Placeable cooktop utensil having a handle

A placeable cooktop utensil, comprising:

• a handle for handling the placeable cooktop utensil;
• a controller;
• a transmitter unit configured to transmit signals from the placeable cooktop utensil to a cooktop;
• and
• at least one input unit having at least one input area integrated in the handle for a user of the placeable cooktop utensil to input a user command, the transmitter unit and the at least one input unit being connected in signal communication with the controller, and the cooktop being controllable by the user command,
• wherein the handle has a gripping portion for gripping and manually moving the placeable cooktop utensil and at least one input portion,
• wherein the at least one input area is in the at least one input portion,
• wherein at least one sensor configured to detect the handle being approached and/or contacted by the user, is in the gripping portion,
• wherein at least one of the at least one sensor is configured to detect a human hand gripping the handle in the gripping portion, and
• wherein the controller is configured to block an inputting of the user command as a function of the at least one of the at least one sensor detecting the gripping.