{"id":86450,"date":"2026-06-05T01:35:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T22:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vpesports.com\/minecraft\/mods\/iron-nugget-recycling\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T01:35:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T22:35:18","slug":"iron-nugget-recycling","status":"publish","type":"mod","link":"https:\/\/vpesports.com\/minecraft\/mods\/iron-nugget-recycling\/","title":{"rendered":"Iron Nugget Recycling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"?>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.modrinth.com\/data\/cached_images\/bf84aa11b4afd69cdbd20a199bc6d93c50fac58b.png\" \n        alt=\"Modrinth\" \n        width=\"64\"  \n        url=\"modrinth.com\"\n        style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.modrinth.com\/data\/cached_images\/3531508338997863e0b15c2252d16bf51ceb5669.png\" \n        alt=\"Curseforge\" \n        width=\"64\"  \n        style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.modrinth.com\/data\/cached_images\/eac8caa46edda35d821be9a2e1a8e16a00a9cadc.png\" \n        alt=\"Planet Minecraft\" \n        width=\"64\"  \n        style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto\" \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<br \/>\n**Iron Nugget Recycling** lets you smelt most iron-requiring items into Iron Nuggets. 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