A removable cookware handle comprising: a housing having an interior and first and second longitudinal ends (210,215); a mounting chamber located within the housing interior and open at the first longitudinal end, a locking cavity formed by the housing and present within the mounting chamber wherein an attachment member fixed to a cookware piece is inserted into the mounting chamber and secured within the locking cavity; a first button mechanism disposed on a top side of the housing in a first cavity, wherein: the first button mechanism being adapted and configured to be slidable in a forward direction and a backward direction within the first cavity; a second button mechanism, the second button mechanism being movable in a direction perpendicular to the movement of the first button mechanism; a spacer movable within the interior of the housing and operatively connected to the first button mechanism; and wherein the second button mechanism is arranged on and contained within the first button mechanism; and wherein when the second button mechanism is moved perpendicularly toward the first button mechanism and depressed within the first button mechanism, and the first button mechanism with the second button mechanism depressed therein is moved in the backward direction, the spacer moves in the backward direction to unsecure the attachment member of the cookware piece from the locking cavity so that the attachment member fixed to the cookware piece can be removed from the mounting chamber. a housing having an interior and first and second longitudinal ends (210,215); a mounting chamber located within the housing interior and open at the first longitudinal end, a locking cavity formed by the housing and present within the mounting chamber wherein an attachment member fixed to a cookware piece is inserted into the mounting chamber and secured within the locking cavity; a first button mechanism disposed on a top side of the housing in a first cavity, wherein: the first button mechanism being adapted and configured to be slidable in a forward direction and a backward direction within the first cavity; a second button mechanism, the second button mechanism being movable in a direction perpendicular to the movement of the first button mechanism; a spacer movable within the interior of the housing and operatively connected to the first button mechanism; and wherein the second button mechanism is arranged on and contained within the first button mechanism; and wherein when the second button mechanism is moved perpendicularly toward the first button mechanism and depressed within the first button mechanism, and the first button mechanism with the second button mechanism depressed therein is moved in the backward direction, the spacer moves in the backward direction to unsecure the attachment member of the cookware piece from the locking cavity so that the attachment member fixed to the cookware piece can be removed from the mounting chamber. the first button mechanism being adapted and configured to be slidable in a forward direction and a backward direction within the first cavity; a second button mechanism, the second button mechanism being movable in a direction perpendicular to the movement of the first button mechanism; a spacer movable within the interior of the housing and operatively connected to the first button mechanism; and wherein the second button mechanism is arranged on and contained within the first button mechanism; and wherein when the second button mechanism is moved perpendicularly toward the first button mechanism and depressed within the first button mechanism, and the first button mechanism with the second button mechanism depressed therein is moved in the backward direction, the spacer moves in the backward direction to unsecure the attachment member of the cookware piece from the locking cavity so that the attachment member fixed to the cookware piece can be removed from the mounting chamber.