How Cooks Hired works
Customers book home cooks. Cooks get paid to cook. Here's how both sides work.
Set your address and slot
Enter your suburb and city, pick a date, a start time and how many people you're feeding. We only show cooks who travel to you and are free then.
Choose your cook and dishes
Every cook publishes a menu with per-person pricing and cuisine. Mix and match dishes for the visit.
Decide on groceries
Ask your cook to shop for you — we budget roughly R95 per person and settle the actual slip afterwards — or leave your own ingredients out and they just cook.
Book once or set a rhythm
Book a single visit, or turn it into a recurring visit like every Sunday at 11:00. Recurring visits can be paused any time.
Common questions
What does a visit cost?
Standard Cooks Hired pricing: R300 for 4 people, one serving, one day. Then R75 per extra person, R125 per extra day and R125 per extra serving a day, plus a small service fee. Groceries are extra only if your cook shops.
Are cooks vetted?
Every cook submits an ID document and, where relevant, a food handling certificate. Verified badges only appear once our team has checked them.
Can I cancel?
Yes — free cancellation up to 24 hours before the booking starts. Inside 24 hours the cook keeps a portion of the fee for the reserved slot.
Does the cook clean up?
Yes. Cooks leave the kitchen as they found it, including dishes used for cooking and serving.