Abstract: A handle (20) for cooking utensils, particularly pots or pans, of the type designed to be joined to the edge of the utensil (10), is made of a material, with low heat conductivity and equipped with an elongated plate (30) made of a material with high heat conductivity, having one terminal section in thermal contact with the body of the utensil (10) and the other end far from it, and with thermo-chromatic means (40) applied on the plate (30) and preferably consisting of crystals having (42a-42f) the ability to change color within predetermined ranges of temperature, so as to display information, related to the temperature of the bottom of the utensil, in different areas of the plate (30).