EasyCookoff.app — Event Platform

Start Here · User Guides

Full feature walkthroughs with step-by-step instructions — kept up to date as the platform evolves.

Team User Guide

Step-by-step: create a team, register, pay the organizer, build your profile and collect winnings.

People's Choice & Ribfest Guide

Run a People's Choice or Ribfest: voting methods, event economics calculator, timeline, site plan, sponsorship levels and volunteer checklist. Printable.

Printables & Forms Guide

How to use every printable — judge cards, numbered People's Choice ballots, the Rules Packet, team comment cards and flyers — and how results flow back into scoring, the PC Tracker and your Dashboard.

Organizer User Guide

One complete guide: Part 1 — why and how to plan a great cookoff (budget, sponsors, judges, event day, awards). Part 2 — every EasyCookoff.app feature step by step (incl. Event Flyer Maker & QR rib cards). Printable.

Printable Templates

Judge Score & Comment Card

In-app printable card — same comments judges tap on the Scoring page (private to each team).

How to use it

People's Choice Ballots

Printable numbered ballots, 6 per page — open from your Dashboard to prefill team numbers that match the PC Tracker's # column.

How to use it

Worked Example: Rules Form

A fictional Pulled Pork Cook-Off rules & registration form mapped to EasyCookoff — plus the sample paper form to download.

How to use it

Rules Packet (auto-filled)

Build your event's rules packet from the Dashboard — fees, payouts, dates and divisions fill in automatically. Print, save as PDF or publish to your event page.

How to use it

Team Comment Card (Feedback Survey)

Teams rate your event online or on paper — anonymous, with averages on your Dashboard.

How to use it

Sample Event Flyers

Create a flyer for your event — include the payouts and the cause so teams and community members know what they're cooking for, with clear directions on where to sign up. Here are real examples to spark ideas. Click any flyer to view it full size.

Pro tip: A.I. image tools (like ChatGPT, Gemini or Canva's AI) are a fast, free way to create vibrant, detailed flyers like these — most of the examples below were AI-generated. Just describe your event, payouts, date, location and sign-up link, drop in your logo, and refine until it pops. No designer required.