The nature of the invention deals with stacking and storing cookware with polytetrafluoroethylene, sold under the trademark TEFLON. safely on top of each other, without damaging their non-stick coatings. The cookware protector comprises a separator which positioned between two stacked cookware. The separator is made of a flexible material to conform to the different sizes and shapes of the cookware preventing scratching the non-stick surface on the bottom pan. In addition to functioning as a cookware protector, the separator made be used to function as a potholder, and/or as a table mat to protect furniture from hot cookware. Additionally, another embodiment of the cookware protector is flame retardant/resistant properties for safe usage in the kitchen.