Method for controlling a cooking appliance using a mobile terminal that is separate from the cooking appliance, wherein the cooking appliance has: - at least one heating device, - at least one user element for the input of user commands by a user, - a controller, - a communication device for wireless communication with the mobile terminal, wherein the mobile terminal has: - a communication device of its own, - a controller, - an input device for the input of user commands by a user, wherein the method has the following steps: - switching on the cooking appliance, - setting up a communication link between cooking appliance and turned-on mobile terminal by means of a specified user process on the cooking appliance and/or on the mobile terminal, - confirming the set-up of a communication link by means of a user process by the user on the cooking appliance, - storing a signal strength (RSSI) of the communication link between the communication devices (21, 29) of the cooking appliance and the mobile terminal at the time of confirmation of the communication link on the cooking appliance, - monitoring the current signal strength (RSSI) of the communication link on the cooking appliance and/or of the signal strength of user commands sent by the mobile terminal by radio while the communication link exists, - operating the cooking appliance by means of the mobile terminal by virtue of input of user commands on the mobile terminal by the user, - blocking user commands of the mobile terminal and/or disconnecting the communication link between the cooking appliance and the mobile terminal in the event of the signal strength of the communication link and/or of a received user command from the mobile terminal to the cooking appliance dropping below a prescribed signal strength limit value (RSSI max), characterized in that the signal strength limit value (RSSI max) is no more than 50% of the signal strength (RSSI) at the time of the confirmation of the communication link on the cooking appliance. - at least one heating device, - at least one user element for the input of user commands by a user, - a controller, - a communication device for wireless communication with the mobile terminal, - a communication device of its own, - a controller, - an input device for the input of user commands by a user, - switching on the cooking appliance, - setting up a communication link between cooking appliance and turned-on mobile terminal by means of a specified user process on the cooking appliance and/or on the mobile terminal, - confirming the set-up of a communication link by means of a user process by the user on the cooking appliance, - storing a signal strength (RSSI) of the communication link between the communication devices (21, 29) of the cooking appliance and the mobile terminal at the time of confirmation of the communication link on the cooking appliance, - monitoring the current signal strength (RSSI) of the communication link on the cooking appliance and/or of the signal strength of user commands sent by the mobile terminal by radio while the communication link exists, - operating the cooking appliance by means of the mobile terminal by virtue of input of user commands on the mobile terminal by the user, - blocking user commands of the mobile terminal and/or disconnecting the communication link between the cooking appliance and the mobile terminal in the event of the signal strength of the communication link and/or of a received user command from the mobile terminal to the cooking appliance dropping below a prescribed signal strength limit value (RSSI max),