Kiln Furnace
by claybaughjax
Kiln Furnace adds a new Kiln block that smelts certain items and blocks faster than a traditional furnace, and it is available for Fabric on 1.21.11.
What it does
The Kiln works much like the Smoker and Blast Furnace, but it only accepts a set of items and blocks. Clay balls become brick, netherrack becomes nether brick, and sand turns into glass, red sand into red glass. Clay also becomes terracotta, and dyed terracotta becomes glazed terracotta. Cobblestone and stone variants, cobbled deepslate, and cracked variants of several blocks are included, along with sandstone and red sandstone to their smooth forms.
The mod is built for vanilla-plus play and tries to feel like a natural part of the crafting loop rather than a separate system. Logs, wood, stripped logs and stripped wood from the current 1.21.11 vanilla set, including nether variants and bamboo, can all be turned into charcoal. Worldgen changes are also included. The code is under the MIT License and is not open source, and the mod is compatible with most vanilla-plus modpacks. Installing it requires Fabric Loader and Fabric API.
Key features
Faster kiln smelting
Only the listed items and blocks are processed in the Kiln, and they finish faster than in a standard furnace.
Decorative block recipes
Brick, terracotta, glass and stone variants are made from common materials through the Kiln.
Charcoal from wood
Vanilla logs, wood and stripped forms, including nether and bamboo types, produce charcoal.
Vanilla-style interface
The Kiln uses a texture and screen behavior that matches the vanilla furnace family.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Decorative building
Players who build with brick, terracotta or glass can produce those blocks without mining or trading for them.
Who it’s for: Players who want a vanilla-plus experience on Fabric 1.21.11 and server owners running a modpack that accepts a new functional block.
How it compares
Ember's Kiln is a Fabric mod for 1.20.1 – 1.21.5 under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, and it is open source. Extended Blast Furnace (& Smoker) Recipes is open source under The Unlicense, runs on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt for 1.20 – 1.21.11, and is server required with client optional. Kiln Furnace is client and server, covers only 1.21.11 and is MIT licensed without being open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiln Furnace | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-01-02 |
| Ember's Kiln | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.21.5 | Client and server | 2025-03-26 |
| Extended Blast Furnace (& Smoker) Recipes | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20 – 1.21.11 | Server required, client optional | 2026-03-04 |
Questions
Does Kiln Furnace need Fabric API?
Does Kiln Furnace have to be installed on the server?
Which game versions does Kiln Furnace support?
What the author says
Kiln adds a new functional block designed for vanilla-plus play. It integrates cleanly with the existing crafting loop and is intended to feel like a natural extension of Minecraft progression. The Kiln works similarly to the Smoker and Blast Furnace, but for decorative blocks and charcoal. The Kiln can only fire…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/kiln-furnace
- Owner
- claybaughjax
- Published
- 2026-01-01
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-01-02
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15