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[[File:Furnace GUI.png|frame|The [[furnace]] interface. Note the form of how the spaces are displayed.]]
'''Smelting''' is a method of obtaining refined goods from raw materials by heating in a [[furnace]], [[blast furnace]], [[smoker]] or [[campfire]]. For example, raw iron can be smelted to produce iron ingots using coal as fuel. Like [[crafting]], smelting uses recipes to determine what item is produced, but its recipes are simpler. Smelting also yields [[experience]].

== Usage and mechanics ==
{{FakeImage|{{Furnace}}|The smelting interface.}}
The [[furnace]], [[blast furnace]], and [[smoker]] share a similar interface: At the upper left is a slot for smeltable item input, below that is a slot for [[fuel]] input, and on the right is a slot where output items accumulate and can be removed by the player. Flames above the fuel slot act as a gauge showing the gradual consumption of the current fuel item, and an arrow in the middle gradually fills to show the progress of smelting the current input item.

To smelt, an input item and fuel must be placed into the input and fuel slots, respectively. The furnace then begins to smelt and continues even after the player closes the interface. (The player can still tell when a furnace is working by its block texture showing flames and fire [[particle]] effects appearing.)

The furnace burns one fuel item at a time, taking 10 seconds to burn or 200 game ticks, with the fuel gauge indicating how much of that item's burn time remains. As each fuel item is fully consumed, another one is taken from the fuel slot and the gauge starts over.

Smeltable input items are also processed one at a time but are not removed from the input slot while smelting is in progress. The arrow indicates how much of the smelting process has been completed. When the arrow is full, the input item is removed from the input stack and an output item is added to the output stack. Smelting of the next input item then begins immediately.

Smelting stops under any of four conditions:

* When the furnace runs out of smeltable items: That is, the input slot becomes empty. 
* The furnace runs out of fuel: The fuel input slot is empty, ''and'' the current fuel item is fully consumed (that is, the fuel gauge becomes empty). 
* The output slot becomes full: Either the slot has a full stack of the output, or the output contains the wrong output item for the current input item (for example, if the output contains iron ingots, but the input contains raw gold). In this case, smelting (but not fuel consumption) is paused until the output slot becomes available (usually because items were removed by either a player or a hopper). If a fuel item burns out in this condition, a new one is not used until the output slot is again available.
* The furnace is broken: The contents of all the slots, any accumulated experience, and the furnace itself are dropped. The currently-burning fuel item is lost since it is removed from the fuel slot before burning begins. The furnace block itself may not be dropped if it was destroyed by an [[explosion]].

If smelting stops while a fuel item is still burning (a normal occurrence), the furnace continues to run visually but no more input items are processed. If the fuel has been exhausted (and the fuel gauge is empty) when an item has been partly smelted, the smelting progress is undone at double speed and the item remains in the input stack.

Smelting will be suspended if players move far enough away from the furnace (including going to another dimension) that simulation stops in the chunk the furnace is in. It resumes when a player returns.

If the player sleeps in a [[bed]] while a furnace is smelting items, the furnace's progress remains the same as if the bed had not been used and no additional time had passed. This is because when a player sleeps in a bed, no time actually passes; the game simply sets the time of day to morning.

The furnace keeps track of experience for each item as smelting is completed for it, accumulating it in a hidden counter. It remembers the total earned experience even if a hopper is used to remove the items from the output slot. This earned experience is awarded to the next player who uses the interface to remove items manually, after which the counter is reset (if the player takes some of the output but leaves some in the slot, the experience corresponding to those items is retained by the furnace and not awarded to the player).

== Recipes ==
All smelting recipes can be used in the [[furnace]], but only subsets are available in the [[blast furnace]] and [[smoker]], when available they will burn twice as fast (5 seconds or 100 game ticks), but will use the same amount of fuel.

For fractional [[experience]] values, first multiply this value by the number of smelted items removed from the furnace, then award the player the whole-number part, and if there is a fractional part remaining, this represents the chance of an additional experience point.

