To make charcoal in Minecraft, follow these steps:
- Gather Logs : Collect any type of wood logs (e.g., oak, birch, jungle, spruce). Logs are necessary because planks cannot be smelted into charcoal
- Craft a Furnace : Mine at least 8 cobblestones and use a crafting table to create a furnace by placing cobblestone around the edges, leaving the center empty
- Smelt Logs into Charcoal :
- Place the furnace on the ground and open its interface.
- Put the logs you want to smelt in the top input slot.
- Place a fuel source in the bottom slot. Initially, you can use wooden logs as fuel, or if you have it, coal or charcoal works as well.
- The furnace will smelt the logs and produce charcoal
- Collect Charcoal : Once smelting is complete, take the charcoal from the output slot. Charcoal functions like coal and can be used as fuel or to craft torches, campfires, and fire charges
Charcoal is especially useful early in the game when coal ore is hard to find, as it provides a renewable fuel source by smelting wood logs
. Summary:
- Use logs, not planks.
- Smelt logs in a furnace using any fuel.
- Collect charcoal and use it like coal.
This process is straightforward and essential for survival and crafting in Minecraft
