A gas cooking zone includes a gas burner having a burner base, a burner cover and a plurality of gas outlet ports, with the gas outlet ports being arranged on a closed curve, An infrared sensor device is arranged on the closed curve or offset in a radially outward direction from the closed curve and ascertains a temperature of a cooking receptacle associated with the gas cooking zone. The infrared sensor device is configured to at least partially penetrate the burner base and the burner cover.