Composter
A block that converts plant and food items into bone meal as it is filled. It is the job site block for farmer villagers and emits a redstone signal based on its fill level.
Stack Size
Stack Size64
Durability
DurabilityN/A
Category
CategoryUtility Blocks
Version Added
Version Added1.14
Item ID
Item IDcomposter
Overview
Composter is a block in the Utility Blocks category of Minecraft, obtained through crafting it and natural world generation. A single inventory slot holds a full stack of 64 Composter. It doubles as furnace fuel, good for 1.5 smelts before it is used up.
Composter is a 0.6-hardness block. Mining Composter and blowing it up both run into 0.6. The tool tag on Composter is an axe, with no tier requirement behind it.
Crafting Recipe
Crafting
How to Obtain
- Crafting
- Natural generation
Fuel Value
Burns for 15 seconds (300 ticks), enough to smelt 1.5 items
Notes
Crafted from any 7 wood slabs. Fills to level 7, then dispenses one bone meal.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you get Composter in Minecraft?
Composter is crafted at a Crafting Table using Slab. It can also be obtained through natural world generation.
What is Composter used for?
A block that converts plant and food items into bone meal as it is filled. It is the job site block for farmer villagers and emits a redstone signal based on its fill level.
How many Composter can you stack?
Composter stacks up to 64 per inventory slot, so a full stack is 64 and a double chest holds 3,456 of them.
How long does Composter take to break?
Composter answers to 0.6 hardness, and to 0.6 when something explodes. Nothing separates the two figures, so there is no explosive trick around Composter. The tool tag on Composter is an axe, with no tier requirement behind it. Taken from the block definitions shipped with Java 26.2.
Can Composter be used as fuel?
Yes. Composter burns for 15 seconds in a furnace, which is 1.5 items smelted before it is used up.