To cut off the elevation in the temperature of a grip part due to the heat transfer from a cooking container, and to prevent transformation so as to permit safe grip.

This handle for a cooking container is equipped with mounting metal fittings 10 fitted to the outside surface of a cooking container (a pot A) and a handle body 20 made of a synthetic resin connected with the mounting metal fittings 10 by means of a connecting bolt 40, and a heat insulating member 30 is interposed between the connecting surfaces of the mounting metal fittings 10 and the handle body 20 and between the main body 20 and the connecting bolt 40.