* For example, when smelting 1 [[coal ore]] and removing the coal, the value is 0.1, so every ten coal you remove grants you one experience point on average.
* When smelting 5 [[sea pickle]]s and removing all 5 [[lime dye]], the value is 0.2 × 5 = 1, so this grants only 1 point.
* The fractional experience stays within the furnace when the final total is not an integer, so the leftover experience is attributed to the next round of smelting.

=== Foods ===
All food recipes can be used in a [[furnace]] or [[smoker]]. Food can alternatively be cooked on a [[campfire]], which doesn't require any fuel and takes 30 seconds or 600 game ticks to cook an item, which is faster (when cooking at the maximum capacity of 4 items at a time) than a furnace, but this doesn't award any [[experience]] and is slower than a smoker.

{| class="sortable wikitable" data-description="Food recipes"
|+Food
|- align="center"
! width="80" | Product
! width="80" | Ingredient
! Exp
! class="unsortable" | Description
|-
!{{Slot|Baked Potato}}<br>[[Baked Potato]]
| align="center" |{{Slot|Potato}}<br>[[Potato]]
| align="center" | 0.35
| Fills {{hunger|5}}, while raw fills {{hunger|1}}.
|-
!{{Slot|Dried Kelp}}<br>[[Dried Kelp]]
| align="center" |{{Slot|Kelp}}<br>[[Kelp]]
| align="center" | 0.1
| Fills {{hunger|1}}, while uncooked kelp is inedible. Used to craft [[dried kelp block]]s.
|-
!{{Slot|Steak}}<br>[[Steak]]
| align="center" |{{Slot|Raw Beef}}<br>[[Raw Beef]]
| align="center" | 0.35
| Fills {{hunger|8}}, while raw fills {{hunger|3}}.
|-
!{{Slot|Cooked Porkchop}}<br>[[Cooked Porkchop]]
| align="center" |{{Slot|Raw Porkchop}}<br>[[Raw Porkchop]]
| align="center" | 0.35
| Fills {{hunger|8}}, while raw fills {{hunger|3}}.
|-
!{{Slot|Cooked Mutton}}<br>[[Cooked Mutton]]
| align="center" |{{Slot|Raw Mutton}}<br>[[Raw Mutton]]
| align="center" | 0.35
| Fills {{hunger|6}}, while raw fills {{hunger|2}}.
|-
!{{Slot|Cooked Chicken}}<br>[[Cooked Chicken]]
| align="center" |{{Slot|Raw Chicken}}<br>[[Raw Chicken]]
| align="center" | 0.35
| Fills {{hunger|6}}, while raw fills {{hunger|2}} and has a 30% chance to give the [[Hunger#Food poisoning|Hunger]] status effect.
|-
!{{Slot|Cooked Rabbit}}<br>[[Cooked Rabbit]]
| align="center" |{{Slot|Raw Rabbit}}<br>[[Raw Rabbit]]
| align="center" | 0.35
| Fills {{hunger|5}}, while raw fills {{hunger|3}}.
|-
!{{Slot|Cooked Cod}}<br>[[Cooked Cod]]
| align="center" |{{Slot|Raw Cod}}<br>[[Raw Cod]]
| align="center" | 0.35
| Fills {{hunger|5}}, while raw fills {{hunger|2}}.
|-
!{{Slot|Cooked Salmon}}<br>[[Cooked Salmon]]
| align="center" |{{Slot|Raw Salmon}}<br>[[Raw Salmon]]
| align="center" | 0.35
| Fills {{hunger|6}}, while raw fills {{hunger|2}}.
|}

