You hire your cook and then keep complaining of how much oil she uses in the food. Your husband insists that you start cooking again because he hates the meals she makes.

Well you need a cook because you can't take care of the house, work and kids. Also preparing meals everyday can be a real pain. Well the only way you can make your cook make the meals according to the way you like them, is by training them a little. If you are wondering how you can do this, we have a few tips.

You Should Hire a Cook …

According to What You Eat

It's always better if your cook is from the same community as you. This way he will be sure to get that Khandvi just right. If not make sure your prospective cook does know how to make food that you eat at home on a day-to-day basis at least.

Can He Cook This too?

If you love to eat your Chinese and Italian, make sure to ask your cook if he can stir this up or not. If he doesn't then that may mean that you will have to cook or eat out on the days that your crave for that pasta.

Is His Ego too Big?

Every cook needs to be trained to cook according to your needs. This means he will have to change his style of cooking. For this he needs to be flexible and not have his ego bruised when you tell him to change his style for you. You can judge this within the first week itself.

When Should You Start Training?

All cooks come with their own style of cooking. With a little tweaks from you, they will cook just the way you like it.

Well the sooner the better but this doesn't mean that you start just as soon as your cook steps in on her first day!

Mrs. Sonal Parekh from Mumbai works from home. "I have had a few cooks before, but when I train my cooks I don't tell them what to do on their first try. I let them cook the dish according to the way they usually do and then give them my feedback," says Sonal.

"If you attack them on their first attempt then they will sulk or run away," she adds.