The inventive subject matter provides apparatus, systems and methods for a low-cost, disposable protective cover for handles and other objects. The disposable cover can include a flexible tube having first and second ends, an inner surface and an outer surface. One or more layers of the tube will preferably include corrugations, ridges, bumps or other non-smooth surface such that air spaces are formed between the handle and the inner surface, or the inner surface and the outer surface.

An article of cookware has a cooking body. A mounting part is coupled to the cooking body and includes a threaded aperture or a threaded stud. An insulator is coupled to the mounting part and has an aperture for allowing the threaded fastener or threaded stud to pass therethrough. A handle is coupled to the plastic insulator and has an aperture for allowing the threaded fastener or threaded stud to pass therethrough. The handle is fixedly secured to the mounting part, with the plastic insulator fixedly held between the handle and the mounting part, by securing the threaded fastener to the threaded aperture through the apertures on the plastic insulator and the handle or when the threaded nut is secured to the threaded stud, which passes through the apertures on the plastic insulator and the handle. The insulator reduces the conduction of heat into the handle.

An article of cookware has a cooking body. A mounting part is coupled to the cooking body and includes a threaded aperture or a threaded stud. An insulator is coupled to the mounting part and has an aperture for allowing the threaded fastener or threaded stud to pass therethrough. A handle is coupled to the plastic insulator and has an aperture for allowing the threaded fastener or threaded stud to pass therethrough. The handle is fixedly secured to the mounting part, with the plastic insulator fixedly held between the handle and the mounting part, by securing the threaded fastener to the threaded aperture through the apertures on the plastic insulator and the handle or when the threaded nut is secured to the threaded stud, which passes through the apertures on the plastic insulator and the handle. The insulator reduces the conduction of heat into the handle.

A grip for a cookware handle includes a first side, a second side, a pocket between the first side and the second side, a first aperture in the first side, a second aperture in the second side, and a plug comprising a thumb grip. The plug is configured to retain the grip on a shaft received in the pocket by extending through the first aperture, the shaft, and the second aperture.

A compact cooking implement includes a pan, a top flange, a handle, and a stand flange. The pan has a rectangular bottom and four perpendicular walls. One of the four walls extends from each of four edges of the bottom. The top flange is disposed on a top edge of the walls of the pan. The top flange extends perpendicularly outward from a top edge of each of the four walls. The handle extends outwardly from the top flange. The stand flange extends from the top flange outwardly at an angle from a plane including the top flange.

A foldable silicone pot species, including a pot body including a thermally conductive substrate, the lower end of a silicone annular wall comprising a heat conducting bottom fixed in connection with the lower end of the annular wall of silicone and the upper end of the annular wall connected to a pot opening border. The small size body is composed of silicone material that is safe, non-toxic, environmentally friendly, resistant to high temperatures, can be cleaned and disinfected and is light weight. The cyclic silicone wall structure can be folded so that it is easy to store or carry.

A foldable silicone pot species, including a pot body including a thermally conductive substrate, the lower end of a silicone annular wall comprising a heat conducting bottom fixed in connection with the lower end of the annular wall of silicone and the upper end of the annular wall connected to a pot opening border. The small size body is composed of silicone material that is safe, non-toxic, environmentally friendly, resistant to high temperatures, can be cleaned and disinfected and is light weight. The cyclic silicone wall structure can be folded so that it is easy to store or carry.

A kitchen or barbecue apparatus for cooking use is composed of a heat-resistant and insulating material having temperature control characteristics. Such a material forms the apparatus from at least one sheet having a soft and flexible surface providing a topside cover for any pot, pan or vessel used in cooking or heating of a substance. This material may be fabric that may be chemically treated or it may be naturally self-extinguishing such as wool felt, or may be a molded material such as plastic or silicone. The material is die cut, fabricated, or molded to the shape of a useful apparatus such as to fit over the top of any pot, pan or cooking vessel that heats up in the cooking process. The apparatus is adapted to allow for any handles pulls, or holders which exist on the topside portion of the heating apparatus which this apparatus will cover.

Provided is a method for producing a handle subassembly made to be mounted to a body (2) to form a cooking vessel (1), said subassembly including a handle (20), a sensor (30), particularly a temperature sensor, equipped with at least one flexible insulated conducting element (31, 32) which is connected to a connector (17) of a control circuit (28), said subassembly including a receiving area (49) for the conducting element (31, 32) a part of which (49b) is disposed in the handle (20).

Provided is a method for producing a handle subassembly made to be mounted to a body (2) to form a cooking vessel (1), said subassembly including a handle (20), a sensor (30), particularly a temperature sensor, equipped with at least one flexible insulated conducting element (31, 32) which is connected to a connector (17) of a control circuit (28), said subassembly including a receiving area (49) for the conducting element (31, 32) a part of which (49b) is disposed in the handle (20).