Structured comparison
Furnace vs Blast Furnace
A furnace accepts the broad smelting recipe set. A blast furnace processes eligible ores, raw metals and metal equipment twice as fast but cannot cook food or handle many general recipes.
Furnace vs Blast FurnaceFurnace vs Blast Furnace feature comparison
| Feature | Furnace | Blast Furnace | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Processing time | 10 seconds per standard smelt | 5 seconds per eligible blast | Blast furnaces halve elapsed processing time for accepted inputs. |
| Accepted inputs | General smelting recipes | Selected ores, raw metals and metal equipment | Keep a furnace for glass, stone, food and other unsupported inputs. |
| Fuel efficiency | Normal burn duration | Consumes burn duration twice as fast | An eligible item uses the same fraction of a normal fuel's total capacity; the main gain is speed. |
| Villager job | No villager workstation role | Armorer job-site block | A placed blast furnace can assign an unemployed villager as an armorer. |
Which should you choose?
- Use a regular furnace as the universal processor.
- Add blast furnaces to ore-processing arrays where throughput matters.