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Fab service!!! Lovely bloke, we’ll be using again.

Trampoline

£100

Great cooking. Lovely personality

Home dinner party chef to hire

£200

Great job, thank you Jay!

Reseal shower tray

£50

Food was great!! Gave us so many options and will look to use again

Meal prep x2 people

£30

Well done on your first job, some room for improvement but overall entertaining

Happy birthday

£60

Highly recommended!

Sealing shower Tray

£80

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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 £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.

Recent Cooking tasks

Halal home cooked meals

£10

Fern Grove, Greater Manchester

22nd Apr 2026

Looking for someone who can cook halal home cooked meals for my family twice a week - ongoing service required please Open to negotiations - please ignore current price as I haven’t entered anything

High protein Meal prep in central london

£200

Marylebone, Greater London

22nd Apr 2026

High protein meals Asian flavors

Meal Prep Food

£100

Whetstone, Greater London

21st Apr 2026

I need Meals prepared for 4 days (Lunch+ Dinner).

Cupcake-baker

£1,000

Westminster, Greater London, SW1A

17th Apr 2026

200 Boxed Cupcake Packages I hope you are well. I would like to request a quote for 200 well-packed boxed packages of cupcakes. Could you please provide details on your pricing, available flavours, packaging options, and the lead time required for this order?

Meal prep for a week

£15

Wembley Park, Greater London

17th Apr 2026

Woman cook for desi-style meals and continental as well for 1 adult

Casual home cooking

£50

Birmingham, West Midlands, B1

17th Apr 2026

Both working professionals, hence need help with casual cooking

Indian Home Cook Needed – Meal Prep Twice a Week

£50

Upton, Merseyside

14th Apr 2026

Hi, I’m looking for a reliable and experienced home cook to prepare fresh Indian /Nepalese meals at my home twice a week. Simple, home-style, healthy cooking

Home cooking

£30

North Southwark, Greater London

13th Apr 2026

I’m looking for someone to come round weekly and cook a dish for me which can be my meals for the week

Have a plain home cooked meal

£50

Cranley Gardens, Greater London

11th Apr 2026

I need a plain cooked meal with fish and vegetables or chicken and vegetables because I have no appetite and am very unwell

Regular home meal prep cook – simple healthy homemade meals

£45

Wycombe Marsh, Buckinghamshire

10th Apr 2026

I’m looking for a reliable, easygoing home cook to help with simple meal prep / batch cooking in my home. This is not private dining or events — just practical, healthy food to remove the mental load of cooking. What the task involves: • Cooking simple, healthy meals in my kitchen • Batch cooking and portioning meals for the fridge/freezer • I eat meat and fish (omnivorous diet) • We can plan meals together and I may share recipes or YouTube videos Shopping: • Either provide a clear shopping list for me to order online, or we can agree on shopping in advance • At minimum, I’d like the planning/thinking handled Frequency: • Ideally weekly to start, with flexibility to agree the right rhythm over time. • This is intended to be an ongoing, repeatable setup Rate: • £15 per hour • Trial session first, then ongoing if it’s a good fit This would suit a home cook, catering assistant, culinary student, or someone confident in the kitchen who enjoys this kind of work. Looking for someone calm and straightforward rather than a professional chef.

Home cooking

£70

West Kensington, Greater London, W14

10th Apr 2026

Need someone to come to my house 4-5 times a week to prep meals

Cake baking class

£150

Whitby, North Yorkshire

10th Apr 2026

cake baking class for 8 people

Taking order for homemade Cake,pestry,cupcake

£10

Bordesley, West Midlands

2nd Apr 2026

I am taking order cupcake or cake or pestry.Everything fresh and very yummy. if anyone interested order me .Hope you will enjoy. zazak Allah

Weekly Meal Prep

£40

Sands, Buckinghamshire

1st Apr 2026

Cook HelloFresh Meals For the Week - Recipes provided - Groceries provided - Price listed is for 3 hours of work a week

Meal prep for 2 to 4 week dinners

£250

Gipsy Hill, Greater London

28th Mar 2026

Looking to have someone help us meal prep for two to four weeks with freezable dishes. We're not sure how it all works so go easy on us!

Cake decorating

£20

Glenfield, Leicestershire

27th Mar 2026

I’ve baked a cake daughter wants it iced a certain way

Home cooking 2/3 days a week

£15

Acton, Greater London, W3

25th Mar 2026

I need someone to come and cook nice dishes 2/3 days a week and make enough food to last a day or two. Ideally, north African, South est Asian food knowledge, continental European too is welcomed as I am quite the food :). Price on offer is per day. I am flexible

Weekly home cooking & meal prep (3 hrs, ongoing)

£65

World's End, Greater London

24th Mar 2026

Looking for someone once a week (3–4 hours) to cook clean, high-protein meals in my flat. Ideally 4–5 days of food. Simple, healthy, repeatable. I keep things very simple — I’m happy eating the same meals repeatedly. High protein, clean cooking, minimal oil. Open to ongoing.

Who can come once a week and meal prep healthy meals

£95

West Brompton, Greater London

23rd Mar 2026

come to place in London UK ; postal code: sw10 9jx , to cook healthy, organic, mostly plant based food. e.g., vegetable stews especially. For £95 or less ideally

Home cooking

£60

Bagshot, Surrey

21st Mar 2026

To help with cooking in the week twice a week.