A disposable utensil for cooking, warming, and heating articles. More particularly, in the preferred mode, the invention is a disposable utensil which comprises a liner surrounding a permeable armature, which comprises a plurality of vertical members configured in a predetermined framework. The armature functions to elevate an article such as any type of food, in such a manner as to prevent the article from becoming soggy from contact with effluent drippings produced during the cooking, warming, or heating process. The invention may also utilize an optional support element for heavier or larger articles, as well as an optional layer of absorbent material, such as ovenproof paper, felt, wadding or fibrous material for enhanced absorption of effluent drippings. The utensil is suitable for usage in connection with cooking appliances of all types and all sizes. As such, the utensil is a substantial improvement over existing methods of cooking, warming, and heating foods, some of which are: utilizing reusable cooking utensils leading to significant cleaning time of grill and tray or pan; lining a pan with foil, which leads to significant cleaning time and sogginess of food; and utilizing a reusable grill over a foil lined pan, which leads to significant cleaning time and sogginess of food.