A system for controlling a heating device by monitoring the status of any dish being cooked. The system is provided with connectivity to cloud server comprising the relevant reference data, one or more sensors configured to monitor the status of dish being cooked, and processing circuitry that prevents the dish from being overcooked, burned, or spilled over by using the combination of reference data that is stored on the cloud server as well as the sensory data from one or more of its sensors, and generating a warning signal to the user. Additionally, the system and its one or more sensors will monitor the surroundings for hazardous conditions such as cooking gas leakages, active heating device left unattended for a long time.