Cooking · Light · 1.21

How to Make a Campfire

A free, fuel-less cooker that lights your camp, feeds the whole group at once, and sends a smoke signal you can see across the map.

The recipe

Sticks on top, coal or charcoal in the centre, logs along the bottom.

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Right-click raw food on top; it cooks free, no fuel, four at a time.

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Swap the centre coal for soul soil or soul sand and it burns blue: more damage, and it frightens piglins, useful near a Nether base.

Bright light

Gives off light level 15, the same as a torch reaches, lighting a whole camp.

Smoke signal

A hay bale placed under it sends the smoke far higher, a beacon to find your way back.

It burns you

Standing in the flames deals fire damage. Crouch to place items without getting hurt.

Douse it

Water or a shovel puts it out instantly; flint and steel lights it again.

What is the recipe?

Three sticks across the top, a piece of coal or charcoal in the centre, and three logs of any wood along the bottom.

How do I cook on it?

Right-click raw food onto the campfire. It cooks slowly, about thirty seconds, with no fuel needed, and the cooked food pops out on top.

How many things at once?

Up to four. A single campfire is a free, hands-off cooker for a whole batch, perfect for an early base.

What is the smoke for?

It rises as a signal you can spot from far off. Put a hay bale directly under the campfire and the smoke shoots up much higher.

Is a soul campfire different?

Yes. Built with soul soil or soul sand it burns blue, does more damage, and scares piglins away in the Nether.

How do I put it out?

Hit it with a water bottle or splash it, or use a shovel to snuff the flame. Right-click again with flint and steel to relight it.

Light it with flint and steel, compare it to a furnace for bulk cooking, or look up the campfire and coal in the items database.