Furnace
A utility block used for smelting ores, cooking food, and converting raw materials using fuel.
Stack Size
Stack Size64
Durability
DurabilityN/A
Category
CategoryUtility Blocks
Version Added
Version Added1.0
Item ID
Item IDfurnace
Overview
Furnace is a block in the Utility Blocks category of Minecraft, obtained through crafting it. A single inventory slot holds a full stack of 64 Furnace.
Furnace is also a hub ingredient, feeding into 3 different recipes in this catalogue, so keeping a stock on hand unlocks a wide range of crafts. Furnace is a 3.5-hardness block. While it is burning Furnace puts out 13 light, and nothing when it is not. A pickaxe shortens the job on Furnace, and no minimum material applies. That number is also what Furnace is worth against a blast. Generated chests only ever hold Furnace in one place: snowy village houses (roughly 1 in 10).
Crafting Recipe
Crafting
Used to Craft
Furnace is a crafting ingredient for 3 other items in Minecraft. Each one links to its own recipe and details page.
Minecart with FurnaceHow to Obtain
- Crafting
Notes
Smelts items at a rate of one item per 10 seconds. Can be used to make Blast Furnace and Smoker.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you get Furnace in Minecraft?
Furnace is crafted at a Crafting Table using Cobblestone.
What is Furnace used for?
Furnace is a crafting ingredient used to make Blast Furnace, Minecart with Furnace, and Smoker.
How many Furnace can you stack?
Furnace 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 Furnace take to break?
Furnace answers to 3.5 hardness, and to 3.5 when something explodes. Identical values are the game's way of saying Furnace was not designed to stop anything. A pickaxe shortens the job on Furnace, and no minimum material applies. Light level 13 comes with it, but only when lit. Taken from the block definitions shipped with Java 26.2.
Where do you find Furnace in chests?
Furnace is chest loot in exactly one place: snowy village houses (roughly 1 in 10). No other generated chest in the game lists it, so that structure is the only place worth searching.
When was Furnace added to Minecraft?
Furnace was added in the 1.0 full release.