Would you like more realistic smelting, so that items take longer to melt and have a more realistic sense of volume? Then this datapack is for you! It will allow items to take longer to fry, and new smelting items have been added: all types of coral, podzol, mycelium, grass soil, dirt, ore blocks, seagrass, a bucket of water, diamond and netherite tools and armor, stone tools, wooden items, leather armor, and leather.
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.21.2, 1.21.3, 1.21.4
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — see the MC Java Mods guides for the full walkthrough.
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- Downloads as more realistic furnace.zip
- Download size: 56 KB
- Download link checked 24 Aug 2026 — working
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