Discerning Furnace
Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.16–1.21. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
I don't know my version or loader
Only allow smeltable items in furnaces.
Works client-side, server-side, and in single player.
On clients, it prevents the player from inserting unsmeltable items though GUIs.
On servers, it prevents hoppers and other blocks from inserting unsmeltable items.
Prior to version 1.0.8 there was no client-side functionality, only server-sided block insertions where handled.
zephaniahnoah has also created a Forge port.
This tiny mod (~32 lines of code) prevents un-smeltable items from inserting to the input slot of a furnace.
This is useful for sorting items and for preventing clogs in furnace arrays.
It affects all vanilla furnaces, and modded furnaces that don't have their own way of limiting inputs should work as well.
Translating
This mod is only for Fabric (works on Quilt, too!) and I won't be porting it to Forge. The license is MIT, however, so anyone else is free to port it. and zephaniahnoah has ported it to Forge!
I'd appreciate links back to this page if you port or otherwise modify this project, but links aren't required.
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.21.4, 1.21.3, 1.21.2
- 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 CurseForge — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
- Ships as discerning_furnace-1.3.0+MC26.1-26.1.x.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 32 KB
- Download link checked 14 Oct 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.


