Cooking utensil retaining apparatus

A cooking utensil retaining apparatus for carrying cooking utensils while working, the cooking utensil retaining apparatus comprising:

• a flat elongate member, said flat elongate member having a plurality of bends, said plurality of bends being adapted for forming said flat elongate member in such a manner that said flat elongate member is releasably attachable to a user for the purpose of carrying cooking utensils such as a pair of cooking tongs while working;
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• said flat elongate member having a planar plate member and a handle member extending from said planar plate member, said plate member being generally triangular, said handle member extending from an apex of said generally triangular plate member whereby said plate member is adapted for being positioned between a user's body and a belt extending around the user's body such that the belt is positioned below a hook portion of said handle member and adjacent said apex of said plate member, said plate member further being positioned such that side edges of said plate member extend outwardly below the belt such that the belt wraps around a top portion of said plate member whereby said side edges of said plate member inhibit removal of said plate member from between the user's body and the belt while the belt is in a curved position wrapping around the user's body.