=== Ores ===
All ore recipes can be used in a [[furnace]] or [[blast furnace]].
{| class="sortable wikitable" data-description="Ore and materials recipes"
|- align="center"
! width="80" | Product
! width="80" | Ingredient
! Exp
! class="unsortable" | Description
|-
!{{Slot|Iron Ingot}}<br>[[Iron Ingot]]
| align="center" |{{Slot|Raw Iron}}<br>[[Raw Iron]]
| align="center" |0.7
|Used to craft various items, including [[blast furnace]]s, [[anvil]]s, [[iron block]]s, [[iron nugget]]s, [[rail]]s, [[bucket]]s, [[cauldron]]s, [[chain]]s, [[compass]]es, [[crossbow]]s, [[flint and steel]]s, [[heavy weighted pressure plate]]s, [[hopper]]s, [[iron trapdoor]]s, [[minecart]]s, [[piston]]s, [[shears]], [[shield]]s, [[iron armor]], [[iron tools]], [[stonecutter]]s and [[tripwire hook]]s.
|-
!{{Slot|Copper Ingot}}<br>[[Copper Ingot]]
| align="center" |{{Slot|Raw Copper}}<br>[[Raw Copper]]
| align="center" |0.7
| Used to craft various items, including [[spyglass]]es, [[lightning rod]]s, and [[copper block]]s. 
|-
!{{Slot|Gold Ingot}}<br>[[Gold Ingot]]
| align="center" |{{Slot|Raw Gold}}<br>[[Raw Gold]]
| align="center" |1
|Used to craft various items, including [[netherite ingot]]s, [[gold block]]s, [[golden apple]]s, [[gold nugget]]s, [[clock]]s, [[golden armor]], [[golden tools]], [[powered rail]]s and [[light weighted pressure plate]]s. Also used as a currency for [[bartering]].  
|-
!{{Slot|Gold Ingot}}<br>[[Gold Ingot]]
| align="center" |{{Slot|Nether Gold Ore}}<br>[[Nether Gold Ore]]
| align="center" |1
|Used to craft various items, and as a currency for [[bartering]] with [[piglin]]s.<br>Nether gold ore can be obtained only by mining with a [[Silk Touch]] pickaxe.
|-
!{{Slot|Netherite Scrap}}<br>[[Netherite Scrap]]
| align="center" |{{Slot|Ancient Debris}}<br>[[Ancient Debris]]
| align="center" |2
|Used to craft [[netherite ingot]]s, which can be used to upgrade diamond gear and craft [[netherite block]]s as well as [[lodestone]]s. 
|}

The following additional [[ore]]s ''can'' be smelted, but it's more efficient to mine them with an appropriate pickaxe. In most cases mining them saves fuel and yields more product and experience, especially if the pickaxe has a [[Fortune]] enchantment. Smelting them, though, allows obtaining them from an automatic device. The ore blocks themselves can be obtained only via the [[Silk Touch]] enchantment.

