What Kochdaheim Offers

Kochdaheim connects families in Berlin with private chefs for weekly cooking and special events. Families get fresh meals and a chef they trust. You get predictable work, clear communication, and support behind the scenes.

We take care of finding clients, handling inquiries, managing admin, and coordinating payments. You focus on cooking and building your own style.

The Three Cooking Models

Klassik

You cook in the family’s home on fixed days each week. Ideal if you enjoy personal contact and long term relationships with households.

Komfort

You cook in a partner kitchen or your own professional kitchen and deliver the meals to the families. You keep structure without cooking inside the client’s home.

Signature

One time or occasional premium events, dinner nights, or special occasions. Higher earnings per booking and full creative freedom. Some chefs focus only on Signature.

Weekly Structure With Families

For Klassik and Komfort, every family begins with a one week trial. If both sides enjoy the collaboration, it becomes a one month commitment.

You decide how many families you want to work with and how many visits fit into your week. Signature events run independently of this schedule.

Payment Model

• Kochdaheim works as a marketplace.

• You set your own chef price using the price calculator.

• Kochdaheim adds a 15 percent platform fee on top of your amount.

• The client pays the full amount to Kochdaheim. You receive the exact chef price you set. Nothing is deducted from your payout.

• The platform fee covers client acquisition, marketing, administration, and support.

• Payouts are processed weekly after your visits.

How You Earn

Your earnings depend on the price you set, the size of the household, and how many families or events you want to take on.

The price calculator shows your payout per family, your potential monthly income, and your effective hourly rate based on realistic time estimates.

As an orientation, two weekly families often create a stable base income, while Signature events add flexible extra earnings.

Legal Basics

• You work as a freelancer in Germany and stay fully independent.

• You handle your own health insurance and taxes.

• You can often start under the Kleinunternehmerregelung.

• You issue one invoice per month to Kochdaheim based on your visits. We provide a simple invoice template.

• We can guide you in general matters, but for detailed tax questions we recommend speaking to a tax advisor.

What You Need To Start

Mandatory

• Ability to work as a freelancer in Germany

• Valid Rote Karte or another accepted Gesundheitszeugnis

• Reliability and a professional attitude

• Basic smartphone skills for coordination

• English or German communication skills

Optional but helpful

• Availability for at least one weekly family if you want stable income

• Interest in Signature events if you prefer project based work

• A few weekly themes you enjoy cooking

• Clear communication with families about preferences and allergies

Your Next Steps

1. Chef Bio Form
   Create your chef profile and basic information:
   Click here to create your portfolio.
   
   

2. Menu and Pricing Form
   Add your weekly themes or Signature menus and set your prices:
   Click here to set your menus and pricing
   
   

3. Price Calculator
   Check your payout and weekly structure:
   Click here to access the price calculator.

After you submit the forms, we review everything, clarify open points, match you with suitable families or events, and help you move toward your first trial week.

Questions

If you need support at any point, write to info@kochdaheim.de. We are here to make the process simple and clear for you.