Fantastic Smelting
Fantastic Smelting changes how furnaces, blast furnaces and raw resource blocks are smelted, cutting smelting time and the space needed for raw ore.
What it does
Fantastic Smelting allows raw resource blocks to be smelted directly, which saves both time and inventory space compared with smelting the individual items. Smelting time is reduced by 25%, and the mod is reported to save about 90% of the space that raw blocks take up. The experience gained from smelting drops by about 45%, so players who rely on smelting for XP will notice the difference.
The effects work in both the furnace and the blast furnace, so the same changes apply whichever machine a player uses. Fantastic Smelting runs on client and server, which means both the server and every player need it. Files are published for Fabric and Forge, and the latest builds target 1.21.5, with versions 1.21.3, 1.21.4 and 1.21.5 available. The code is released under the MIT License, and the project is not open source.
Key features
Raw block smelting
Raw resource blocks can be smelted as blocks, which takes less time and frees inventory space.
Shorter smelting times
Smelting duration is reduced by 25% in both furnaces and blast furnaces.
Lower smelting XP
The experience gained from smelting is reduced by about 45%, a deliberate trade-off for the faster process.
Furnace and blast furnace support
Changes apply to both the standard furnace and the blast furnace.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Processing large ore stockpiles
Large amounts of raw ore can be smelted directly as blocks, keeping storage compact between mining runs.
Server economies with fast smelting
Server owners who want quicker smelting throughput can install the mod on the server and every client.
Who it’s for: Players and server owners who handle large amounts of raw ore and want smelting to take less time and storage. Anyone who relies on smelting experience for progression should note the reduced XP gain.
How it compares
Efficient Raw Ore Blocks Smelting covers a similar task for raw ore blocks, but it is server-side with an optional client and uses a custom license that is not open source. Smelting Sand in Blast Furnace is server-side only, works on a wider range of versions and is open source under the MIT License. Juice-SmeltMod is also server-side only and open source under the MIT License, but it is Fabric only and covers 1.21.1 – 1.21.8.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fantastic Smelting | Fabric and Forge | 1.21.3 – 1.21.5 | Client and server | 2025-05-25 |
| Efficient Raw Ore Blocks Smelting | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-26 |
| Smelting Sand in Blast Furnace | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.16.5 – 26.2 | Server-side only | 2026-09-04 |
| Juice-SmeltMod | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 1.21.8 | Server-side only | 2025-08-21 |
Questions
Does Fantastic Smelting need to be installed on both sides?
Which loaders does Fantastic Smelting support?
Does the mod change experience from smelting?
In the catalog
Fantastic Smelting is one of 4,058 Storage mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,474 Storage mods for Fabric. 15,307 mods support Minecraft 1.21.5.
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What the author says
A small mod to boost your smelting-experience. Allows you to smelt raw resource blocks, saving you time and space. Works for, both furnace and blast furnace.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/fantastic-smelting
- Owner
- RATPackStudios
- Published
- 2025-05-16
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-05-25
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15