{| class="sortable wikitable" data-description="Wasted ores"
|- align="center"
! width="80" |Product
! width="80" | Ingredient
!Exp
! class="unsortable" | Description
|-
!{{Slot|Redstone Dust}}<br>[[Redstone Dust]]
| align="center" |{{Slot|Redstone Ore}}{{Slot|Deepslate Redstone Ore}}<br>[[Redstone Ore]]
| align="center" |0.3
|Used to [[craft]] various items and [[redstone block]]s, [[brewing]], or placed as redstone wire. <br>When normally mined drops 4&ndash;5 redstone and {{xp|1|5}}.
|-
!{{Slot|Coal}}<br>[[Coal]]
| align="center" |{{Slot|Coal Ore}}{{Slot|Deepslate Coal Ore}}<br>[[Coal Ore]]
| align="center" |0.1
| Used as a fuel, and to craft [[torch]]es, [[campfire]]s and [[coal block]]s.<br>When normally mined drops 1 coal and {{xp|0|2}}.
|-
!{{Slot|Emerald}}<br>[[Emerald]]
| align="center" |{{Slot|Emerald Ore}}{{Slot|Deepslate Emerald Ore}}<br>[[Emerald Ore]]
| align="center" |1
|Used for [[trading]], and to craft [[emerald block]]s.<br>When normally mined drops 1 emerald and {{xp|3|7}}.
|-
!{{Slot|Lapis Lazuli}}<br>[[Lapis Lazuli]]
| align="center" |{{Slot|Lapis Lazuli Ore}}{{Slot|Deepslate Lapis Lazuli Ore}}<br>[[Lapis Lazuli Ore]]
| align="center" |0.2
|Used for [[enchanting]] and for crafting [[blue dye]]s and [[lapis lazuli block]]s.<br>When normally mined drops 4&ndash;8 lapis lazuli and {{xp|2|5}}.
|-
!{{Slot|Diamond}}<br>[[Diamond]]
| align="center" |{{Slot|Diamond Ore}}{{Slot|Deepslate Diamond Ore}}<br>[[Diamond Ore]]
| align="center" |1
|Used to craft various items, [[enchanting table]]s, [[jukebox]]es and [[diamond block]]s.<br>When normally mined drops 1 diamond and {{xp|3|7}}.
|-
!{{Slot|Nether Quartz}}<br>[[Nether Quartz]]
| align="center" |{{Slot|Nether Quartz Ore}}<br>[[Nether Quartz Ore]]
| align="center" |0.2
|Used to craft various items and [[quartz block]]s.<br>When normally mined drops 1 nether quartz and {{xp|2|5}}.
|-
!{{Slot|Iron Ingot}}<br>[[Iron Ingot]]
| align="center" |{{Slot|Iron Ore}}{{Slot|Deepslate Iron Ore}}<br>[[Iron Ore]]
| align="center" |0.7
|Used to craft various items. 
|-
!{{Slot|Copper Ingot}}<br>[[Copper Ingot]]
| align="center" |{{Slot|Copper Ore}}{{Slot|Deepslate Copper Ore}}<br>[[Copper Ore]]
| align="center" |0.7
|Used to craft various items. 
|-
!{{Slot|Gold Ingot}}<br>[[Gold Ingot]]
| align="center" |{{Slot|Gold Ore}}{{Slot|Deepslate Gold Ore}}<br>[[Gold Ore]]
| align="center" |1
|Used to craft various items, and as a currency for [[bartering]] with [[piglin]]s.
|-
|}

=== Gear ===
These recipes can be used in a [[furnace]] or [[blast furnace]] to recycle unneeded gear (tools, weapons, armor and horse armor).
{| class="sortable wikitable" data-description="Other smeltable items"
|- align="center"
! width="80" |Product
! width="200" |Ingredient
!Exp
! class="unsortable" |Description
|-
!{{Slot|Iron Nugget}}<br>[[Iron Nugget]]
| align="center" |{{Slot|Iron Shovel}}{{Slot|Iron Pickaxe}}{{Slot|Iron Axe}}{{Slot|Iron Hoe}}{{Slot|Iron Sword}}{{Slot|Chainmail Helmet}}{{Slot|Chainmail Chestplate}}{{Slot|Chainmail Leggings}}{{Slot|Chainmail Boots}}<br>{{Slot|Iron Helmet}}{{Slot|Iron Chestplate}}{{Slot|Iron Leggings}}{{Slot|Iron Boots}}{{Slot|Iron Horse Armor}}<br>[[Tools]], [[armor]] and [[horse armor]] made from [[iron]] or chainmail armor
| align="center" |0.1
|Can be crafted into [[lantern]]s, [[chain]]s, or [[iron ingot]]s.
|-
!{{Slot|Gold Nugget}}<br>[[Gold Nugget]]
| align="center" |{{Slot|Golden Shovel}}{{Slot|Golden Pickaxe}}{{Slot|Golden Axe}}{{Slot|Golden Hoe}}{{Slot|Golden Sword}}{{Slot|Golden Helmet}}{{Slot|Golden Chestplate}}{{Slot|Golden Leggings}}{{Slot|Golden Boots}}{{Slot|Golden Horse Armor}}<br>Tools, armor and horse armor made from [[gold]]
| align="center" |0.1
|Can be crafted into [[golden carrot]]s, [[glistering melon]]s, or [[gold ingot]]s.
|}

