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Using a furnace is one of the simplest things in Minecraft, and you will have to do it a lot. Smelting ores, cooking food, turning sand into glass, turning diamonds back into diamond ore (not very efficient, but why not?). The only trick is to efficiently use the fuel you have at hand.
Steps
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1Open your furnace. This is done by clicking the "use" button while aiming at the furnace. The preset button for this is the right mouse button.
- You'll obviously need to craft a furnace first, if you haven't done already.
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2Place fuel in the bottom slot on the left. You'll need to carefully determine which kind of fuel you need, as each kind of fuel smelts/cooks a different amount of items. While one bucket of lava can process 100 items, charcoal can only process 8, and saplings only half an item (so you'll need two to process one item). For a complete list of fuels and how much items they can process, check out this tableAdvertisement
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3Place the item to be processed in the top left slot. You can burn wood to make charcoal, smelt iron ore into iron ingots, or cook food so it replenishes more hunger.
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4Wait for it to finish. The furnace will keep working until it's either run out of items to process or fuel.
- Note that sleeping in a bed will not speed up or skip the furnace.
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Community Q&A
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QuestionHow do I separate items in Minecraft?
Community AnswerRight-click the block you want to separate and it will split. You can also select the block and go to an empty square in your inventory. Then, right-click to put one block into your inventory for a specific amount. -
QuestionWhat do I press on my keyboard to open the furnace?
Seasalt25Top AnswererTo open a furnace, be facing it, then right-click your mouse or press the button you use to place blocks or use other items. -
QuestionHow do you start a smoker?Seasalt25Top AnswererTo start a smoker you need to place fuel like coal or wood in the space at the bottom, then put a food item that can be cooked in the top space. You cannot smelt any other items besides foods that can be cooked.
Warnings
- Once fuel starts burning, it keeps burning. Make sure you put enough items in the item slot so you don't burn without actually processing items.Thanks!
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