A base for a food processing system is provided including a housing configured to couple with a complementary container. The housing includes a bottom surface. At least one suction device is mounted to the bottom surface and is configured to adhere the base to an adjacent surface. At least one release mechanism is mounted to mounted generally flush with an outer surface of the housing. The at least one release mechanism is operably coupled to at least one suction device and is movable between a first position and a second position to release the at least one suction device from the adjacent surface.

A dirty silverware retrieving device for eating establishments. The retrieving device has a front wall, first and second sidewalls, a rear wall, and a bottom wall. The front wall has a top edge. In a preferred embodiment, the front wall is convexly shaped and the top edge is curved upwardly. A tension arm is substantially parallel to the rear wall.

A grill rack for use in combination with a portable heater is provided. The grill rack comprises a support frame having a first end and a second end. A rack assembly is disposed on the support frame. The rack assembly comprises a plurality of cross members and a plate member. A pair of legs are transversely arranged at the first end of the support frame. A pair of outwardly extending arms are connected to the legs. The outwardly extending arms of the grill rack can be fastened to an opening on the upper end of a portable heater so as to heat or warm food thereon.

A grill rack for use in combination with a portable heater is provided. The grill rack comprises a support frame having a first end and a second end. A rack assembly is disposed on the support frame. The rack assembly comprises a plurality of cross members and a plate member. A pair of legs are transversely arranged at the first end of the support frame. A pair of outwardly extending arms are connected to the legs. The outwardly extending arms of the grill rack can be fastened to an opening on the upper end of a portable heater so as to heat or warm food thereon.

A handle assembly for a container, the container having a pivotally mounted pressure plate for dispensing a seaming compound, includes a connector plate configured for removably coupling to the pressure plate, a first handle for gripping with a first hand of a user, and a second handle for gripping with a second hand of the user. Each of the first handle and the second handle is coupled to the connector plate.

A cookware device includes balsa wood having a sufficiently high specific heat to allow a user to grasp the cookware device with one or more bare hands immediately after exposure to heat. The balsa wood may form part of the cookware device or may be located on a handle attached to the cookware device for a user to grasp. The balsa wood material includes a specific heat of greater than about 3.5 J/g*K, a density of less than about seven pounds per cubic foot, and/or a grain angle between about 30 degrees and about 60 degrees in some embodiments. The cookware device or cookware device handle may also cool quickly when removed from a heat source in some embodiments.

A stackable cookware article system may include a stackable handle having a grip portion including a projection and a hole configured for stacking with similarly configured handles. The hole may be adapted to receive in at least an upper inner surrounding portion a complimentary downward extending projection that extends from a substantially similar grip portion. When stacked, cookware articles, such as a series of vessels having progressively decreasing diameters, deploying the handle may stably stack in nested arrangements external portions of an inner nested vessel contacting the internal portion of an outer surrounding vessel in which it nests.

A stackable cookware article system may include a stackable handle having a grip portion including a projection and a hole configured for stacking with similarly configured handles. The hole may be adapted to receive in at least an upper inner surrounding portion a complimentary downward extending projection that extends from a substantially similar grip portion. When stacked, cookware articles, such as a series of vessels having progressively decreasing diameters, deploying the handle may stably stack in nested arrangements external portions of an inner nested vessel contacting the internal portion of an outer surrounding vessel in which it nests.

A handheld apparatus such as a spoon, fork or knife that is easy to hold and is less likely to be dropped by a small, weak or handicapped hand is enabled by various embodiments. Some embodiments of the apparatus include: a utensil element having a distal end and a handle end; a handle element having a distal end and a utensil end, the utensil end connected to the handle end of the utensil element; and a guard element encasing the handle element.

An open fire cooking utensil attachment configured to be attached to a handle for easy attaching and removal. The utensil is made of wire or similar material to a handle that can vary in diameter and length. The open fire cooking utensil device affords a utensil that generally requires a long handle, the ability to be easily attached and removed from the handle so that it is easy to store, carry, and clean. The open fire cooking utensil attaches to a handle of various diameters and lengths to fit the specific needs of the user and the handle materials available.