=== Furnace-only ===
These recipes are exclusive to the [[furnace]].
{| class="sortable wikitable" data-description="Furnace-only recipes"<!--- blocks are listed before items--->
|- align="center"
! width="80" | Product
! width="80" | Ingredient
! Exp
! class="unsortable" | Description
|-
!{{Slot|Stone}}<br>[[Stone]]
| align="center" |{{Slot|Cobblestone}}<br>[[Cobblestone]]
| align="center" |0.1
|Used as a building material. Also used for crafting [[stone pressure plate]]s, [[stone button]]s, [[stone bricks]], [[grindstone]]s, [[stonecutter]]s, [[redstone repeater]]s and [[comparator]]s. Can be smelted into [[smooth stone]]. 
|- 
!{{Slot|Smooth Stone}}<br>[[Smooth Stone]]
| align="center" |{{Slot|Stone}}<br>[[Stone]]
| align="center" |0.1
|Used as a building material. Also used for crafting [[smooth stone slab]]s, [[armor stand]]s, and [[blast furnace]]s.
|-
!{{Slot|Cracked Stone Bricks}}<br>[[Cracked Stone Bricks]]
| align="center" |{{Slot|Stone Bricks}}<br>[[Stone Bricks]]
| align="center" |0.1
|Decoration block.
|-
!{{Slot|Deepslate}}<br>[[Deepslate]]
| align="center" |{{Slot|Cobbled Deepslate}}<br>[[Cobbled Deepslate]]
| align="center" |0.1
|Decoration block.
|-
!{{Slot|Cracked Deepslate Bricks}}<br>[[Cracked Deepslate Bricks]]
| align="center" |{{Slot|Deepslate Bricks}}<br>[[Deepslate Bricks]]
| align="center" |0.1
|Decoration block.
|-
!{{Slot|Cracked Deepslate Tiles}}<br>[[Cracked Deepslate Tiles]]
| align="center" |{{Slot|Deepslate Tiles}}<br>[[Deepslate Tiles]]
| align="center" |0.1
|Decoration block.
|-
!{{Slot|Smooth Sandstone}}<br>[[Smooth Sandstone]]
| align="center" |{{Slot|Sandstone}}<br>[[Sandstone]]
| align="center" |0.1
|Used as a building material. Also used for crafting [[smooth sandstone slab]]s and [[stairs]].
|-
!{{Slot|Smooth Red Sandstone}}<br>[[Smooth Red Sandstone]]
| align="center" |{{Slot|Red Sandstone}}<br>[[Red Sandstone]]
| align="center" |0.1
|Used as a building material. Also used for crafting [[smooth red sandstone slab]]s and [[stairs]].
|-
!{{Slot|Cracked Nether Bricks}}<br>[[Cracked Nether Bricks]]
| align="center" |
{{Slot|Nether Bricks}}<br>[[Nether Bricks]]
| align="center" |0.1
|Decoration block.
|-
!{{Slot|Smooth Basalt}}<br>[[Smooth Basalt]]
| align="center" |
{{Slot|Basalt}}<br>[[Basalt]]
| align="center" |0.1
|Decoration block.
|-
!{{Slot|Cracked Polished Blackstone Bricks}}<br>[[Cracked Polished Blackstone Bricks]]
| align="center" |{{Slot|Polished Blackstone Bricks}}<br>[[Polished Blackstone Bricks]]
| align="center" |0.1
|Decoration block.
|-
!{{Slot|Smooth Quartz}}<br>[[Smooth Quartz]]
| align="center" |{{Slot|Block of Quartz}}<br>[[Block of Quartz]]
