More than 8,000 visitors descended on Millmerran for 2 days of camp oven cooking competitions & demonstrations, along with music, markets and much more for the 2012 Australian Camp Oven Festival. And plans now are underway for the 2014 festival.

Competitors in the D.A Hall & Co. camp oven cooking competition vie for a prize pool valued at over $2,000. And what is it that they cook in these camp ovens? Well just about anything... there’s roast meats, dampers, stews and deserts like apple strudel or rice pudding to name but a few things. Check out what was on the menu for the Championship competition in 2012 –

• Damper Plain
• Damper Savoury or Sweet
• Brownie Traditional
• Cheese Straws
• Apple Turnover
• Tea Cake
• Chelsea Bun
• Olive Bread with Sage/Oregano - using the supplied recipe
• Whole Chicken baked in a country bread served with honey carrots and three other vegetables with a Desert ofApple Strudel and custard
• Mystery Bag: In this event competitors were given a bag containing 4 mystery ingredients.