It would be extremely uncommon due to a combination of dietary laws and social mores. Susan Glenn's "Daughter of the Shtetl" describes life and labor for women as a general topic, but goes in depth into gender roles when it came to occupation. The life of the scholar was an ideal for a man, and menial work such as one of a servant or cook would be undesirable due to the increased chance of contact with 'unclean' substances. In short, a male Jewish cook would be looked down upon for both engaging in an occupation that was both non-scholarly and menial.