Simple Charcoal Pit
by BlueShell77
Simple Charcoal Pit lets players make charcoal by stacking logs in a pit, covering them with non-flammable blocks and lighting them, as an alternative to a furnace.
What it does
Players pack logs tightly into a hole in the ground, cover them with non-flammable solid blocks such as dirt, stone, sand or gravel, then ignite one log using a tool that produces fire. Each log must touch another log or a cover block. Fire spreads through the touching pile, and once the logs are sealed they smolder slowly, venting smoke from the top. Cook time scales with pit size, and the whole pile cooks in parallel, so a larger pit takes longer but produces more charcoal in one burn.
The mod is built for players who want to make charcoal in a more immersive way than a furnace allows. Exposed logs are consumed by fire after a brief delay, so the pit has to be sealed before the flames reach too far. Waiting carries a risk, because unsealed logs can be lost. Charcoal can be crafted into charcoal blocks, nine charcoal per block, like vanilla coal blocks. The mod requires NeoForge and is open source under the MIT License, with files for 1.21.1 only. Every player and the server need a copy of the mod.
Key features
Log pit cooking
Logs are stacked in a hole and covered with non-flammable blocks, then set alight to smolder into charcoal.
Sealing and smoke
Sealed pits smolder slowly and vent smoke from the top, while uncovered logs burn away after a short time.
Fortune-boosted drops
Charcoal piles drop one to two charcoal per log, and Fortune increases the yield like it does for coal ore.
Charcoal blocks
Charcoal can be crafted into storage blocks of nine charcoal each, matching vanilla coal blocks.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Better Than Coal is a NeoForge mod for 1.21.4 – 1.21.8 under All rights reserved, so it is not open source. TFC Stackable Piles is a NeoForge mod for 1.21.1 under the MIT License and is open source, with the same client and server environment. Charcoal to Dye is server-side only, so players can join without installing it, and it is published for Forge and NeoForge across 1.20.1 – 1.21.4.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simple Charcoal Pit | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-06-14 |
| Better Than Coal | NeoForge | 1.21.4 – 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2025-07-31 |
| TFC Stackable Piles | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-11-08 |
| Charcoal to Dye | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.4 | Server-side only | 2025-02-17 |
Questions
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In the catalog
Simple Charcoal Pit is one of 8,499 Technology mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,557 Technology mods for NeoForge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
An immersive way to make charcoal in Minecraft. Stack logs into a tightly packed pit, bury them under non-flammable blocks, and set the pile alight. A sealed, burning pit slowly smolders the logs into charcoal while venting smoke from the top. Uncovered burning logs burn away to nothing after a short time — seal the…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/simple-charcoal-pit
- Owner
- BlueShell77
- Published
- 2026-06-14
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-14
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15