Pot gripper comprising a first lever and a second lever being joined at a fulcrum ; the first lever having a first jaw extending from the fulcrum and the second lever having a second jaw extending from the fulcrum ; the first jaw and the second jaw defining a clamping area for a pot when the first lever and second lever are rotated from an open position (OP) into a closed position (CP); wherein the first lever has a first locking means and the second lever has a second locking means , and the first locking means engages with the second locking means in the closed position (CP), so that the first lever and the second lever are locked in the closed position (CP), wherein the first locking means comprises an opening and the second locking means comprises a catch , wherein the catch reaches through the opening in closed position (CP) and wherein the second locking means further comprises a biasing means , wherein the catch is manually moveable against a biasing force of the biasing means when the first lever and the second lever are in the closed position, so that the first lever and second lever are unlocked and wherein the biasing means is a coil spring; wherein the first jaw has at least one first flange portion , the first flange portion being configured to abut against an outer circumferential surface of the pot, when the first lever and the second lever are in the closed position (CP) and wherein the second jaw has at least one second flange portion , the second flange portion being configured to abut against an inner circumferential surface of the pot, when the first lever and the second lever are in the closed position (CP); characterized in that the second flange portion extends in a direction opposite to the extension direction of the first flange portion . the first jaw and the second jaw defining a clamping area for a pot when the first lever and second lever are rotated from an open position (OP) into a closed position (CP); wherein the first lever has a first locking means and the second lever has a second locking means , and the first locking means engages with the second locking means in the closed position (CP), so that the first lever and the second lever are locked in the closed position (CP), wherein the first locking means comprises an opening and the second locking means comprises a catch , wherein the catch reaches through the opening in closed position (CP) and wherein the second locking means further comprises a biasing means , wherein the catch is manually moveable against a biasing force of the biasing means when the first lever and the second lever are in the closed position, so that the first lever and second lever are unlocked and wherein the biasing means is a coil spring; wherein the first jaw has at least one first flange portion , the first flange portion being configured to abut against an outer circumferential surface of the pot, when the first lever and the second lever are in the closed position (CP) and wherein the second jaw has at least one second flange portion , the second flange portion being configured to abut against an inner circumferential surface of the pot, when the first lever and the second lever are in the closed position (CP); characterized in that the second flange portion extends in a direction opposite to the extension direction of the first flange portion . <EOS>