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Furnaces are an essential block in Minecraft, they’re used to smelt ores, and cook food. So if you’re looking for the recipe on how to make a Furnace, and how to fuel a furnace, we have you covered in our FurnaceGuide below.

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• What is a Furnace and What Does It Do in Minecraft
• How to Make a Furnace
• How to Fuel a Furnace

What is a Furnace and What Does It Do in Minecraft

Furnaces are primarily used for melting ores and cooking. You can put any kind of ore block in a Furnace to melt it into ingots and nearly every solid block to turn it into a variant of the original. Furnaces are also great for cooking any kind of raw food too.

Using a furnace isn’t too hard to understand. All you have to do is put the fuel at the bottom and whatever you want to be cooked or melted on top. Once it’s done the finished product will appear on the right side.

How to Make a Furnace

To make a furnace you’re going to need a few materials first. The items needed for a furnace can be found early in-game too. Listed below are all the items you will need to craft a Furnace, as well as a screenshot demonstrating the recipe placement.

• Cobblestone

How to Fuel a Furnace

What’s neat about furnaces is that you can use a few different items to fuel them. Listed below is everything you can use to fuel a furnace from strongest to weakest.

• Bucket of Lava
• Blaze Rod
• Coal
• Charcoal
• Wood
• Tree Sapling

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