| align="center" |0.1
|Used as a building material. Also used for crafting [[smooth quartz slab]]s and [[stairs]].
|-
!{{Slot|Terracotta}}<br>[[Terracotta]]
| align="center" |{{Slot|Clay}}<br>[[Clay]]
| align="center" |0.35
| Decoration block. Also used for crafting dyed [[terracotta]]. Can be smelted into [[glazed terracotta]].
|-
!{{Slot|Matching Glazed Terracotta}}<br>[[Glazed Terracotta]]
| align="center" |{{Slot|Matching Dyed Terracotta}}<br>[[Dyed Terracotta]]
| align="center" |0.1
|Decoration block. Can be pushed by [[piston]]s but does not stick.
|-
!{{Slot|Glass}}<br>[[Glass]]
| align="center" |
{{Slot|Sand; Red Sand}}<br>[[Sand]]
| align="center" |0.1
|Used to make transparent structures. Also used to craft [[glass pane]]s, [[glass bottle]]s, stained glass, [[end crystal]]s, [[daylight detector]]s, and [[beacon]]s. 
|-
!{{Slot|Sponge}}<br>[[Sponge]]
| align="center" |{{Slot|Wet Sponge}}<br>[[Wet Sponge]]
| align="center" |0.15
|Used to soak up water. Drying a [[sponge]] allows it to be reused. If an empty [[bucket]] is in the fuel slot when smelting finishes, it becomes a [[water bucket]]. Wet sponges can also be instantly dried when placed in [[the Nether]].
|-
!{{Slot|Charcoal}}<br>[[Charcoal]]
| align="center" |{{Slot|Any Log}}<br>[[Log]]<br>{{Slot|Any Wood}}<br>[[Wood]]<br>{{Slot|Any Stripped Log}}<br>[[Stripped Log]]<br>{{Slot|Any Stripped Wood}}<br>[[Stripped Wood]]
| align="center" |0.15
|Used to craft [[torch]]es, soul torches, [[campfires]] and [[fire charge]]s, and as fuel for smelting or for a [[minecart with furnace]]{{only|java|short=1}}. Input must be an Overworld log or wood, not sticks, planks, or stems.
|-
!{{Slot|Popped Chorus Fruit}}<br>[[Popped Chorus Fruit]]
| align="center" |{{Slot|Chorus Fruit}}<br>[[Chorus Fruit]]
| align="center" |0.1
|Used to make [[purpur block]]s and [[end rod]]s. Cannot be eaten.
|-
!{{Slot|Lime Dye}}<br>[[Lime Dye]]
| align="center" |{{Slot|Sea Pickle}}<br>[[Sea Pickle]]
| align="center" |0.1
|Used as a [[dye]].
|-
!{{Slot|Green Dye}}<br>[[Green Dye]]
| align="center" |{{Slot|Cactus}}<br>[[Cactus]]
| align="center" |{{el|java|short=1}}:1<ref>{{bug|MC-210211||Smelting cactus gives too much experience since 1.13}}</ref><br>{{el|bedrock|short=1}}:0.2
|Used as a [[dye]].
|-  
!{{Slot|Brick}}<br>[[Brick]]
| align="center" |{{Slot|Clay Ball}}<br>[[Clay Ball]]
| align="center" |0.3
| Used to make [[bricks]] and [[flower pot]]s.
|-
!{{Slot|Nether Brick}}<br>[[Nether Brick]]
| align="center" |{{Slot|Netherrack}}<br>[[Netherrack]]
| align="center" |0.1
|Used to make [[nether bricks]], [[nether brick fence]]s and [[red nether bricks]]. 
|}

