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Today, you will learn how to craft and use Smoker in Minecraft. You can use the table of contents above to navigate quickly.

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Smoker Overview

Smoker inside the Butcher's house

Inside the Butcher’s house.

The Smoker is one of the 13 job site blocks that Villagers use to work. A Villager who works with Smoker is called Butcher. You can always find Smoker inside the Butcher’s house.

If there is an unemployed/jobless Villager standing near a Smoker, the Villager will become a Butcher.

You can use a Smoker for smoking (cooking) food items 2× faster than the Regular Furnace. 

How to Craft a Smoker

crafting a smoker

Crafting a Smoker.

To craft a Smoker, you need 1 Furnace and 4 Wood Logs (you can use other types of Wood Logs, even the Stripped Woods).

How to Use The Smoker

Smoker smoking Cod Fish

Smoker smoking Cod Fish.

To use the Smoker, you need to put your food item into the first slot (upper left slot) and put the fuel items into the second slot (slot under the first slot). And wait for your item to be cooked. 

To know what kind of food items you can smoke (cook) using Smoker, see the table below:

The ItemsThe Result
Kelp, lookingforseed KelpDried Kelp, lookingforseed Dried Kelp
Raw Porkchop, lookingforseed Raw PorkchopCooked Porkchop, lookingforseed Cooked Porkchop
Raw Beef, lookingforseed Raw Beef Steak, lookingforseed Steak
Raw Mutton, lookingforseed Raw MuttonCooked Mutton, lookingforseed Cooked Mutton
Raw Rabbit, lookingforseed Raw RabbitCooked Rabbit, lookingforseed Cooked Rabbit
Raw Cod, lookingforseed Raw CodCooked Cod, lookingforseed Cooked Cod
Raw Salmon, lookingforseed Raw SalmonCooked Salmon, lookingforseed Cooked Salmon
Raw Chicken, lookingforseed Raw ChickenCooked Chicken, lookingforseed Cooked Chicken
Potato, lookingforseed PotatoBaked Potato, lookingforseed Baked Potato

The fuel you use for Smoker has a burning time. It determines how long a fuel item will last while smoking (cooking) some item. The fuel level is pictured as the “fire level” you see on the Smoker’s menu. 

furnace burning time

The Fuel Level.

You can see the list of fuel and their burning times in the comparison section below. It is used as a comparison between a Smoker and a Regular Furnace.

Smoker and Regular Furnace Comparison

If you want to know the comparison side by side on how fast the Smoker and Regular Furnace are, see the video below.

As you can see, the Smoker is faster than the Regular Furnace.  

Here are the fuels (and their burning times) you can use for Smoker and Regular Furnace (it measured in seconds):

Fuel ItemsBurning Time (using Regular Furnace)Burning Time (using Smoker)
Lava Bucket, lookingforseed Lava Bucket1000 s500 s
Block Of Coal, lookingforseed Coal Block800 s400 s
Dried Kelp Blcok, lookingforseed Dried Kelp Block200 s100 s
Blaze Rod, lookingforseed Blaze Rod120 s60 s
Coal Charcoal, lookingforseed Coal/Charcoal80 s40 s
Boats, lookingforseed Any types of Boats60 s30 s
Scaffolding, lookingforseed Scaffolding20 s10 s
Planks, lookingforseed Any types of Wood Planks (except Crimson and Warped Planks)






























15 s






























7.5 s
Logs, lookingforseed Any types of Logs (except Crimson and Warped Stems)
Stripped Logs, lookingforseed Any types of Stripped Logs (except Stripped Crimson and Warped Stems )
Stripped Woods, lookingforseed Any types of Stripped Woods (except Stripped Crimson and Stripped Warped Hyphae)
Woods, lookingforseed Any types of Woods (except Crimson and Warped Hyphae)
Wooden Stairs, lookingforseed Any types of Wooden Stairs (except Crimson and Warped Stairs)
Wooden Pressure Plates, lookingforseed Any types of Wooden Pressure Plates (except Crimson and Warped Pressure Plates)
Wodden Fences, lookingforseed Any types of Wooden Fences (except Crimson and Warped Fences)
Fence Gates, lookingforseed Any types of Fence Gates (except Crimson and Warped Fence Gates)
Trapdoors, lookingforseed Any types of Wooden Trapdoors (except Crimson and Warped Trapdoors)
Ladder, lookingforseed Ladder
Bow, lookingforseed Bow
Fishing Rod, lookingforseed Fishing Rod
Bookshelf, lookingforseed Bookshelf
Chest, lookingforseed Chest/Trapped Chest
Daylight Detector, lookingforseed Daylight Detector
Crafting Table, lookingforseed Crafting Table
Juke Box, lookingforseed Juke Box
Note Block, lookingforseed Note Block
Loom, lookingforseed Loom
Barrel, lookingforseed Barrel
Cartography Table, lookingforseed Cartography Table
Fletching Table, lookingforseed Fletching Table
Lectern, lookingforseed Lectern
Smithing Table, lookingforseed Smithing Table
Composter, lookingforseed Composter
Wooden Sword, lookingforseed Wooden Sword






10 s






5 s
Wooden Pickaxe, lookingforseed Wooden Pickaxe
Wooden Axe, lookingforseed Wooden Axe
Wooden Shovel, lookingforseed Wooden Shovel
Wooden Hoe, lookingforseed Wooden Hoe
Crossbow, lookingforseed Crossbow
Sign, lookingforseed Any types of Signs (except Crimson and Warped Signs)
Doors, lookingforseed Any types of Wooden Doors (except Crimson and Warped Doors)
Slabs, lookingforseed Any types of Wooden Slabs (except Crimson and Warped Slabs)7.5 s3. 75 s
Saplings Dead Bush, lookingforseed Any types of Saplings (including Dead Bush)



5 s



2.5 s
Wools, lookingforseed Any types of Wools
Buttons, lookingforseed Any types of Wooden Buttons (except Crimson and Warped Buttons)
Stick, lookingforseed Stick
Bowl, lookingforseed Bowl
Carpets, lookingforseed Any Types of Carpets3.35 s1.67 s
Bamboo, lookingforseed Bamboo2.5 s1.25 s

The Smoker doesn’t require more fuel even it’s faster than the Regular Furnace. 

For example, to smelt 64 Raw Beef, you need 8 Coals as fuel when you use the Regular Furnace. 

But when you use Smoker, you also need 8 Coals as fuel, not more than that. The thing is, Smoker is just faster, but only for cooking food items.

I hope this post helps you to understand Smoker in Minecraft. Also, check out the Blast Furnace, the Smoker’s twin. Thank you for reading the article.

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