Smelting (also known as cooking, baking, burning, or producing) is the main method to "smelt". It is an action using a furnace, blast furnace, smoker, or a campfire where a player converts ore or another block into something else by heating it with fuel. For example, one stick/sapling/bowl smelts 0.5 blocks, wood/wood plank smelts 1.5 blocks, coal/charcoal smelts 8 blocks, a block of coal smelts 80 blocks, and a lava bucket smelts 100 blocks. Each item takes ten seconds to be smelted by default.
Fuel Types and Smelt Times[]
| Fuel | Burning Time (seconds) | Amount needed to burn a stack (64) of items |
|---|---|---|
| Lava Bucket | 1,000 | 0.64 |
| Block of Coal | 800 | 0.8 |
| Dried Kelp Block | 200 | 3.2 |
| Blaze Rod | 120 | 5.3 |
| Coal | 80 | 8 |
| Charcoal | 80 | 8 |
| Boat | 60 | 10.6 |
| Scaffolding[Bedrock Edition only] | 60 | 10.6 |
| Scaffolding[Java Edition only] | 20 | 32 |
| Log | 15 | 42.6 |
| Planks | 15 | 42.6 |
| Pressure Plate(wooden) | 15 | 42.6 |
| Fence | 15 | 42.6 |
| Fence Gate | 15 | 42.6 |
| Stairs(wooden) | 15 | 42.6 |
| Trapdoor(wooden) | 15 | 42.6 |
| Crafting Table | 15 | 42.6 |
| Cartography Table | 15 | 42.6 |
| Fletching Table | 15 | 42.6 |
| Smithing Table | 15 | 42.6 |
| Loom | 15 | 42.6 |
| Bookshelf | 15 | 42.6 |
| Lectern | 15 | 42.6 |
| Composter | 15 | 42.6 |
| Chest | 15 | 42. |
| Trapped Chest | 15 | 42.6 |
| Barrel | 15 | 42.6 |
| Daylight Detector | 15 | 42.6 |
| Jukebox | 15 | 42.6 |
| Note Block | 15 | 42.6 |
| Huge Mushrooms[Bedrock Edition only] | 15 | 42.6 |
| Banner | 15 | 42.6 |
| Wooden Slab[Bedrock Edition only] | 15 | 42.6 |
| Wooden Slab[Java Edition only] | 7.5 | 85.3 |
| Bow[Java Edition only] | 15 | 42.6 |
| Bow[Bedrock Edition only] | 10 | 64 |
| Fishing Rod | 15 | 42.6 |
| Ladder | 15 | 42.6 |
| Button(wooden)[Bedrock Edition only] | 15 | 42.6 |
| Button(wooden)[Java Edition only] | 5 | 128 |
| Wooden Pickaxe | 10 | 64 |
| Wooden Shovel | 10 | 64 |
| Wooden Hoe | 10 | 64 |
| Wooden Axe | 10 | 64 |
| Wooden Sword | 10 | 64 |
| Sign | 10 | 64 |
| Door(wooden) | 10 | 64 |
| Bowl[Bedrock Edition only] | 10 | 64 |
| Bowl[Java Edition only] | 5 | 128 |
| Saplings | 5 | 128 |
| Stick | 5 | 128 |
| Wool[Java Edition only] | 5 | 128 |
| Carpet[Java Edition only] | 3.35 | 191.04 |
| Bamboo | 2.5 | 256 |
Trivia[]
- If a player configures the settings by using Data Packs (1.13+), by changing the cooking time to a smaller value (smaller than 200), the smelting length can be quicker.
- Increasing the value beyond the default (200) will slow down the cooking time.
- If a player breaks the furnace while it's smelting something, no experience will drop, but any items inside will drop.
- A Blast Furnace only smelts ores, no food.
- Hoppers can input fuel and items into a furnace and remove the smelted items, making automatic smelters possible.
- A Smoker can cook only food.