Patent ID: 8356726

Claim:
A cooking vessel for cooking foodstuff comprising: a base having an outer sidewall, a generally hollow interior and a generally open top; a lid removably mounted to the base and complementarily covering the open top of the base in a first position; a mounting support attached to the outer sidewall of the base and including an axle extending outwardly therefrom and a movable projection being spaced-apart from the axle; and a lid holder removably and rotatably mounted to the axle of the mounting support, the axle extends through a hub of the lid holder, the lid holder being rotatable between a support position and a storage position and supporting the lid in a second position, the open top of the base at least partially exposing the hollow interior when the lid is in the second position, at least a portion of the lid holder engaging a portion of the movable projection when rotated between the support and storage positions.