Abstract: A lighted cooking utensil holder accessory includes an elongated hand grip having a longitudinal axis and a hollow interior cavity disposed between opposite ends of the hand grip for receiving and supporting an electric battery. The holder accessory also has a utensil socket and a light socket disposed in a collar mounted at a forward end of the hand grip. The utensil socket is mounted offset to one side of the longitudinal axis of the hand grip and forwardly of the light socket for receiving and mounting a coupling end of a shaft of a cooking utensil also having an opposite working end. The light socket is mounted generally symmetrical about the longitudinal axis of the hand grip and configured for receiving and positioning the light bulb to direct a beam of light along the longitudinal axis of the hand grip, adjacent the utensil shaft, and toward the working end of the utensil so as to illuminate the food at the working end of the utensil.