An induction cooking hob with a pot detection device, wherein: - the induction cooking hob includes a cooking surface comprising one or more cooking areas (14, 16) and/or cooking zones, - the induction cooking hob includes a user interface comprising at least one switch element and at least one display, - the induction cooking hob includes a control unit for controlling the cooking area(s) (14, 16) and/or the cooking zone(s), - the cooking zone(s) is/are adapted to the usual contours of the bottom plates of the cooking vessels, - the pot detection device is provided for checking, if a cooking vessel is placed on the cooking area(s) (14, 16) and/or cooking zone(s), - the control unit is provided for switching off the cooking area(s) (14, 16) and/or cooking zone(s), if the pot detection device has identified that the cooking vessel has been removed from said cooking area(s) (14, 16) and/or the cooking zone(s), characterized in, that - the control unit is provided for storing a last cooking mode of that or those cooking area(s) (14, 16) and/or cooking zone(s), which has or have been switched off, so that the cooking area(s) (14, 16) or cooking zone(s), respectively, has or have been deactivated, wherein the pot detection device is deactivated for those cooking area(s) (14, 16) and/or cooking zone(s), which has or have been switched off and deactivated, - the display is provided for indicating that the cooking area(s) (14, 16) and/or cooking zone(s) has or have been switched off and deactivated, after the cooking vessel has been removed from said cooking area(s) (14, 16) and/or cooking zone(s), and - the switch element is provided for restarting the cooking area(s) (14, 16) and/or cooking zone(s), which has or have been switched off and deactivated before, in the same cooking mode by the user, wherein the pot detection device is activated again for those cooking area(s) (14, 16) and/or cooking zone(s), which has or have been restarted again. - the induction cooking hob includes a cooking surface comprising one or more cooking areas (14, 16) and/or cooking zones, - the induction cooking hob includes a user interface comprising at least one switch element and at least one display, - the induction cooking hob includes a control unit for controlling the cooking area(s) (14, 16) and/or the cooking zone(s), - the cooking zone(s) is/are adapted to the usual contours of the bottom plates of the cooking vessels, - the pot detection device is provided for checking, if a cooking vessel is placed on the cooking area(s) (14, 16) and/or cooking zone(s), - the control unit is provided for switching off the cooking area(s) (14, 16) and/or cooking zone(s), if the pot detection device has identified that the cooking vessel has been removed from said cooking area(s) (14, 16) and/or the cooking zone(s), - the control unit is provided for storing a last cooking mode of that or those cooking area(s) (14, 16) and/or cooking zone(s), which has or have been switched off, so that the cooking area(s) (14, 16) or cooking zone(s), respectively, has or have been deactivated, wherein the pot detection device is deactivated for those cooking area(s) (14, 16) and/or cooking zone(s), which has or have been switched off and deactivated, - the display is provided for indicating that the cooking area(s) (14, 16) and/or cooking zone(s) has or have been switched off and deactivated, after the cooking vessel has been removed from said cooking area(s) (14, 16) and/or cooking zone(s), and - the switch element is provided for restarting the cooking area(s) (14, 16) and/or cooking zone(s), which has or have been switched off and deactivated before, in the same cooking mode by the user, wherein the pot detection device is activated again for those cooking area(s) (14, 16) and/or cooking zone(s), which has or have been restarted again.