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Recent Cooking tasks

2/3 per week clean + meal prep for wfh professional

€100

Priesthouse, Dublin

23rd Aug 2024

Someone to come to the house a couple of times a week to clean up and prepare a simple meal or two for the day (like oats, eggs, yoghurt and berries etc)

Chocolate cake 1/2 kg

€30

Coolroe, Cork

2nd Jul 2024

Order chocolate cake and write below sentence on the cake Happy birthday Akriti.

Ballon decorators

€50

Monkstown, Dublin

3rd Jun 2024

10th Birthday ballon decoration

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Cooking is one of those skills that takes a moment to learn but a lifetime to master. Those who choose to master it over a lifetime are generally highly sought after, and for good reason.

Whether you’re a catering company who needs a chef to help serve up food at a gala event, a restaurant who requires the short term assistance of a chef while they search for a long term staffer, or perhaps even a hopeless romantic who wants to engage the services of a private chef to make an anniversary particularly special, you can now gain access to a huge amount of talent, and all at the click of a button.

Simply tell us about the job that you’d like the chef to do and suggest what you’d be willing to pay, and you’ll soon begin to receive offers from available chefs. Each chef comes with ratings and detailed reviews of their previous work, so you can be confident that your chosen hire will be able to produce the sort of quality food that you require.

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Top Cooking related questions

Professional cooks usually have previous kitchen experience or qualifications. They’re paid to prepare food, either in a commercial environment, in people’s homes as a personal cook, or they may work from their own kitchen at home.

Yes. Most cooks specialise in a particular type of cooking, like baking, seafood, gluten-free, vegan, steaming, frying, or even a particular cuisine.

A professional cook doesn’t necessarily need any set qualifications, but it’s common for professional chefs to hold a certificate or have some work experience in a professional kitchen.

Professional cooks can give you a restaurant quality meal but in the comfort (and convenience) of your own home. If you’re hosting a dinner party, it means you can spend more time with your guests and minimise the clean up afterwards.

This will depend on whether your cook is assembling the meal at your place or at theirs. Generally, private catering chefs will bring all the ingredients, along with any specific appliances they need. However, they may use your basic utensils and servingware.

The price for a professional or personal cook is usually between $70-$200 when you hire through Airtasker. It could be more or less than this, depending on how many people they need to cater for, the cost of ingredients, and the time it’ll take them to prepare the meal.


What do cooking services include?

You can hire a cook to provide food for a range of meals and occasions, from home cooking and meal prep to specialty cooking and even dinner party catering. You can arrange cooking services to happen in your own kitchen or your cook can bring the food ready-prepared. Your chef will take care of everything from buying ingredients to cleaning up. Here’s what you can expect depending on your cooking service:

Home cooking
Want fresh meals in your home? Your home chef can either offer regular home cooking services where they cook multiple nights per week, or provide a one-off meal if you just need occasional help. Your private chef will ask if you have any food preferences or intolerances, how many people they need to cook for, and what appliances and equipment they can use. They’ll usually plan the meals ahead of time, purchase the ingredients, and freshly cook the meals in your kitchen, and then clean up before they go.

Baking
Want to impress your best friend with an amazing cake for her birthday party? Or perhaps it’s your turn to bring some baking to work for morning tea? Hire a pastry chef or professional baker to create a cake, biscuits, muffins, or something else tasty. They’ll ask you how many people you’re baking for, any flavour preferences, and any special decorations you’d like. Your baker will bake at their place and deliver the finished product to your home or office once it’s ready.

Dinner party chef
If you’re planning a dinner party with friends, why not hire a dinner party chef to help take all the stress out of hosting? Your professional cook will contact you to confirm the number of guests, what courses/canapes you’d like, and whether the event is formal or informal. They’ll usually prepare most of the food where the event is being held (whether at your home or at a venue) and clean up the kitchen after they’re done.

Specialty cooking
Cooking paleo, vegetarian, vegan, or gluten-free can be a challenge, whether it’s for yourself, a family member, or for an event you’re catering. Fortunately, many cooks are experienced with a range of different food requirements, including food intolerances, special diets, and allergies. When you hire a cook, they’ll choose recipes and ingredients that are suitable, confirming any dietary requirements before they get started. They’ll be careful to avoid cross-contamination if they’re preparing alternative meals for certain members of your family or party.

Meal preparation & planning
If you struggle to come up with meal ideas and always find yourself short of time throughout the week, why not hire a cook to prep your meals for the week? Your personal cook will confirm how many meals you’d like, the number of people, and if you have any preferences. They’ll choose meals that keep well and are easy to store, and taste great fresh or reheated. They’ll either prepare the food in your kitchen (cleaning up afterwards) or drop your freshly prepared meals off when they’re done, packaged and ready for the fridge or freezer.

Recent Cooking tasks

Birthday decor

€400

Templemacateer, Westmeath

27th May 2024

Birthday decorations for my daughter birthday

Make the bento-cake

€20

Drogheda, Louth

20th Feb 2024

Need to make a bento-cake with inscription, about 400 g

Birthday decorations

€250

Greencloyne, Cork

24th Dec 2023

Birthday decorations for the party on a stage..with winter theme - Due date: Needs to be done on 14 January 2024

Decorate a section of pub for 40th birthday

€150

Salthill, Galway

21st Aug 2023

It’s my husbands 40th birthday I would lke to decorate a section of the pub for this could someone call me regarding this please? - Due date: Needs to be done on 04 November 2023

My clutch is stuck down

€50

Monaghan, Monaghan

6th Aug 2023

My clutch I stuck down it doesn’t come back p after pressing it - Due date: Needs to be done on 06 August 2023

Cake delivery

€100

Duntahane, Cork

12th Jul 2023

Need Birthday cake delivered - Due date: Needs to be done on 18 August 2023

Birthday cake delivery

€40

Cork, Cork

23rd Jun 2023

I want a birthday cake to be bought from a bakery and delivered to a house in Bishops town, Cork. I live in India. My boyfriend is currently staying in Cork, Ireland. I want to send him a nice and fresh birthday cake on his birthday, which is on 27th June. I would like the tasker to buy it from a good bakery of the locality and deliver to his house. The amount to be paid to the tasker (currently quoted 40 euros), includes the price of the cake. - Due date: Needs to be done on 27 June 2023

One tier of wedding cake with icing maybe marzipan as well

€50

Limerick, Limerick

12th Jun 2023

I have made one tier of wedding cake 10 by 10 made a bags of icing it myself need it re iced - Due date: Before 16 June 2023

Deliver wedding cake from dublin to Killarney

€50

Roebuck, Dublin

21st May 2023

Wedding cake transport from dublin to Killarney - Due date: Needs to be done on 23 May 2023

Home cooking

€400

Dromcondra, Dublin

18th Jan 2023

Once a week home cooking for two. Mostly salads, roasts, salmon - Due date: Flexible

Cake delivery

€30

Artane, Dublin

17th Jan 2023

Cake delivered to cork On the 25th of January from Dublin to cork - Due date: Needs to be done on 25 January 2023

I need cake delivery services

€90

Nobber, Meath

9th Aug 2021

Hi, It's my Dad's 60th birthday today and I'm just wondering if its possible to order a cake/cupcakes. I know it's very last minute. Looking for maybe 12 assorted cupcakes, with "60" on a few of them, or a nice chocolate sponge cake or something. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks

Slide and swing baby set and a goal post also

€60

Salthill, Galway

9th Apr 2021

Swing and slide set for a 2 year old I can’t put together I tried ... and a goal post my teenagers got for Christmas I can’t assemble