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Well done on your first job, some room for improvement but overall entertaining
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Fab service!!! Lovely bloke, we’ll be using again.
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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 £54 - £100 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..
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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.
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St Johns, Dorset
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Fullwell Cross, Greater London
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Need to celebrate 16th birthday for my son and need to setup some photo booth and need birthday decoration. All of these with decoration materials from the tasker.
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Worthing, West Sussex
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My family and I are struggling under my new health condition and are looking for someone to come once a week for a couple of hours and do some meal prep for us. You would need to follow the recipe to the letter as I have special dietary requirements. We would like someone to get 2 meals prepped in that time. Food and equipment provided. £15ph
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We have a wedding cake (2 tier) and potentially some cupcakes from Lola's Cupcakes we would like to have delivered to someone's residence (the pickup window is strict to 9-5 and our venue only allows from 11am and we don't want to risk them not being there and the cake being unable to be delivered in time for our wedding), or if able to, for them to pick it up to deliver to our venue after 11am on 7th of May.
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Highlands Village, Greater London
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Stramshall, Staffordshire
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COVER 2 TIER CAKE WITH MARZIPAN THEN FOLLOW UP WITH WHITE ROYAL ICING
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Pin Green, Hertfordshire
9th Jan 2025
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Meal prep for 2 weeks
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Grahame Park, Greater London
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meal prep for 2 weeks should be a max of 3 hours
1st Birthday decoration
£150
Ilford, Greater London, IG1
5th Jan 2025
We small decoration for my son’s first birthday. We want a theme to be around the sun
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Bow Common, Greater London
4th Jan 2025
I need a highly experienced Indian cook to cook vegetarian meals for a family of 2; 3 days a week
Bake gluten free cakes
£150
Parsons Green, Greater London, SW6
1st Jan 2025
I’m looking for a professional baker to test paleo recipes of cakes for an upcoming event. Must have knowledge in scaling up recipes.
Meal prep
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Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire
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I’m looking for someone who can prepare meals weekly in advance for me. I have complex dietary needs
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Kidbrooke, Greater London
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Poplar, Greater London
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We need someone to come in once a week to cook and meal prep for 5 days for 2 people. Looking for someone who can make a mix of cuisines
Meal prep at home (recurring)
£40
Snaresbrook, Greater London
5th Dec 2024
Hi all, I'm reaching out from Leytonstone in East London. I'm looking for someone to come to my home each week and prepare my meals for the week. I'm following a healthy diet, so ideally, I'd love high-protein meals with plenty of vegetables and low carbs. I need two meals per day, so roughly 10-12 meals prepared each visit. I enjoy a variety of cuisines: Indian, Arabic, Chinese, Mexican, Caribbean, and Italian. I'm happy to have the groceries delivered beforehand to make things easier. I am happy with two dishes per week (5 meal each) and then rotate the menu the following week. Let me know if you're interested, and we can discuss rates and scheduling. Notes: The proposed pay below is per week for one session (assuming it will take 1-2 hours). I will order the groceries. Feel free to counter with an offer . Thanks!
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Weller's Town, Kent
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£20/hr. I am looking for someone to help with preparing tasty, nutritious family meals two to three times a week. Can be flexible on timings.