Cookware assembly

A cookware assembly comprising:

• a cooking vessel comprising an interior, an exterior, a vessel side wall and an elongated handle extending outwardly from the exterior of the cooking vessel, a cutout extending through the vessel side wall and the cutout being located above the elongated handle;
• a cover comprising a lip having a gap creating a recess extending upwardly from an edge of the lip of the cover and through the lip of the cover;
• an opening defined between the cover and the vessel side wall when the cover is situated on the cooking vessel;
• and
• an engagement member disposed on the elongated handle that is capable of engaging a utensil that extends through the opening when the cover is situated on the cooking vessel;
• wherein the recess extending through the lip of the cover and the cutout extending through the vessel side wall are adapted to align to create the opening.

A cookware assembly comprising:

• a cooking vessel comprising an interior, an exterior, a vessel side wall and an elongated handle extending outwardly from the exterior;
• a cover comprising a lip having a gap creating a recess extending upwardly from an edge of the lip of the cover and through the lip of the cover;
• an engagement member disposed on the elongated handle that is capable of engaging a utensil;
• and
• wherein the vessel side wall comprises a cutout positioned above the elongated handle and the cutout extending through the vessel side wall and one or more side cutouts on the vessel side wall;
• wherein the cover can be placed on the cooking vessel in each of different positions, the different positions comprising:
• a first position, wherein the gap on the cover aligns with the cutout on the vessel side wall;
• a second position, wherein the gap on the cover aligns with one of the one or more side cutouts on the cooking vessel.

A cookware assembly comprising:

• a cooking vessel comprising an interior, an exterior, a vessel side wall, and an elongated handle extending outwardly from the exterior, the elongated handle comprising an upper utensil receiving surface;
• a utensil configured to rest on the upper utensil receiving surface, the utensil comprising an implement and a utensil handle comprising a surface configured to engage the upper utensil receiving surface when positioned on the elongated handle;
• and
• an aperture and an extension;
• wherein the upper utensil receiving surface of the elongated handle and the surface of the utensil are correspondingly shaped and wherein one of the upper utensil receiving surface of the elongated handle or the surface of the utensil is concave in a lateral direction to form a negative of the other of the upper utensil receiving surface of the elongated handle or the surface of the utensil;
• wherein the utensil handle includes one of the aperture or the extension and wherein the utensil handle is configured to rest on the elongated handle with the extension extending toward the aperture and the implement extending over the interior of the cooking vessel.