Minecraft hopper

The hopper is a redstone component that can be used to manage items.

How to use a hopper with a furnace in minecraft

Automatic smelting[]

Main article: Tutorials/Automatic smelting

To make the smelting process more efficient, it is possible to use hoppers to ensure a furnace is never left empty.

In the shown schematic, chest A is for items such as uncooked meat, chest B is for fuel such as coal, and chest C holds the output. Since furnaces can hold fuel without a chest, chest B and its hopper are unnecessary. This type of system also works with the smoker and blast furnace.

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As furnaces retain experience when items are removed by hoppers, multiple of these can be run for an extended period of time to make an experience farm. When one item is removed from a furnace, all experience is received immediately.

Using a hopper system like this greatly speeds up the process of smelting large numbers of items. Should it become necessary to smelt an even larger number however, it is possible to link multiple modules to create what is commonly called a "furnace array

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