat in her oven while pre-hearing!

@myperfectadvice...Oh who cares...I've not taken exception.
HOUZZ is a terriffic forum for exchange about what goes on whilst we are engaged in creating our living spaces. People get innovative when it gets tough. Its not all about gracious living! What does one do in the bush when the tracks are mud and you can't get out, have no appliances to speak of, its been raining for 5 days straight, you've run out of smalls and clothes, your dog's meat that you've had hanging down an old well is frozen, you need to make a buck from your artwork and its not dry either and you have nowhere with a door to hide stuff? Its my bet that many houzzers have stories of making do to put a roof over theirs and their kids heads that in retrospect may seem "YUK" but which are true tales of endurance and final success and genuine accomplishment. This is the stuff of life.. I wondered about the meaning of all the rest in juxtaposition to real life and concluded that its purpose is artistic inspiration for me stuck here far away from the glitz and glamour.
Houzz for me has provided a creative outlet in many directions.... a source of communication with others, exchanges of advice and ideas, contacts with sellers and providers of services and even unexpected like-minded friends and the occasional banter.
HOUZZ has made my life "making house" a whole lot more enjoyable and easier and I've come across others who know exactly where I am "at and who have been of great assistance.

OVEN? Here's a story about an oven that one would not normally hear. Have a friend living on a bush block who goes around in the nuddy when she sees Council coming because she has built (illegally - without submitting plans) a wonderful, large mud brick and natural granite rock oven (to die for, using all materials that she collected from her land with her own labour)... that doubles as a kiln and a drying booth for whatever together with a large Pizza--cook-everything oven... and some busy body who thinks they police the development has told on her.

@ Luke Buckle...thanks for liking my comment on the uses of ovens.....

I new a lady that used her wood stove as a safe place for her money...until she forgot it and cooked the weeks wage. Oops.

Yes! No space in my kitchen for oven tray storage so the oven suffices!

I couldn't be more on the same page - where else are you supposed to fit roasting trays?

In my country thieves hide stolen stuff in their ovens. Now it's the first place the police searches.
I just love this poll and all the comments :)

Such amazing - and hilarious - responses! Thanks everyone confessing!

@Rasha, your comment is particularly amazing. Where are you from?

@misshayley Thanks dear. I'm from........wait for it: Egypt.
Lots of hidden stuff in ovens :)

I am bad about putting the iron skillet with the grease still in it I to the oven until I feel like dealing with it. I know. It's gross but I do it.

My pizza baking stones. I have individual size and one large. I'm afraid they'll break if I put them anywhere else.

Most times I leave them in when I'm cooking as they retain the heat, but its not hard to take them out if I need the space. Also, it encourages me to use them more often, they're pretty wonderful things for heating up sandwiches vs frying sandwiches to melt the cheese!. I also use them for bread.

Use it to store roasting tins and to dry clean trays and tins while the oven is still warm

Roasting and baking tin spillovers from cupboards.