Pot with bail handle and tiltable lid

An assembly for holding a lid to a pot to permit the pouring of liquid from the pot while retaining a food product within the pot, said assembly comprising the pot, the lid for enclosing an open top end of the pot, an elongated member having opposed hook members configured for cooperating with opposed handle ends pivotally attached to opposed sidewalls of the pot such that said elongated member extends across a top portion of the lid, said opposed hook members being located off-set from a centerline of the open top end of the pot toward a pouring edge of the pot, said elongated member including a laterally extending member configured for contacting the lid, and a bail handle pivotally attached to opposed sidewalls of the pot and positioned off-set from the centerline of the open top end of the pot toward the pouring edge of the pot to provide a preferential pouring orientation for the pot, whereby when the pot is moved to a pouring position, the liquid forces the lid to separate from the pot and the laterally extending member engages the lid to maintain a predetermined pouring gap between the lid and the pot and also to prevent the lid from sliding forward off the pot due to its off-set positioning from the pot centerline, wherein the bail handle is pivotally movable relative to the pot independently of the elongated member having opposed hook members.