== Fuel ==
{{see also|Tutorials/Smelting}}

There are multiple fuels that can be used to smelt items. The type of fuel that should be used depends on the number of items in question.

For larger jobs, a single [[lava bucket]] or a [[block of coal]] can smelt more items than can fit in the furnace, a [[lava bucket]] being able to smelt 100 blocks and a [[block of coal]] being able to smelt 80 —both input and output are limited to a maximum of a [[stack]] of 64 items (with some items not being able to be stacked or only being possible to [[stack]] 16 of them).

=== Items that can be used as fuel in all types of furnaces ===
{{:Furnace/table}}

==Hopper automation==
{{See also|Tutorials/Hopper#Automatic smelting}}
{{Schematic|caption=Automated furnace
|ho-$d||-
|Fu-$s|ho-$w|-
|ho-$e|ch-$
}}

The smelting process can be automated with [[hopper]]s on the top and bottom of the [[furnace]]. For larger smelting jobs, a third hopper on the side of the furnace can feed in fuel and, in case of lava being used as fuel, any empty [[bucket]]s come out of the bottom hopper. This automatically feeds and empties the furnace so that different materials can be smelted in the same batch with no loss.

Whenever a hopper or minecart with hopper removes items from a furnace, any [[experience]] earned from cooking or smelting the removed items is saved in the furnace and awarded to the next player who manually removes an item from the furnace's output slot. This saved experience is in addition to that earned for the manually removed item(s).

== Achievements ==
{{load achievements|Dry Spell;Super Fuel;Acquire Hardware;Delicious Fish;Renewable Energy;Pork Chop;Rabbit Season}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|Acquire Hardware}}

