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Recent Home Cooking reviews in Melbourne

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I need home cooking

$200

Delicious food and great service! Christine really knows her business and is super easy to communicate with. Amazing experience all around!

Home cooking for family

$100

Job completed as requested 😀

Regular home cooked meals 2- 3 a week

$100

Nailed it! Friendly person, great food and great service. Thanks Christine 😊

I need home cooking

$100

Fantastic service coupled with delicious food. Highly recommend Christine

Home cooking with delivery

$130

Excellent!!!!

Home cooked meals

$150

What's the average cost of a home cook in Melbourne

$122 - $170

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$122

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$150

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$170

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What do home cooking services include?

Hiring a home cook can change your overall eating experience. You can have home-cooked meals delivered when you’re craving something similar to your mum’s beef brisket or sticky toffee pudding recipe. Hiring a Tasker to prepare meals for you on an ongoing basis can remove the constant thinking about where to get healthy yet tasty home cooked food near you. Here’s what you can expect when you hire a home cook on Airtasker:

In-house cook

When you don’t have time to cook at home, meals can often be limited to what’s nearby and available. Hiring a Tasker to cook in your home allows you to enjoy hearty breakfasts and flavourful dinners without any hassle. There’s no need to block off portions of your day to slave away in the kitchen when you’re already too busy with work and other things to do on your list. Think of it as having your own personal chef, but the recipes can be more familiar and comforting.

Meals can be prepared one-time when you have family visiting or have batches of food prepared already for the week. Eliminate tasks like going to the grocery, cooking and cleaning up by hiring a Tasker to do all of it for you! Dig in a plate of yummy home-style baked pasta without lamenting about how to clean your oven.

Meal prepping and planning

Healthy eating can require a lot of time and effort when done by yourself. Hiring a home cook means you don’t have to struggle coming up with meal ideas, too! Let your Tasker know your dietary requirements and taste preferences. They can regularly visit to cook, store and freeze your menu for the week. If you prefer they cook at home, delivery of meals can be arranged as well. No more worrying about where to get reliable food delivery every mealtime. Just open up your fridge and take out what your Tasker prepared for that day. Pop it in the microwave or reheat it on a stovetop. Voilà, delicious food that’s ready to eat!

Dinner parties and catering

Get a home cook to cater for your dinner party or Sunday lunch. Instead of spending hours in the kitchen to prepare an impressive meal or bothering about pot luck, you and your guests can sit back and enjoy each other’s company. Your friends and family will appreciate being served meals that remind them of their childhood favourites. You can even ask your Tasker to use a family recipe if you want.

Recent Home Cooking tasks in Melbourne

Regular home cooked meals 2- 3 a week

$100

South Yarra VIC, Australia

18th Oct 2024

Hello, we are a family of three located in South Yarra. We have a 3-year-old child and are looking for healthy meals for all of us. We don’t have any specific dietary requirements.

Job completed as requested 😀

Home cooked meals

$80

Melbourne VIC, Australia

31st May 2024

Need food prep like cutting vegetables, fruits Prepare sauces for the week for Indian curries , pasta and salads Once or twice a month

Home cooked chinese food

$6

North Melbourne VIC, Australia

30th May 2024

Home cooked chinese food delivery (soups,stir fries)

Home cooking

$25

Melbourne VIC, Australia

23rd Apr 2024

South indian cooking ,person required

Indian home cooking

$80

South Yarra VIC, Australia

18th Oct 2023

Someone to come and cook some meals for the week, veg and non veg. Will reimburse for ingredients. Looking for someone to come regularly, 1-2 times a week. Assume 3 hours would be required . - Due date: Needs to be done on Wednesday, 18 October 2023

Grocery Shopping / Home Cooking

$30

Brunswick VIC, Australia

2nd Oct 2023

(Reposted the task with more details) I am looking for someone who could buy groceries for me and come over to our apartment and cook basic healthy meals. This task is based on shopping + cooking to take 1 hour, at $30 p/h, and the cost of my groceries would be reimbursed to you. This task is to cook a basic meal (meat, veggies, rice/potatoes) like chicken tenderloins or salmon and vegetables like Carrot, broccoli and cauliflower and brown rice. I’d be interested in having more veggie based meals so if you know of any good recipes we can talk about doing some of those :) Although this post is for one task, the ideal would be to find people who would be interested in making this an ongoing thing, maybe 2-3 times a week. Most importantly I want to find the right person to work with me. Our apartment is a 5-10 minute walk to Woolworths and Coles. Day/Time is flexible. Must be able to cook at the apartment, so no meals delivered.

