A kitchen appliance , comprising: - at least one accessory , wherein the accessory comprises: - at least one transponder arrangement , - wherein the transponder arrangement comprises a transponder and an accessory position sensor connected to the transponder , - wherein the accessory position sensor is configured to detect at least one accessory position parameter of the accessory , and - wherein the transponder arrangement is configured to transmit the detected accessory position parameter to the reading arrangement , - a reading arrangement comprising a reading controller and at least one reading antenna connectable to the reading controller , - wherein the reading controller comprises an evaluation module configured to determine an operating position of the accessory based on the read accessory position parameter and an operating position criterion., characterized in that - the kitchen appliance comprises at least one kitchen appliance position sensor configured to detect a kitchen appliance position parameter, - where the operating position criterion is based on the detected kitchen appliance position parameter. - at least one accessory , wherein the accessory comprises: - at least one transponder arrangement , - wherein the transponder arrangement comprises a transponder and an accessory position sensor connected to the transponder , - wherein the accessory position sensor is configured to detect at least one accessory position parameter of the accessory , and - wherein the transponder arrangement is configured to transmit the detected accessory position parameter to the reading arrangement , - a reading arrangement comprising a reading controller and at least one reading antenna connectable to the reading controller , - wherein the reading controller comprises an evaluation module configured to determine an operating position of the accessory based on the read accessory position parameter and an operating position criterion., characterized in that - the kitchen appliance comprises at least one kitchen appliance position sensor configured to detect a kitchen appliance position parameter, - where the operating position criterion is based on the detected kitchen appliance position parameter. - at least one transponder arrangement , - wherein the transponder arrangement comprises a transponder and an accessory position sensor connected to the transponder , - wherein the accessory position sensor is configured to detect at least one accessory position parameter of the accessory , and - wherein the transponder arrangement is configured to transmit the detected accessory position parameter to the reading arrangement , - a reading arrangement comprising a reading controller and at least one reading antenna connectable to the reading controller , - wherein the reading controller comprises an evaluation module configured to determine an operating position of the accessory based on the read accessory position parameter and an operating position criterion., characterized in that - the kitchen appliance comprises at least one kitchen appliance position sensor configured to detect a kitchen appliance position parameter, - where the operating position criterion is based on the detected kitchen appliance position parameter. <EOS>