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It depended on what meals were prepared and where they were prepared. The rich had large dinners with many courses and often held dinner parties with a large number of guests. Preparing such meals must have taken hours. Cooks in the house of the rich (domus) did not just "slave" in the kitchen. They actually were slaves.
The poor did not cook. They lived in the upper floors of apartment blocks (insulae, singular insula). They lived in overcrowded rooms with no running water, toilets of cooking facilities. They went there only to sleep. They went to outdoors public toilets and to the public baths. They ate at the thermopolia (singular thermopolium).
the thermopolium which was the Roman equivalent of a takeout. The word was Greek and meant a place where (something) hot is sold. It sold ready to eat food and it has been considered the forerunner of restaurant (the Romans did not have restaurants). The food they served has been compared to today's fast food. It served the poor who did not have a private kitchen. It had a counter at the front with recesses for heat efficient containers where the food was kept (mainly grain-based food). Many had dining areas at the back. However, most people eat their food on benches along the sidewalk because of the large number of customers. The cooks at the thermopolia were paid professionals and worked many hours.
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