Abstract: The holder for a starch can of the invention has a solid, flat, circular, exterior bottom wall with an upwardly extending circumferencial sidewall having an inner and an outer surface. The sidewall extends upwardly from the periphery of the bottom wall. The inner surface of the bottom wall has an upwardly directed convex dome shape. An inner outwardly directed peripheral groove is located at the juncture of the inner sidewall surface and the outer most portion of the inner surface of the bottom wall. The above described holder for a starch can is preferably made from a light weight, hard plastic and may be produced in a variety of colors.