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Home Cooked · for home cooks

Cook at home.
Feed the street.

Cook what you already cook, a little more of it. Neighbours order from the app, a rider collects at your gate, and nobody ever learns your address.
Apply in 15 minutesWork out your week
1,400verified home cooks
★ 4.8average plate rating
72%kitchens led by women
Pot sold out · 7:12 pm14 plates · 3 regulars said thanks
Kevin is at your gateHandover code 4 8 1 7
Your week, roughly

What could your pot make?

Move the sliders. Most cooks start with one pot a day, three days a week, and grow from there.
Plates in each pot14 plates
5152540 (Big pot)
Price per plateKES 400
200400600900
Pots a week3 pots
1357
You take home
KES 13,400 / week
About KES 58,000 a month, paid every Tuesday
14 plates × KES 400 × 3 pots16,800
PikaBox fee, 15% (delivery, payments, support)−2,520
PikaBox packaging, 42 bowls−880
YoursKES 13,400
An estimate, not a promise. Ingredients are your own cost; buy them on PikaFresh at cook prices.
The journey

Five checks. Then your first plate.

Every neighbour who orders knows these were done. It’s why they trust a pot they’ve never tasted. About ten days, start to finish.
01
ID check

Your national ID or passport and a quick selfie. Done in the app in two minutes.

2 min
02
Food handler’s certificate

Your county medical certificate. Don’t have one? We book it at a clinic near you.

We help you book
03
Hygiene course

Mandatory and free. Six short videos on storage, allergens and safe handover, then a quiz.

Required · 2 hours
04
Video kitchen check

A 15-minute call. Show us your fridge, your water, where you cook. Nobody visits your home.

15 min call
05
Tasted first plate

A rider collects one plate. Our tasting team eats it and sends notes. Then you’re live.

You’re live
Grow your kitchen

From Starter to Kitchen legend.

Stages unlock bigger pots, a wider area and better packaging prices. You move up on plates sold and ratings, never on paid placement.
Stage 1
Starter
Your first 50 plates
  • One pot a day, up to 12 plates
  • Neighbours within 2 km
  • A mentor cook on WhatsApp
Stage 2
Neighbourhood
50 plates · ★ 4.5
  • Pots up to 25 plates
  • Area grows to 4 km
  • Take Big pot orders for events
  • 10% off packaging
Stage 3
Star
500 plates · ★ 4.7
  • Featured in Home Cooked
  • Area grows to 6 km
  • Office lunch box orders
  • 15% off packaging
  • Weekly regulars and pre-orders
Stage 4
Kitchen legend
2,000 plates · ★ 4.8
  • Your own kitchen page and story
  • City-wide delivery on Big pots
  • 20% off packaging
  • Paid to mentor new cooks
  • First in line for PikaBox events
At your gate
Show Kevin this code
4817
Safety, first

Your kitchen stays yours.

We built Home Cooked so a cook never has to open her door to a stranger.
No buyer comes to your home
Buyers see your area, never your address. There is no pick-up option.
Riders collect at the gate
Verified riders only, with a handover code. You never hand food to someone unnamed.
A trusted contact
Add a sister or a friend. They see when your pot is on and when riders arrive.
One-tap SOS
Our safety team answers in under two minutes, day or night, and calls your contact.
Read the safety centre
Sealed by Mama Akinyi6:40 pm · do not open if torn
CompostableNo plastic in your pot
PikaBox packaging

Your food, in a box people trust.

Buy bowls, lids and tamper seals in the app. They arrive with your PikaFresh order, so you never run to the shop at 5 pm.
Tamper seal on every lid, printed with your kitchen name and the time it was packed.
Keeps stew hot for 40 minutes, with a separate box for chapati and ugali.
Cheaper as you grow: up to 20% off at Kitchen legend.
Meal bowl · 50Chapati box · 50Seals · 200
Nothing goes to waste

Leftovers? Share them, free.

