{"id":150432,"date":"2026-06-09T04:31:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T01:31:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vpesports.com\/minecraft\/mods\/superior-smelting\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T04:31:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T01:31:27","slug":"superior-smelting","status":"publish","type":"mod","link":"https:\/\/vpesports.com\/minecraft\/mods\/superior-smelting\/","title":{"rendered":"Superior Smelting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p># <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">What is Superior Smelting?\n<\/p>\n<p>**<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Superior Smelting is an expansion of Minecraft&#8217;s vanilla smelting mechanics. Ever thought that a golden chestplate smelting down into a single gold nugget was a ripoff? Well, now you get an ingot! Have you ever bulk crafted an inventory full of diamond helmets on accident? Now you can smelt some of those down in the blast furnace to get your diamonds back! Or have you ever wanted to smelt a cobblestone stair into a stone stair? Well now you can do that, too! And, of course, there&#8217;s built-in compatibility for all your favorite mods!**<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/FEOw80u.gif\" width=\"40%\" alt=\"Superior Stonecutter Datapack Icon\">\n<\/p>\n<p>**<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">See below for a closer look into the two main features:**<\/p>\n<p>## \u26cf\ufe0fMetal Smelting<\/p>\n<p>### <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Save Space<\/p>\n<p>**<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Smelt your raw ore blocks DIRECTLY**<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/hU3nv1Y.gif\" width=\"32%\" alt=\"smelting raw gold iron and copper blocks into normal blocks\"><\/p>\n<p>### <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Melt Back Into Ingots (or nuggets)<\/p>\n<p>**<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Get something out of your junk.**<\/p>\n<p>**<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">In general, if the item is crafted with 3 or more ingots, you get an ingot back.**<br \/>\n**<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Otherwise, you get a nugget.**<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/h8wI4xP.gif\" alt=\"various copper items smelting down into a copper ingot\" width=\"32%\" \/>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/e88bj48.gif\" alt=\"various gold items smelting down into a gold ingot\" width=\"32%\" \/><br \/>\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/pSfzsNK.gif\" alt=\"various gold items smelting down into a gold nugget\" width=\"32%\" \/>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/RV33mmk.gif\" alt=\"various iron items smelting down into an iron ingot\" width=\"32%\" \/><br \/>\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/cvaxMBG.gif\" alt=\"various iron items smelting down into an iron nugget\" width=\"32%\" \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>**<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">(Or blocks)**<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/baNOOOs.gif\" width=\"32%\" alt=\"smelting anvil into iron block\"><\/p>\n<p>### <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Blast Your Good Gear<\/p>\n<p>**<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Gotta use a blast furnace for materials this tough**<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/Y9wbzyJ.gif\" alt=\"various diamond gear blasting down into a diamond\" width=\"32%\" \/><br \/>\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/t3WTiV4.gif\" alt=\"various netherite gear blasting down into a netherite scrap\" width=\"32%\" \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>## \ud83e\udea8Stone Smelting<\/p>\n<p>### <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Smooth Out That Stone<\/p>\n<p>**<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">There&#8217;s some stone variants that should be able to smelt into their smooth versions. And now they can**<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/2ZMNpsg.gif\" alt=\"various stone blocks smelting down into their smooth forms\" width=\"32%\" \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>**<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">You can also directly smelt stairs and slabs into their smooth variants**<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/FVbewpL.gif\" alt=\"various stone stairs and slabs smelting down into smooth stairs and slabs\" width=\"32%\" \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>### <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Burn The Moss Away<\/p>\n<p>**<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Throw mossy blocks into a furnace to get rid of the moss**<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/pmcyRTS.gif\" alt=\"various stone blocks smelting down into their smooth forms\" width=\"32%\" \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>## <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\u2193Extras\u2193\n<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary>Miscellaneous<\/summary>\n<p>### <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">More will come over time, but here&#8217;s what&#8217;s added so far:<\/p>\n<p>## **<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Glass Blasting**<\/p>\n<p>**<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Use a blast furnace to make glass twice as fast**<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/EsmJ7F5.gif\" width=\"32%\" alt=\"various sand blasting into glass\"><\/p>\n<p>## **<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Chorus Fruit Smoking**<\/p>\n<p>**<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Use a smoker to make popped chorus fruit twice as fast**<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/XnA0P7C.png\" width=\"32%\" alt=\"chorus fruit smoking into popped chorus fruit\"><\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Mod Compatibility<\/summary>\n<p>## <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Complete<\/p>\n<p>### <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Deeper and Darker<\/p>\n<p>### <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Friends &#038; Foes<\/p>\n<p>### <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Horseshoes<\/p>\n<p>## <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Planned<\/p>\n<p>### <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Netherite Extras<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<p>## <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Get a fast and affordable Minecraft server from BisectHosting!<br \/>\n### <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<p align=\"center\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/raw.githubusercontent.com\/Proxi2\/assets\/refs\/heads\/main\/ab87eeb0-44e8-4791-b355-0c3bd2899b9c.webp\" alt=\"bisect hosting promo banner use code proxi\" width=\"99%\"><\/p>\n<p>**Bisect Hosting** provides the best quality Minecraft hosting at actually affordable prices. To grab one of their top-notch servers while also supporting me, click here. And, if you enter promo code **PROXI** at checkout, you&#8217;ll get 25% off. You can try it for a month, and if for some reason you don&#8217;t like it, you can cancel the renewal with no penalties or fees. <\/p>\n<p>## <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Join the Discord server! <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.modrinth.com\/data\/cached_images\/7e1937b6f30f595539ef11a362b2bea4df1cf4b1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"50%\">\n<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re having issues with something or have a suggestion to make, the Discord server is a great place to do it! You can also share your Minecraft build screenshots, send your best memes, talk with the community, and keep up to date with the latest and greatest information about what I&#8217;m working on for Minecraft.<\/p>\n<p>##<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary>Various Inspirations<\/summary>\n<p>Burning moss off of stone is directly inspired by the Remove Moss from Stone datapack. If you just want this feature, I suggest checking it out. It also supports lower MC versions than I do currently.<\/p>\n<p>notblue also made several other metal recycling and stone shortcut datapacks that I took ideas from. Highly recommend checking them out.<br \/>\n<\/details>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adds additional vanilla-style balanced recipes for smelting. 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