How to Make Charcoal in Minecraft

Use this simple recipe to make Charcoal in Minecraft. You can see the exact ingredients, recipe layout, and workstation below.

Charcoal recipe

Follow the recipe below. The pattern must use the correct slots when the recipe is shaped.

Process 1 Any item such as Dark Oak Log in a Furnace to make 1 Charcoal.

Cooking time: 10s Experience: +0.15 XP

Output: 1 Charcoal

This page shows the vanilla recipe for Charcoal. It includes the exact ingredients, recipe layout, required workstation, and amount produced.

The data comes from Minecraft Java 26.2. Recipes can change in later game versions, so check the version you play before crafting.