== History ==

{{History|java indev}}
{{History||0.31|snap=20100129|[[Flint and steel]] can now be used to smelt [[ore]]s.<ref name="0129 demo">{{ytl|OpmK7rDU5bA|archive=nlZR7_nKMaI|Crafting and Mining in Minecraft|Nizzotch|January 29, 2010, 15:41 UTC}}</ref>}}
{{History||20100219|[[Furnace]]s have been added to replace the cooking/smelting function of flint and steel.}}
{{History||20100223|The first smeltable [[item]] has been added, [[cobblestone]], which can be smelted into [[stone]].}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.3.1|snap=12w18a|Wooden [[tool]]s now work in furnaces as one full furnace use.}}
{{History|||snap=12w22a|Smelting various ores in furnaces now reward [[player]]s with [[experience]] points.
|When using [[lava]] for fuel, the player can now get the [[bucket]] back.}}
{{History||1.5|snap=13w02a|[[Hopper]]s can now be used in conjunction with furnaces, allowing for automatic smelting.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w04a|When a furnace runs out of fuel, the smelting progress now rewinds at double speed.}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w33a|More items can now be used as fuel: [[wool]], [[carpet]]s, [[ladder]]s, wooden [[button]]s, [[bow]]s, [[fishing rod]]s, [[sign]]s, [[bowl]]s, wooden [[door]]s and [[boat]]s.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=18w06a|The smelting GUI now includes a [[recipe]] tab, which allows players to know how to smelt previously-smelted items, automatically fill in the item to be smelted and filter out the recipes to what they can make from their [[inventory]].
|Custom recipes are now loaded from data packs in data/(namespace)/recipes/(name).json.
|Turning off the vanilla data pack now also removes all recipes.}}
{{History|||snap=18w07a|[[Dried kelp block]]s have been added as a new fuel.}}
{{History|||snap=18w09a|When the output of a furnace is extracted with a hopper, the experience now accumulates inside the furnace, and is released the next time a player takes the output.<ref>{{Cite bug|MC|7046|Furnace with hopper not giving XP|date=January 11, 2013}}</ref>}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|Added [[bamboo]], which can now be used as a fuel.
| [[Dead bush]]es can now be used as a fuel, smelting .5 items.}}
{{History|||snap=18w45a|Added [[scaffolding]], which can now be used as a fuel.}}
{{History|||snap=18w50a|Ores can now be smelted using a [[blast furnace]] and food using a [[smoker]].}}
{{History|||snap=19w02a|Items can now be smelted using a [[campfire]].}}
{{History||1.15|snap=19w37a|[[Boat]]s used as fuel now smelt 6 items instead of 1.}}
{{History|||snap=Pre-release 1|[[Scaffolding]] used as fuel now smelts 2 items instead of 0.25.}}
{{History||1.17|snap=21w05a|Added [[azalea]] and flowering azalea, which can now be used as a fuel.}}
{{History||1.19|snap=22w11a|Scaffolding now smelts 0.25 items again.<ref>{{Cite bug|MC|165990|Crafting bamboo into scaffolding gives you 8 times the furnace fuel for free|date=November 21, 2019}}</ref>
|Added [[mangrove roots]] and all types of [[mangrove]], which can be used as fuel.}}
{{History|||snap=22w12a|Added [[boat with chest]], which can be used as a fuel.
|Mangrove [[fence]]s, [[fence gate]]s, and [[boat]]s can now be used as a fuel.<ref>{{Cite bug|MC|249316|Mangrove fence, fence gate and boat cannot be used for fuel|date=March 20, 2022}}</ref>}}
{{History|||snap=?|Mangrove logs, wood, and their stripped variations can now used to make charcoal.}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.3|snap=22w42a|Added [[chiseled bookshelf]], Overworld [[hanging sign]]s and all types of [[bamboo]], which can be used as fuel.}}
{{History|||snap=22w44a|[[Bamboo mosaic]], [[fence]]s, and [[fence gate]]s can now be used as a fuel.}}
{{History|||snap=22w45a|Added [[block of bamboo]] and their stripped variant, which can now be used as fuel.}} 
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.4|snap=23w07a|Added all types of [[cherry]], which can be used as fuel.}}
{{History|||snap=1.19.4-pre1|Cherry logs, wood, their stripped variations, and cherry saplings can now be used as a fuel.<ref>{{bug|MC-260193|||Fixed}}</ref>|Cherry logs, wood, and their stripped variations can now be used to make charcoal.<ref>{{bug|MC-260192|||Fixed}}</ref>}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.3.2|[[Furnace]]s have been added, which means that every available [[block]] and [[item]] can now be gathered, crafted or smelted into (no more unlimited items).}}
{{History||v0.8.0|snap=?|Wooden [[tool]]s can now be used as fuel.
|[[Lava bucket]]s can now be placed to smelt [[item]]s (100 items).}}
{{History||v0.11.0|snap=build 1|Added [[boat]]s and [[fishing rod]]s, which can now be used as fuel.}}
{{History||v0.12.1|snap=build 1|Added [[blaze rod]]s, which can now be used as fuel.}}
{{History||v0.13.0|snap=build 1|Added [[note block]]s and [[daylight sensor]]s, which can now be used as fuel.}}
{{History||v0.16.0|snap=?|The [[furnace]]'s interface has been changed.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=alpha 0.17.0.1|Added new [[furnace]] UI for classic UI.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.2.0|snap=beta 1.2.0.2|Added [[jukebox]]es and [[banner]]s, which can now be used as fuel.}}
{{History||1.4.0|snap=beta 1.2.13.8|Added [[stripped log]]s, which can now be used as fuel.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.2.14.2|Added [[dried kelp block]]s, which can now be used as fuel.}}
{{History||1.8.0|snap=beta 1.8.0.8|Added [[bamboo]] and [[scaffolding]], which can now be used as fuel.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|Dead bushes can now be used as fuel.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.1|Items can now be smelted using a [[campfire]].
|[[Sign]]s can now be used as fuel.
|Ores can now be smelted using a [[blast furnace]] and food using a [[smoker]].}}

{{History|new3ds}}
{{History||1.1.06|Smelting various ores in furnaces now rewards players with experience points.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Trivia ==
* A wooden tool burns the same regardless of its remaining durability. A used-up tool is just as effective as fuel as a new tool.
* "Smelting" is a broad term in the context of Minecraft while in the real world, smelting has a more precise definition.<ref>{{Mcnet|block-week-furnace|Block of the Week: Furnace|September 15, 2017}}</ref>

== See also ==

* [[Wikipedia:Smelting|Smelting on Wikipedia]]
* [[Brewing]]
* [[Crafting]]
* [[Enchanting]]
* [[Furnace]]

== References ==
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