Campfires in Minecraft are more than just sources of light. They prevent creeps from spawning around them, can be used to cook raw foods, and can melt snow, and the smoke they emit is visible from a distance, making them great journey markers, too.
Read on for the full guide on how to make a campfire in Minecraft, with pictures and step-by-step instructions.
Step by Step Guide to Make a Campfire in Minecraft
Readying the Materials
You don’t need much to make a campfire. In fact, you can start gathering the ingredients as soon as you have a pickaxe.
| Ingredient | Total | Recipe | |
 | Stick | 3 | 2 Planks or 2 Bamboo |
 | Coal Ore or Charcoal | 1 | |
 | Wood or Log or Stripped Log or Stem or Stripped Wood or Hyphae | 3 |
The first thing you should do is get 3 blocks of Wood. You probably already own a bit in your inventory, but if not, just punch the nearest tree until it drops some. Any other wood source, like a Log or Stem, will also do the job.
Coal Ore is a very common resource found all throughout the Minecraft world. It’s usually found 4–15 levels below the surface or about 30 seconds of digging.
Wither Skeletons also have a 33.33% chance of dropping coal on death. You can also use Charcoal in place of Coal Ore. Charcoal is obtained by smelting any log or woodblock.
The most complex item on the list is the Stick, which you’ll need 3 of. You need 2 Planks (crafted out of Wood) or 2 Bamboo to craft a Stick. Take a look at the Stick recipe below:
Sticks are crafted out of 2 Planks (of any wood type) or 2 Bamboo blocks.
Making the Campfire
Now that you have all the materials you need, let’s take a quick glance at the recipe for crafting a campfire:
Campfire recipe in Minecraft
Here’s a step-by-step run-through of the process:
- Open up your crafting table
- Arrange the 3 Sticks in the middle-left, top-middle, and middle-right cells of the Crafting Table.
- Place the Woodblocks along the bottom 3 cells of the Crafting Table
- Place 1 Coal Ore in the center cell
- Drag the Campfire to your Inventory
Congratulations! You have successfully crafted a Campfire in Minecraft.
People Also Ask…
How to make a Soul Campfire in Minecraft?
The recipe for crafting a Soul Campfire is the same as the regular Campfire, except you replace the Coal Ore with a Soul Soil.
To craft a Soul Campfire, swap out the Coal Ore for a Soul Soil in the Campfire recipe.
How to put out a Campfire in Minecraft?
Unlike torches, rain doesn’t extinguish Campfires. Here are the various ways you can put out a campfire in Minecraft:
– Drop a water block on it
– Throw a splash water bottle on it
– Stamp it out with a shovel
– Place a water source above it (Bedrock Edition)
How to cook on a Campfire in Minecraft?
Put your raw food ingredient in your quick bar, then select it as your active item. Then, use the raw food on the Campfire. This will place the ingredient on the fire, and it will start cooking.
That was the full guide on how to make a Campfire in Minecraft. Now, you can travel the diverse surface biomes and labyrinthine underworld of Minecraft without fear of getting lost!
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