Abstract: A stored heat cooking utensil is provided which consists of an outer container, a cooking vessel, a heat storage element, a lid for enclosing the outer container and cooking vessel, a handle for manipulating the cooking vessel and the heat storage element, and a container handle which serves as a carrying handle for the cooking utensil and a lid securing device. The outer container consists of an insulated container having a tapered interior metal lining with an upwardly directed projection in the bottom. Projecting ears are provided on opposite sides of the container for attachment of the container handle in the form of a rope. The heat storage element is a disk of soapstone having a metal band around its exterior perimeter having its side perpendicular to the stone's top and bottom. The cooking vessel is a metal container having tapered sides. It has a pair of slots in its walls. A projecting rib extends around the perimeter of the vessel bottom. The upper rim has a projecting rolled edge.