a cookware immersion device used in conjunction with a cooking pot having an upstanding wall thereabout with an open top to receive cooking liquid and food items therein . the device comprises a structure inserted within the open top of the cooking pot to press the food items down within the cooking fluid . a mechanism is for locking the structure in place against an inner surface of the wall of the cooking pot , so as to retain all of the food items within the cooking liquid in the cooking pot .