Patent ID: 8042850

Claim:
A composite cooking utensil, for retaining, by, sequential implement thereon, one or more food items to be cooked, comprising at feast first and second cooking utensils wherein each utensil comprises: an elongated flexible high-temperature resistant member, having first and second ends; a piercing member affixed to one of the first and second ends, the piercing element being monolithically formed and having a smooth solid outer surface; the other of the first and second ends having a gripping loop formed thereon; the composite cooking utensil being formed by simultaneously threading the piercing members of the first and second cooking utensils through the gripping loops of the second and first cooking utensils, until the respective gripping loops are in juxtaposed proximity to one another; wherein the piercing member has a first pointed end, and a second attachment end disposed distal to the first pointed end, and wherein the one of the first and second ends of the elongated flexible high-temperature resistant member to which the piercing member is affixed is attached to the second attachment end.