Cookware Item with Spoon Receiving Recess

A cookware item, comprising:

• a cookware container having a base and a surrounding vertically upstanding sidewall which extends vertically upward from an outer periphery of the base to define an initially open interior space and a top opening of the container, the sidewall having an outer wall surface and an inner wall surface;
• a first clasp handle afixed to and extending outwardly from the outer wall surface of the container adjacent the top opening thereof which is configured to be held by a user;
• a second clasp handle afixed to the container outer wall surface and arranged generally opposite the first clasp handle, the second clasp handle having a spoon-shaped support member incorporated therein which is configured to receive and support a cooking utensil while also serving as a companion handle to the first clasp handle when being held by the user;
• wherein the spoon-shaped support member has a length, an upper support surface and an opposite lower surface, the length of the spoon-shaped support member being arranged in a lateral direction with respect to the sidewall of the container, rather than at a right angle thereto, the upper surface of the spoon-shaped support member having a utensil receiving recess formed therein.

In combination, a cookware item and removable support member, the combination comprising:

• a cookware container having a base and a surrounding vertically upstanding sidewall which extends vertically upward from an outer periphery of the base to a peripheral lip, the base and sidewall defining an initially open interior space and a top opening of the container, the sidewall having an outer wall surface and an inner wall surface;
• a first, clasp handle extending outwardly from the outer wall surface of the container adjacent the top opening thereof which is configured to be held by a user;
• a second, elongate handle extending outwardly from the outer wall surface of the container adjacent the top opening thereof, generally opposite the first, clasp handle;
• a removable support member positionable on the peripheral lip of the container which is configured to receive and support a cooking utensil;
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• wherein the support member has a length, an upper support surface and an opposite lower surface, and an attachment element affixed thereto for temporarily positioning the support member on the peripheral lip of the container, whereby the length of the support member is arranged in a lateral direction with respect to the sidewall of the container, rather than at a right angle thereto, the upper surface of the support handle having a utensil receiving recess formed therein.