Method for operating a household appliance, such as a cooker or a washing machine, with a touch-sensitive operating display, by way of the improvement of an operability of a scale (9, 15, 19) of the touch-sensitive operating display by a region of the scale, in which a setting is to be made, being shown in an enlarged manner, wherein the scale has a plurality of scale values and a difference between the final scale value and the first scale value defines a scale length, with the steps: - showing at least a part of the scale on a display area (6, 10) of the touch-sensitive operating display, wherein the scale has a display length on the display area, - identifying a touch point, at which a user touches the display area (6, 10), - selecting the scale value, which lies closest to the touch point among the scale values, as setting value, wherein a region of the scale, in which the setting value lies, is chosen to be the active region and at least one further region of the scale that lies beyond the active region is chosen to be the passive region, and - showing at least a part of the active region in an enlarged manner compared to the passive region on the display area (6, 10), wherein at least the setting value is shown, - selecting the scale value, which lies second-closest to the touch point among the scale values, as neighbouring value, wherein the active region comprises the neighbouring region, and - showing the neighbouring value on the display area (6, 10), wherein the neighbouring value is shown on a first side of the setting value on the display area, when the neighbouring value is less than the setting value, and on a second side of the setting value opposite the first side, when the neighbouring value is greater than the setting value, - wherein a distance (f) shown between the setting value and the neighbouring value on the display area (6, 10) divided by the display length is greater than a theoretical distance between the setting value and the neighbouring value divided by the scale length, - identifying a displacement of the touch point, at which the user touches the display area, wherein the neighbouring value is shown smaller, darker and/or with less contrast depending on its distance from the touch point in relation to the setting value, characterised in that a factor, by which the active region is enlarged compared to the passive region, is adapted to a size of the finger and/or depends upon the contact pressure at the touch point. - showing at least a part of the scale on a display area (6, 10) of the touch-sensitive operating display, wherein the scale has a display length on the display area, - identifying a touch point, at which a user touches the display area (6, 10), - selecting the scale value, which lies closest to the touch point among the scale values, as setting value, wherein a region of the scale, in which the setting value lies, is chosen to be the active region and at least one further region of the scale that lies beyond the active region is chosen to be the passive region, and - showing at least a part of the active region in an enlarged manner compared to the passive region on the display area (6, 10), wherein at least the setting value is shown, - selecting the scale value, which lies second-closest to the touch point among the scale values, as neighbouring value, wherein the active region comprises the neighbouring region, and - showing the neighbouring value on the display area (6, 10), wherein the neighbouring value is shown on a first side of the setting value on the display area, when the neighbouring value is less than the setting value, and on a second side of the setting value opposite the first side, when the neighbouring value is greater than the setting value, - wherein a distance (f) shown between the setting value and the neighbouring value on the display area (6, 10) divided by the display length is greater than a theoretical distance between the setting value and the neighbouring value divided by the scale length, - identifying a displacement of the touch point, at which the user touches the display area, wherein the neighbouring value is shown smaller, darker and/or with less contrast depending on its distance from the touch point in relation to the setting value,