G'day Alan,

In this case Fire Gloves will be your best friend.
I love a good campfire cook up, and my fire gloves get a huge workout.

G'day Lyn,

The 12" would be the best bet - the BBQ grill plate that sits comfortably ontop of the Cobb is 30cm.  This would be the minimum diameter to be fully supported, and the 12" over is 30.5cm.

G'day Finn,

I didnt on my first SMS oven, and there was abit of a funky taste with it for a fair while after.
I stripped and reasoned my next ones, and that issue was solved, so yes - I'd say strip it back.
Bear in mind you'll need to put abit more effort into seasoning these than with Cast Iron ovens, but its 100% worth it.

G'day Kim,

Good question - we should have that info available on our website. I've just measured and the internal height for the 10" is 148mm & the 12" is 158mm. 

Not a huge difference but hopefully enough to help you decide.

Cheers, Laine

G'day Andrew,

I've just tested this out in-store, and it fits easily - no dramas!

G'day Stephen,

No, the Aussie Camp Ovens don't nest unfortunately!

G'day Kristy,

This is not uncommon for spun metal camp ovens as they are known to take significantly more breaking in than traditional cast iron.
I believe both of mine took a good couple of months of fairly consistent use before they were absolutely perfect.
Mind you though, I don't recall ever having an issue where food was inedible. 
Have you thoroughly washed the camp over with detergent a few times?  They come with a thin coating of oil from the factory to protect it from rusting prior to purchase, sometimes it can take a good clean and season several times.
I've also heard that food can taste abit off with spun steel when the camp oven has been too hot, as it heats up quite differently to cast iron and can cause any residual oils from seasoning to burn off and taint the food...the other question is what you're cooking in it?
If you are doing dampers and baking style, make sure the camp oven is completely free and dry of oil before cooking.
Ultimately, theyre an awesome campfire companion, but they can take abit of getting used to it you're not familiar with them!

G'day Jimmy,

Yep, the 10" SMS over will work with the Hillbilly Oven Ring, it will just sit a bit funny around the handle anchor points.

G'day John,

The Southern Metal Spinners Aussie Camp Oven Lid, when used as a fry pan is 27.5cm in diameter and 4 cm deep.
The lid is used as a frypan remains in the normal lid position.
The Bedourie 10" Camp oven lid when used as a frypan is 26.5cm in diameter and 5 cm deep.  The lid as a frypan has to be used upside down.

G'day Agneta,

Seasoning your camp oven can be a very personal thing, and people will give you different opinions on what's best.
Ultimately, aside from the basics, it just comes down to trial and error and what you find works best for yourself over time.
Seasoning isn't a one-time thing, it's an ongoing maintenance process throughout the life of your camp oven, and rest assured, you cant really get it wrong.  If it doesn't quite work the first time or is stuffed up, just try again!  You won't damage your camp oven.
I personally follow the basics of the Snowys Blog post for my camp ovens, we also have a podcast on camp ovens which you can listen to HERE, which you may find helpful.

G'day Wendy,

No, the Aussie Camp Oven 10" won't fit inside the Cobb Cooker. We'd recommend sticking with the Cobb branded accessories. 

G'day Dani,

Yes, you can use the Aussie Camp Oven on a gas stove, we'd recommend ensuring your stove has plenty of space as the camp ovens are quite large, and generally will be a little too large for your standard 2 burner style gas stoves with windshields.

G'day Rocky,

Thanks so much for your question!  
I have a Southern Metal Spinners camp oven and can confirm they do not work on induction cooktops.

G'day Ben,

Yes, these camp ovens need to be oiled and seasoned in a similar way to cast iron, if the seasoning is washed off, and not re-oiled they will begin to rust fairly quickly. They cook as well as cast iron but are much lighter than cast iron.

G'day Jesse,

The Southern Metal Spinners camp oven needs to be seasoned before use like a normal cast iron camp oven.  The spun steel does require abit more of the seasoning process than the cast iron does, and if not seasoned properly food will stick to it.  I'd recommend given you oven a thorough clean, you can use steel wool if need be, but I'd probably opt to give it a soak and then hit it with a normal scourer.  Once you've cleaned it you will need to start the seasoning process again.

G'day Ido,

I've measure both sizes as I wasn't sure which size you were interested in. Internally the 10" is 23cm at the base, and 26.5cm at the top. Internally the 12" is 25.5 at the base, and 29.5cm at the top.

G'day Bella,

The Aussie Camp Oven 10" is the smallest in the Aussie Camp oven range, but there is the 10" Bedourie which is also spun steel and can be used in the same way with the lid as a frypan but a little smaller with a 6.5L volume versus the Aussie 10" with a 9L volume. The Cast Iron 4.5 Quart will be slightly smaller at 4.3L but you won't have the flexible frypan lid option and they tend to be much heavier. Overall I'd say the 10" Bedourie might be the best bet for you and the two kids.

G'day Bluey,

Both the Southern Metal Spinners Aussie Camp Ovens and the Dr Livingstone's Bedouries are made in the same South Australian factory, so in terms of quality of workmanship and materials, they're on par.  Any pro's & cons would really come down to design, and what you're looking for. 
The Bedourie is a no fuss, simple camp oven, with a single interchangeable handle and a lid that doubles as a fry pan. 
The Aussie Camp ovens come with a trivet, and whilst a different lid design, it can also be used as a fry pan.  Both the lid and oven have their own fixed handles, so theres alot more going on when using as a single item. Having said that, it does make for quick and easy management of all components, when cooking over the fire.

G'day Jenneane,

The Camp Oven comes with instructions for seasoning your cookware, however you can head to Southern Metal Spinners YouTube channel for videos with cooking tips, recipes and more.

G'day Natalie,

I've just given this a whirl with our display models. The 10" Bedourie Oven fit inside the 10" Southern Metal Spinners Aussie Camp Oven but there wasn't room for the lid too. It fit both the oven and the lid inside the 12" though. 

G'day Linda,

You're bang on there. The 10" version of the Southern Metal Spinners Aussie Camp Oven has a 10" base and pushes out to about 11" at the top.