Cooking yourself
4+ hours
Planning, shopping, cooking weekly
Plus the Sunday-night scramble to plan the week and the supermarket trip to make it happen. The cooking is only part of the job.
How using Cheffo compares to cooking yourself
Cooking from scratch every night is cheap in cash but expensive in time and energy. A personal cook on Cheffo gives you the home-cooked meal without the hour at the stove.
See how a cook fits your week
Verified cooksRequest in minutes
- SAVE TIME
- LESS MENTAL LOAD
- STILL HOME-COOKED
- NO SUBSCRIPTION
Cooking from scratch costs the least in cash and the most in time. Cheffo gets you both back.
Cheffo vs cooking yourself
Compare the true time, effort, and cost of cooking every meal yourself versus a Cheffo cook.
Cooking yourself
Cost (2 people, 4 nights)
~£40-50/week (ingredients)
From £15/week
Time per meal
45-60 mins, planning + cooking
Zero — meals arrive ready
Meal planning
On you, every single week
Cook plans the menu with you
Variety
Limited to what you know how to cook
A trained cook's full repertoire
Mental load
"What's for dinner?" every day
One conversation, then it's handled
Washing up
Every pan, every night
Kitchen left as it was found
Cooking yourself
Costs ~£40-50 a week in ingredients
From £15/week
45-60 minutes of planning and cooking
Zero — meals arrive ready to eat
You plan every week's meals yourself
Your cook plans the menu with you
Limited to your own recipes
Access to a trained cook's full repertoire
Daily "what's for dinner" stress
One conversation, then it's handled
Every pan, every night
Kitchen left as it was found
What it actually costs
Cooking yourself is cheap on paper — once you count your time, the numbers look different.
Cooking yourself
Weekly spending*
£45/weekMonthly spending
£180/monthWeekly spending**
£40/weekMonthly spending
£160/month
Difference: roughly the same cost, minus 4+ hours of your week.
*Based on an estimated £45 a week in ingredients for 2 people, 4 dinners. **Based on 2 hours of cooking at £20/hr (yields 4 dinners); excludes your own time.
Compared to what you spend now
See how Cheffo stacks up against cooking every meal yourself. Similar cost, hours of your week back.
0 hours
Your cook handles the whole job
Planning, shopping, cooking, and the washing up — all off your plate, every week.
Why a cook on Cheffo wins
It costs about the same
Once you add up ingredients, a Cheffo cook is close to what you'd spend shopping for yourself — minus the trip.
You get hours of your week back
No planning, no shopping list, no standing at the hob. That time goes back into your week.
It's still properly home-cooked
A cook in your kitchen, using ingredients you choose — the same home-cooked meal, just not cooked by you.
What this looks like in practice
From solo professionals to busy households — see how a personal cook replaces cooking from scratch.
Amara
Lives alone · Works long hours
Before Cheffo
Spent Sunday afternoons meal-prepping for the week, then still cooked most nights from scratch after 12-hour days.
After Cheffo
A cook now visits twice a week to prep and cook her meals. Amara spends about what she did on groceries alone and has her evenings and weekends back.
Frequently asked questions
Cheffo connects you with vetted local cooks who cook for you on a regular basis — in your home, delivered to your door, or ready to collect.
You agree the price directly with your cook. Personal cooking usually works out far cheaper than a private chef and comparable to a regular takeaway habit.
Tell us what you need, we match you with local cooks, you pick the one that fits, and you sort out the details together.
No. There is no membership or subscription — you only pay for the cooking you book.
We're growing across the UK. Enter your postcode and we'll show you the cooks available near you.
Share a few details about what you need, browse the cooks we match you with, and send a request to the one you like. It only takes a couple of minutes.
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