Home cooked meals for 2 people delivered for 2 weeks

$300

Brunswick VIC, Australia

20th May 2023

My son and Daughter in law have just had a baby and i want to support them by providing good delicious home cooked meals but im in nsw. Id like them have at least 4 meals a week each (8pw minimum) delivered, for 3 weeks. Fresh cooked and delivered each week so they don't have to freeze. Id like large portions as my son has a good appetite, with a wholesome vibe... think spag bol, chicken casserole, roast, curry, etc... youd need to talk with them to arrange the times, meals, preferences etc.. Ive set price at 300 just to make the listing but happy to pay more if that wont cover it. - Due date: Before Wednesday, 21 June 2023

Weekly delivery for home cooked simple indian food delivered

$100

Southbank VIC, Australia

19th May 2023

I need simple home made Indian food (customizable dishes) cooked and delivered to Southbank on a weekly basis. - Due date: Flexible

Daily home cooked food

$500

Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia

10th May 2023

Need a cook for 5 days a week to cook lunch and dinner - Due date: Needs to be done on Sunday, 14 May 2023

Vegetarian Home cooking, Indian & other cuisines

$60

Docklands VIC 3008, Australia

25th Mar 2023

Weekly Home cooking - Indian food and other cuisines if possible Due date - flexible

Vegetarian Home cooking, Indian and other cuisines

$50

Docklands VIC 3008, Australia

7th Jan 2023

Weekly Home cooking - Indian food and other cuisines if possible - Due date: Flexible

Home cooked meals weekly

$200

Melbourne VIC, Australia

11th Dec 2022

Gluten free main meals Asian cuisine western cuisine - Due date: Needs to be done on Monday, 12 December 2022

Indian Home cooking in Essendon

$100

Essendon VIC, Australia

1st Dec 2022

We are a small Indian family and need help with cooking Indian food and helping with small household chores twice a week. Will appreciate any leads. Please quote your price as well. - Due date: Flexible

Home cooked meals

$150

Melbourne VIC, Australia

25th Sep 2022

I'm looking for a cook/chef to prepare some meals for me once per week, every week, on an ongoing basis. I am time poor and normally eat out, but sometimes it's better if it is home cooked :) I am flexible about the amount of meals but I thought a starting point could be 5 meal types and 2 servings of each, once per week - so 10 x servings per week. I eat basically everything but prefer to avoid heavy carbs (bread, pasta, wheat) and prefer larger servings of protein, so the kinds of things I would be looking for are: - Chicken + vegetable + rice - Steak + salads of any kind - Roasts of any kind - Any stews and soups Etc I am open minded about the practical aspects of the arrangement but I am happy for either: (1) You to prepare the meals at your house; or (2) You to prepare the meals at my place. I live in the CBD, opposite Queen Vic market and also opposite a Woolworths so it would be easy to do this at my place. I am flexible with payment method but I think re-imbursement of groceries plus an hourly rate would work well! If you have done this before I'm happy to hear the method that you prefer etc. - Due date: Before Tuesday, 4 October 2022

Excellent!!!!

Indian cuisine home cooking

$30

Southbank VIC, Australia

29th May 2022

Hi I am looking for someone to come in and prep meal for me daily. Preferably someone who can cook Indian cuisine and is good with vegetarian.

Require Home cooked food

$40

South Yarra VIC, Australia

29th Mar 2022

Looking for someone who can deliver/cook at my place once every few days enough for a couple of days for 1/2 people on a regular basis We both prefer gluten free diet (usually rice with vegetable/meat) but open to suggestions as well. We will provide all the ingredients if cooked at our place. Negotiable rates apply

Fresh Home cooked meal 5 nights a week

$240

Elwood VIC, Australia

27th Mar 2022

Hi I need a trust worthy good vegetarian & vegan cook /house keeper 4 half days a week. - prepare nightly meals for 5 nights (Vego/Vegan) - washing and ironing (not everyday) - general cleaning - changing bed linen. Must have experience in cooking. Especially Vegan and/vegetarian meals. Would prefer a motherly type who wants to look out for me. Where we could form a lovely bond. Must have police check and references. If thats you please let me know. Many Thanks Jo - Due date: Flexible

Home cooking - Make chapatis & do Indian curries

$120

Essendon VIC, Australia

17th Mar 2022

We are a small family. We are looking for someone to help us with our Indian meals. Small things like cutting veggies and making chapatis. - Due date: Flexible

Home cooking

$24

Essendon VIC, Australia

16th Mar 2022

We are a small family and looking for someone to cook our meals - twice per week. We are Indians so will prefer Indian cooked meals. Is that something you will be interested in? Based in Essendon.

Home cooking - Indian food

$75

Brunswick West VIC 3055, Australia

24th Oct 2021

I'm looking for someone to come home 2 times a week, and help with cooking home food. I'm hoping that you'll be able to bulk cook chappatis and 3 sabjis each visit. I'm looking at help with sabjis like cauliflower, cabbage, karela, bhindi etc, to move towards trying to eat healthier food! At this point in time I'm not sure of quantities or time required, and will be happy to fine tune this as we figure this out. I've put in a price per visit, assuming about 2-3 hours of work.