Patent ID: 8272601

Claim:
A cooking utensil support apparatus for supporting a cooking utensil in a substantially horizontal plane for cooking food over a heat source, said cooking utensil having a handle, comprising: a stand having a top and a bottom, said stand including: an upright member having a top, a bottom, a height, first and second sides and first and second ends, said first and second sides disposed substantially parallel to one another; and a first support foot and a second support foot both attached to said bottom of said upright member for holding said upright member in an upright position; and a cooking utensil handle support member adjustably positioned in height on said upright member, said cooking utensil handle support member including: tightening means for affixing said cooking utensil handle support member at a selected height on said upright member, angle adjustment means for adjusting the angle of said cooking utensil handle support member on said upright member; first and second support pins each having an end, said first and second support pins extending from said cooking utensil handle support member, said first and second pins horizontally disposed and positioned substantially parallel to one another, said first and second support pins for receipt of said handle under said first support pin and above said second support pin for frictionally engaging and suspending said handle in a cantilever fashion wherein said cooking utensil handle support member is formed in a substantially U-shaped structure having a base, and first and second sides and wherein: said angle adjustment means adjustably extends through said base and contacts said first end of said upright member; said tightening means extends through said first side of said cooking utensil handle support member for tightening said cooking utensil handle support member against said upright member; and said first and second support pins extend from said second side of said cooking utensil handle support member.