Stackable and nestable cookware having a stable configuration

A cookware set of stackable and nestable cookware items comprising:

• a first cookware item comprising a first base, a first wall rising from the first base, a first rim at the top of the first wall, a first stop connected to an exterior of the first wall between the first base and the first rim and extending outwardly from the first wall, and a second stop connected to an exterior of the first wall between the first base and the first rim and extending outwardly from the first wall and having an integrated handle extending outwardly from the second stop;
• a second cookware item comprising a second base, a second wall rising from the second base, and a second rim at the top of the second wall;
• the first cookware item sized and configured to stack on and nest within the second cookware item when placed on the second cookware item with the first stop and second stop contacting the second rim and supporting the first cookware item in a stacked and nested position on the second cookware item, provided that the first base and first wall are not contacting the second base or second wall;
• wherein the second stop has a lower edge having a non-linear profile which defines exactly two contact points, and wherein the second stop has a left end and a right end spaced apart from the left end, the exactly two contact points of the second stop disposed and spaced apart on the left end and the right end;
• and
• wherein the first stop and the second stop each have a thickness such that the first stop and the second stop do not extend beyond the second rim.