Abstract: A plurality of individual pot stands which have support rings of substantially identical size and construction but each having three legs of different lengths than the legs on the other stands. The stands may be nested and stacked together by placing the rings on top of each other and supporting the whole assembly on the stand with the longest legs. Individually the stands may be used to support pots and the like as a double-boiler, for cooling a pot or for warming the pot from a flame beneath like a chafing dish.