Cook! Vote! Win!
A competitive recipe community where home cooks share dishes, earn “Sweet” and “Sour” votes, climb leaderboards, and optionally enter skill-based competitions for prizes.
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What is Cravin’?
Cravin' is a fun competition platform where home cooks share their best dishes. Your recipes get “Sweet” votes for crowd-pleasers and “Sour” votes for bold experiments. Leaderboards reflect what the community is actually loving and talking about.
Upload original work: your own photo is required, and the recipe should be yours or your own write-up or variation of a common dish.
Post full recipes with instructions and ingredients, or start with a photo and title, then fill in details later.
Share & discover
Post your best dishes for the community to vote on and discover what is trending.
Transparent voting
No hidden formulas. The score you see comes directly from real Sweet and Sour votes.
Leaderboards & fun
Watch the best recipes rise to the top and find a proven winner for your next meal.
Your time & control
We respect your time with clear rules. You own your content and can delete it any time.
Top creators & prizes
- Leaderboards: rankings come from real Sweet and Sour votes on your posts.
- Competition winners: chosen by a published rubric that covers Originality, Presentation, Technique, and Clarity, plus verified community input.
- Prize structure: each event lists its prize model up front such as a fixed prize or a defined portion of entry fees. No chance or raffles. Skill-based judging only.
- Payouts: winners are paid via Stripe. We never store your full card number.
See current themes and rules on the Competitions page, and read details in the FAQ.
Competitions
Join themed, skill-based competitions for a chance to win prizes. Winners are selected using a published judging rubric along with verified community input. Chance is not involved.
- Entry fees: some events have a small fee that is shown up front.
- Prize models: fixed or pool-based with a defined portion of entry fees. Disclosed before you enter.
- Refunds: if a competition is canceled, or you withdraw before it starts, your entry fee is refunded per event rules.
- Payments: processed securely by Stripe. We do not store full card numbers.
See Terms for details, and checkCompetitionsfor dates, themes, and prize info.
How voting works
Site-wide posts that are not competitions
- Sweet means like. Sour means dislike.
- Your visible score is the simple ratio of Sweet versus Sour. There are no hidden formulas.
- Anti-spam: we monitor suspicious activity and take action to keep it fair.
Competition Voting
- Favorite votes: in competitions, voters simply pick their favorite dish. This is different from Sweet and Sour.
- Judging rubric: events also use a published rubric such as Originality, Presentation, Technique, and Clarity.
- Verification: we verify voting patterns to reduce spam and maintain fairness.
Safety first
Recipes are inspiration. Handle food safely, watch for allergens, and cook to your tastes.
Contact
Questions, feedback, or press? Email support@cravin.food.