Patent ID: 7344173

Claim:
A cooking device comprising: a cooking utensil; at least one removable handle for engagement with the cooking utensil; each of the at least one removable handle having an upwardly projecting prong being in removable engagement with a hole in the cooking utensil; the at least one removable handle having at least one support member extending therefrom, the at least one support member contacting a surface and elevating the cooking utensil above the surface; the quantity of the at least one removable handle being two; the cooking utensil having two opposing projecting rims, each having at least one hole and at least one slot for receiving the two removable handles; the two removable handles each having an arm, an at least one upwardly projecting prong, and a gripping member; the arm downwardly extending from the gripping member and terminating in the at least one upwardly projecting prong, the arm and the at least one upwardly projecting prong being adapted to engage with the cooking utensil, whereby the at least one upwardly projecting prong is positioned within the at least one hole and the arm is positioned within the at least one slot; and, the support member extending downwardly from the arm.