At closing time, tap Share. A rider takes your spare plates to a feeding programme nearby, at no cost to you. We cover the ride.
31,800plates shared this year
14feeding programmes
KES 0cost to cooks
Kibera Kids’ KitchenMathare Hope FeedingLunch Box Trust
Closing time · 8:40 pm
Rider free
4 plates of beef stew left
Cooked 5:30 pm · still safe until 10 pm
Kibera Kids’ Kitchen1.8 km · supper at 9 pm · needs 30 plates
Share 4
Sell as a late plateHalf price to neighbours until 9:30
Last month you shared 22 platesThat’s 22 children who ate supper. Thank you, Mama Akinyi.
Stories

Kitchens that grew.

Order from them
Star · 1,240 plates

“I started with one sufuria on a Tuesday. Two years later I have three regular estates and my daughter does the chapatis.”

MA
Mama AkinyiBeef stew & chapati · Lavington
Kitchen legend

“Pwani Flavours was my mother’s recipes and my phone. Now we cook for offices on Thursdays and I train new cooks from the coast.”

PF
Fatuma, Pwani FlavoursCoast fish curry · South B
Neighbourhood

“The hygiene course taught me things my grandmother never did. My regulars ask for the mukimo by name now.”

WN
WairimuMukimo & stew · Kileleshwa
Questions

Things cooks ask us.

Is the hygiene course really mandatory?

Yes, for every cook, every year. It’s free, takes about two hours on your phone, and you can stop and start. It covers storage, allergens like nuts, and safe handover.

Will anyone come to my house?

Only our verified riders, and only to your gate. There’s no pick-up option for buyers, and your address is never shown in the app.

What if I only want to cook on weekends?

That’s fine. You choose your days and your pot size each week. Many cooks only open Friday to Sunday.

Do I have to buy PikaBox packaging?

Yes. It’s how buyers know a plate is sealed and from a verified kitchen. It costs about KES 21 a plate and drops as you grow.

What happens if a buyer complains?

We look at it with you first.

Can I cook from a rented flat?

Yes, as long as the video check passes.

Start this week.

Fifteen minutes to apply. Save and finish later on your phone.
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Sell from home

Your kitchen is a business.

Cook what you already cook. Neighbours order your pot, a rider collects at your gate, and you’re paid to M-Pesa every week.
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Wairimu, Kileleshwa · this week
KES 13,400
How it works

Four steps to your first pot.

1Apply with your ID
Tell us what you cook and where. Ten minutes on your phone.
2Take the hygiene course
Mandatory and free: two hours online, with a certificate.
3Video kitchen check
A short call with our team, then we taste your first plate.
4Put your pot on
Post tonight’s pot and plates. Neighbours order, riders collect.
Grow your kitchen

From Starter to Kitchen legend.

StarterYour first pots. Up to 10 plates a day while neighbours get to know you.
Neighbourhood cookRegulars, a weekly menu and bigger pots.
Star cook4.8 or better and 500 plates. Featured across your area.
Kitchen legendYour own collection, events and catering orders.
We’ve got you

Everything but the cooking.

Riders collect at your gate
Your address is never shown to buyers. Otis or Kevin picks up; you never leave the stove.
Proper packaging
Buy PikaBox tear-strip containers at cost, so every plate arrives sealed and looks the part.
Paid every Monday
Straight to M-Pesa, with every plate and tip itemised.
Leftovers do good
Spare plates at 9pm go free to feeding programmes. We collect.
What could you earn?
11
380
Estimate, after PikaBox’s 15% fee, cooking 4 days
KES 14,212 / week
Questions
Do I need a licence?
You need your ID and the free PikaBox hygiene course. We’ll guide you on county food-handler certificates as you grow.
Will people know where I live?
What does PikaBox take?
Can I cook only on weekends?
“My stew paid for my daughter’s school fees this term.”
Mama Akinyi · Lavington · Star cook
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