Charcoal

Charcoal
Charcoal
Category	Resource
Use	Crafting
Tool
Stackable	Yes (99)

"For furnaces."

Charcoal is a crafting resource, being used as fuel, a crafting ingredient for a furnace and for making the pigment carbon black.

Appearance

A piece of charcoal looks like a blackened version of a stick.

Where Found

Charcoal is crafted in either a kiln or an electric kiln, requiring 1 stick.

Location Input Item 1 Input Item 2 Input Item 3 Input Item 4 Input Item 5 Crafted Output + + + + = Kiln or Electric Kiln Stick [[]] [[]] [[]] [[]] Charcoal Quantity 1 {{{Qty2}}} {{{Qty3}}} {{{Qty4}}} {{{Qty5}}} 1

Rush Cost 0.5 Double-Time 0.25

Crafting

Ten pieces of charcoal are required to craft a furnace at a workbench.

Location Input Item 1 Input Item 2 Input Item 3 Input Item 4 Input Item 5 Crafted Output + + + + = Lvl. 2 Workbench Stone Charcoal [[]] [[]] [[]] Furnace Quantity 1 10 {{{Qty3}}} {{{Qty4}}} {{{Qty5}}} 1

Rush Cost 8 Double-Time 4

Using a press, five pieces of charcoal can be turned into one unit of the pigment Carbon Black.

Location Input Item 1 Input Item 2 Input Item 3 Input Item 4 Input Item 5 Crafted Output + + + + = Lvl. 1 Press Charcoal [[]] [[]] [[]] [[]] Carbon Black Quantity 5 {{{Qty2}}} {{{Qty3}}} {{{Qty4}}} {{{Qty5}}} 1

Rush Cost 8 Double-Time 4

Uses

Charcoal is the second most efficient fuel for a furnace, after regular coal. It is the most efficient fuel for a kiln, filling 5 fuel slots. Charcoal fills 2 slots on other available crafting surfaces that require fuel to operate (excluding electricity).

Trivia

In real life, people most commonly encounter charcoal in the form of processed briquettes that look like small, dark grey stones used for grilling food.