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A cooking utensil holder for storing cooking utensils with a waste collection tray and a support structure allowing cooking utensils to be oriented in a substantially vertical position and positioned above the floor and within the walls of the removable waste collection tray. The support structure h

A cooking utensil holder for storing cooking utensils with a waste collection tray and a support structure allowing cooking utensils to be oriented in a substantially vertical position and positioned above the floor and within the walls of the removable waste collection tray. The support structure has at least a first and a second utensil opening with the first utensil opening narrower than the second utensil opening and sized to maintain a knife in a substantially vertical position with the handle end pointed away from the waste collection tray. The second utensil opening is wider than the first utensil opening. At least one waste run off opening is provided in the bottom of the support structure and sized to allow liquid and solid waste to collect in the waste collection tray without clogging the waste run off opening when cooking utensils are stored. There is at least one cross member of sufficient thickness to fit between the tines of a fork, and positioned within at least one of the first and second utensil openings to maintain the tines above any waste collected in the waste collection tray, when resting on the at least one cross member. There is also at least one cooking utensil support associated with each of the cooking utensil openings to maintain the working end of a non-fork cooking utensils above any waste collected in the waste collection tray.

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1. A cooking utensil holder for storing cooking utensils having a working end and a handle end, comprising:a removable waste collection tray having four side walls that define a column like space above the four sidewalls, and a floor for collecting waste; a support structure for storing the cooking

1. A cooking utensil holder for storing cooking utensils having a working end and a handle end, comprising:a removable waste collection tray having four side walls that define a column like space above the four sidewalls, and a floor for collecting waste; a support structure for storing the cooking utensils in a substantially vertical position over the removable waste collection tray, the support structure comprising: an upper end and a lower end, with the lower end positioned above the floor and with both the upper end and the lower end positioned within the column like space defined by the four side walls of the removable waste collection tray; a waste collection tray holder for removably holding the removable waste collection tray, a perforated drainage grill positioned at the lower end of the support structure, above the walls of the removable waste collection tray within the column like space defined by the four side walls of the removable waste collection tray, at least a first utensil opening, a second utensil opening and a third utensil opening in the upper end of the support structure, each of the utensil openings having a pair of side members defining a length dimension between the pair of side members, and a front member and a rear member defining a width dimension between the front member and the rear member, the first utensil opening greater in width than the respective widths of the second and third utensil openings, the second utensil opening being a slot that is substantially narrower in width than both the first utensil opening and the third utensil opening, and the third utensil opening narrower in width than the first utensil opening, a vertical compartment for each of the utensil openings, each vertical compartment descending to the perforated drainage grill; and at least one cooking utensil support substantially centered in the vertical compartment for the third utensil opening, positioned closer to the perforated drainage grill than the third utensil opening and parallel to the pair of side members for the third utensil opening. 2. A cooking utensil holder in accordance with claim 1 further comprising a handle on the waste collection tray.3. A cooking utensil holder for storing cooking utensils in accordance with claim 2 wherein the support structure further comprises sidewalls disposed between the upper end and the lower end, the sidewalls having openings of sufficient size to allow a user to see and identify stored cooking utensils.4. A cooking utensil holder for storing cooking utensils in accordance with claim 1 further comprising at least one divider between each of the cooking utensil openings and within the sidewalls to prevent contact between the working ends of cooking utensils stored in the cooking utensil holder.5. A cooking utensil holder for storing cooking utensils in accordance with claim 4 wherein each of the utensil openings are positioned at the same height as the other cooking utensil openings.6. A cooking utensil holder for storing cooking utensils in accordance with claim 1 wherein the support structure is comprised of wire mesh.7. A cooking utensil holder for storing cooking utensils in accordance with claim 1 wherein the support structure is comprised of molded plastic.8. A cooking utensil holder for storing cooking utensils in accordance with claim 1 wherein the at least one cooking utensil support is a fork supporting cross member positioned in the first utensil opening, the cross member spanning the width of the second utensil opening.