Abstract: Described herein is a cookware assembly (200) that allows a pot lid (220) to be locked with respect to a pot body (210) by rotation of the pot lid (210) from an open position to a locked position. Channels (262, 264) and a groove (258) are provided in a skirt portion (256) of the pot lid (220) for engaging rivets (242, 244, 246, 248) that hold the handles (236, 238) to the pot body (210). In this way, the groove (258) locks underneath the heads of rivets (242, 244, 246, 248) on the inside of the pot body (210), and no additional projections or protrusions are necessary for engaging with the pot lid (220) for locking. In addition, in the locked position, liquid can be drained from the cookware assembly (200) without the necessity for the provision of holes in the pot lid (220) and/or the pot body (210).