A method for operating a cooking hob including a user interface, wherein: - the cooking hob comprises a transparent or semi-transparent top panel arranged on a top side of said cooking hob, - the cooking hob comprises at least one cooking zone with a corresponding pot detection device, - the user interface comprises a number of touch switch elements and at least one touch slide element, - the user interface is arranged below the top panel, while touch sensitive areas are formed on the top side of said top panel and above said user interface, - at least one touch switch element corresponds with a cooking zone, and - at least one light source element corresponds with the touch switch element and the corresponding cooking zone, and wherein the method comprises the steps of: - indicating a pot detection on the corresponding cooking zone by a first light signal of the light source element during a first predetermined time interval, - adjusting the power and/or temperature of said indicated cooking zone by the touch slide element within the first predetermined time interval, - indicating an activated state of the corresponding cooking zone by a second light signal of the light source element, - selecting the corresponding cooking zone and activating the touch slide element by the touch switch element during a second predetermined time interval, - indicating the corresponding selected cooking zone and the activated state of the touch slide element by the first light signal of the light source element, and - adjusting the power and/or temperature of the selected cooking zone by the touch slide element within the second predetermined time interval. - the cooking hob comprises a transparent or semi-transparent top panel arranged on a top side of said cooking hob, - the cooking hob comprises at least one cooking zone with a corresponding pot detection device, - the user interface comprises a number of touch switch elements and at least one touch slide element, - the user interface is arranged below the top panel, while touch sensitive areas are formed on the top side of said top panel and above said user interface, - at least one touch switch element corresponds with a cooking zone, and - at least one light source element corresponds with the touch switch element and the corresponding cooking zone, - indicating a pot detection on the corresponding cooking zone by a first light signal of the light source element during a first predetermined time interval, - adjusting the power and/or temperature of said indicated cooking zone by the touch slide element within the first predetermined time interval, - indicating an activated state of the corresponding cooking zone by a second light signal of the light source element, - selecting the corresponding cooking zone and activating the touch slide element by the touch switch element during a second predetermined time interval, - indicating the corresponding selected cooking zone and the activated state of the touch slide element by the first light signal of the light source element, and - adjusting the power and/or temperature of the selected cooking zone by the touch slide element within the second predetermined time interval.