Patent ID: 8381942

Claim:
A cooking vessel for cooking foodstuff comprising: a base having an outer sidewall, a generally hollow interior and a rim surrounding a generally open top; a lid removably mounted to the base and complementarily covering the open top of the base in a first position, the lid including an outer periphery and a handle extending outwardly from the lid away from the base in the first position; a mounting support attached to the outer sidewall of the base below the rim thereof; a lid holder comprising a hub and a support, the hub and support of the lid holder rotatably mountable to the mounting support, the lid holder thereby moveable between a support position and a storage position, the lid holder when in the support position engaging with the handle to support the lid in a second position, the open top of the base at least partially exposing the hollow interior of the base when the lid is in the second position, the lid holder being angled at a support end to tilt an upper end of the lid away from the base when the lid is in the second position and a lower portion of the outer periphery of the lid resting on the rim of the base to allow liquid to drain from an interior surface of the lid and into the interior of the base when the lid is in the second position; and wherein the mounting support includes an axle extending perpendicularly therefrom, the axle having a cylindrical sidewall and a flat exposed wall extending parallel to a plane defined by the outer sidewall of the base at a point of attachment between the lid holder and the base, the lid holder support and lid holder hub being rotatably mountable to the axle of the mounting support.