Abstract: An item of cookware including a body having an outer wall, a base, and a handle. The handle being vertically rotatable between a first working position in which the handle is oriented to extend away from the outer wall and a second stowed position in which a major portion of the length of the handle is located extending across the body substantially parallel with the base or at a downward angle relative to the plane of the base. The handle has a proximal end and a distal end, where the proximal end is rotatably secured to an item of cookware via a connecting portion attached to one side of the cookware and the distal end having a gripping member disposed thereon. The handle includes a cavity that has a locking assembly comprising a locking member. The locking member moves between a first locked position and a second unlocked position.

Abstract: An item of cookware including a body having an outer wall, a base, and a handle. The handle being vertically rotatable between a first working position in which the handle is oriented to extend away from the outer wall and a second stowed position in which a major portion of the length of the handle is located extending across the body substantially parallel with the base or at a downward angle relative to the plane of the base. The handle has a proximal end and a distal end, where the proximal end is rotatably secured to an item of cookware via a connecting portion attached to one side of the cookware and the distal end having a gripping member disposed thereon. The handle includes a cavity that has a locking assembly comprising a locking member. The locking member moves between a first locked position and a second unlocked position.