Dish stacker and holder, systems and methods

A dish stacking and holding system comprising

• at plurality of dish stands comprising at least a first dish stand and a second dish stand;
• a plurality of dishes, the dishes comprising at least a supporting dish and a supported dish for each dish stand;
• each dish stand comprising:
• a ring, the ring circumscribing a ring opening;
• a plurality of legs connected to and extending downwardly from the ring;
• an upward-facing, horizontal ledge connected to the ring and overlapping a horizontal planar area comprised in the ring opening;
• the ledge being disposed below a top side of the ring;
• the supporting dish comprising a generally flat, horizontal floor surface and an upturned inner sidewall surface, the supporting dish inner sidewall surface being joined to the supporting dish floor surface at a perimeter of the supporting dish floor surface;
• each dish stand being operative to be supported on the floor surface of the corresponding supporting dish while the corresponding supported dish is supported on the dish stand;
• the ring of each dish stand being operative to receive an inserted portion of a bottom side of the supported dish inserted downwardly into the ring opening so that the inserted dish portion contacts the ledge when the supported dish is supported on the dish stand, the ring being operative to fit around a perimeter of the inserted dish portion so as to obstruct the inserted dish portion from sliding horizontally off of the ledge and so as to retain the supported dish in an aligned horizontal position relative to the ring;
• the plurality of legs of each dish stand having a corresponding plurality of flat, horizontal lower ends, the leg lower ends being adapted and configured to be placed simultaneously flush on the supporting dish floor surface when the dish stand is supported on the supporting dish, the leg lower ends aligning with the supporting dish floor surface perimeter so that the dish stand is retained in an aligned horizontal position relative to the supporting dish, and when the supported dish is supported on the dish stand that is so supported on the supporting dish, the supported dish is retained in an aligned horizontal position relative to the supported dish;
• said plurality of dishes comprising at least three dishes, a first one of the dishes being the supporting dish of the first dish stand, a second one of the dishes being both the supported dish of the first dish stand and the supporting dish of the second dish stand, and a third one of the dishes being the supported dish of the second dish stand, further comprising:
• when the first dish stand is supported on the first dish, the second dish is supported on first dish stand, the second dish stand is supported on the second dish, and the third dish is supported on the second dish stand, an outer perimeter of the second dish is disposed horizontally within an outer perimeter of the first dish, and an outer perimeter of the third dish is disposed horizontally within an outer perimeter of the second dish, the first dish outer perimeter being larger than the second dish outer perimeter, the second dish outer perimeter being larger than the third dish outer perimeter.