What can you use as fuel in a furnace in minecraft

Furnaces are used for smelting ore to turn it into usable metal.

Blast furnace recipe

They are also used to turn sand into glass, to bake clay into bricks and to turn cobblestone back into smooth stone.

Furnaces are also used for cooking food.

Making a Furnace

Furnaces are made by combining 8 cobblestone blocks on a crafting table.

Using a furnace

When you right-click on a furnace, you are presented with a new version of your inventory screen:

Place fuel in the lower slot and the items to be cooked or smelted in the upper slot.

When done, the product will appear to the right.

Tip: Once you have loaded up your furnace, you can press 'E' to close the window and go about your business. You don't have to stay and watch! Flames will be visible on the active furnace, and will disappear when your selting or cooking is done.

Fuel for your furnace

Coal

You will mostly use coal for smelting and cooking.

It's very abundant and once you start mining and exploring underground you'll have more than you know what to do with. However, there are other options if you need

how to work a blast furnace in minecraft

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