Cooking apparatus with a gas burner and a device for holding a cooking vessel support over the gas burner

A cooking apparatus comprising

• a glass panel or a glass-ceramic panel (1) having at least one cooking area;
• a gas burner (3) comprising means for producing an open flame (3a);
• a cooking vessel support (5) including feet (5b) and a resting surface for a cooking vessel (6) placed on the cooking vessel support (5);
• and
• a foot holding device for holding said cooking vessel support (5) in a fixed position over the gas burner (3);
• wherein said foot holding device comprises a plurality of raised or protruding regions of said glass pane or glass-ceramic panel (1);
• wherein said feet (5b) of said cooking vessel support (5) have respective bearing surfaces and said respective bearing surfaces are formed or shaped to fit together with said raised or protruding regions, whereby said cooking vessel support (5) is held in said fixed position and centered over said gas burner (3).