Cook on Cheffar
Cook in their kitchen. Get paid after the meal.
Executive Chef or Cordon Bleu. Free to apply in Douala and Yaoundé.
Your craft
2 Types of Chefs
Same vetting bar. Different kitchen work. Pick the tier that matches how you cook.
Executive Chef
For evenings that feel like a letter
Plated courses, small tables, hotel-grade timing. You set the labor fee. Market budget stays separate.
Labor from 35 000 FCFA
Apply
Cordon Bleu
For rooms that feel like home
Njangi, Dot, Sunday pots, Owambe energy. Volume, market discipline, and the pots people remember.
Labor from 55 000 FCFA
Apply
Your earnings
Labor fee and market budget stay separate
You set the labor fee. Groceries pass through at cost. Commission applies to labor only — not tomatoes, fish, or palm oil.
Full fee examplesExample payout · CM
One booking
Labor fee (example)
35 000 FCFA
Cheffar commission (8% of labor)
− 2 800 FCFA
Your labor payout
32 200 FCFA
Market budget (passthrough)
55 000 FCFA
Illustrative · Hold fee paid by host, not from your labor
Vetted before any profile goes live.
How you join
Four steps. Then bookings.
No instant publishing. We check every cook before they enter someone's home.
Documents
ID and food-handler medical certificate.
Interview
WhatsApp video — manners, timing, guest care.
Practical
Plated tasting or traditional batch dish.
Go live
Platform training, then your profile opens.
Bring these
- Valid CNI or travel document
- Food-handler medical certificate
- Résumé or gathering references
- Payout · MTN MoMo or Orange Money
From the kitchen
Questions cooks ask before they apply
Answer
Shopping money releases after the host approves your market list. Your labor payout releases when the booking is complete — not cash at the door.
Host-side fees and hold steps on Pricing and Trust & safety.
You cook. They host.
Bring your craft into their kitchen
Free to apply. Vetted before you go live. Paid when the meal is done.