The benefits of covering utensils while saying Bismillaah:

1⃣. Protection against Shaytan, as Shaytan is incapable of uncovering such utensils. 2⃣. Protection against the yearly pandemic which descends once a year 3⃣. Protection against filth and impurities 4⃣. Protection against insects and vermins Ref: An-Nawawi's explanation of Muslim under the aforementioned hadeeth of Jaabir