a utensil rest has an upwardly extending cradle for holding a utensil by gravity , an elongated vertical rib supporting the cradle and having one end taller than the other end , and a , spring clip depending from the short end of the rib having a pair of spaced , inturned prongs with outturned ends . the prongs easily snap onto and grasp the handle of a receptacle or cooking vessel mounting the rest thereon , positioning the tall end of the rib near the vessel rim and fulcruming the bottom of the tall end against the top surface of the handle for holding the working end of the utensil generally horizontally over the open vessel . in one mode , a transverse ridge at the inboard end of the cradle vertically supports the inboard end of the utensil . the rest is molded integrally of nylon .