Drying Rack - Guide

Overview

The Drying Rack is the first of Foodables' new crafting processes transforming raw ingredients into preserved foods with enhanced nutrition and storage benefits. This crafting process allows players to create jerky, dried spices, and other processed items through a time-based drying process.

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Wood Variants & Crafting

Available Wood Types

Drying racks come in 11 different wood variants, each with identical functionality but different aesthetic appearances:

Wood Type	Visual Style	Biome Match
Oak	Classic light brown	Plains, Forest
Spruce	Dark brown	Taiga, Mountains
Birch	Pale yellow-white	Birch Forest
Jungle	Rich orange-brown	Jungle
Dark Oak	Deep dark brown	Dark Forest
Acacia	Orange-red	Savanna
Crimson	Red Nether wood	Nether
Warped	Cyan Nether wood	Nether
Mangrove	Reddish tropical	Mangrove Swamp
Cherry	Pink decorative	Cherry Grove
Pale Oak	Light cream	Pale Garden

Crafting Recipe

All drying racks use the same simple recipe pattern:

Recipe Notes:

• Use 3 wooden slabs of any matching wood type
• Each wood type creates its corresponding drying rack variant
• Crafting yields 1 drying rack per recipe

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Complete Drying Recipe Database

🥩 Meat Jerky Production (2.5 Minutes)

Premium preserved meats with excellent saturation

Input Item	Output Item	Drying Time	Hunger Gain	Saturation Gain
Salted Beef Strips	Beef Jerky	2400 ticks	+9 hunger	6.75 saturation
Salted Chicken Strips	Chicken Jerky	2400 ticks	+7 hunger	5.25 saturation
Salted Bacon Strips	Bacon Jerky	2400 ticks	+9 hunger	6.75 saturation
Salted Lamb Strips	Lamb Jerky	2400 ticks	+7 hunger	5.25 saturation
Salted Rabbit Strips	Rabbit Jerky	2400 ticks	+7 hunger	5.25 saturation
Salted Zombie Flesh	Zombie Jerky	2400 ticks	Safe to eat, removes negative effects

Jerky Production Process:

1. Obtain Raw Meat - Hunt animals and cut meat down into raw meat strips
2. Add Salt - Combine raw meat strips with ground salt to create salted strips
3. Drying Process - Place salted strips in drying rack for 2 minutes
4. Harvest - Retrieve high-nutrition jerky

🌶️ Spice & Seasoning Drying (2 Minutes)

Enhanced flavoring ingredients

Input Item	Output Item	Drying Time	Culinary Use
Peppercorn	Dried Peppercorn	2400 ticks	Grinding into ground pepper for seasoning

📦 Miscellaneous Items (1 Minute)

Utility item processing

Input Item	Output Item	Drying Time	Purpose
Wet Carton	Carton	2400 ticks	Packaging and storage containers

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Drying Rack Mechanics

Timing System

• Game Time: 20 ticks = 1 second in Minecraft
• Standard Drying: 2400 ticks = 2 minutes

Placement & Operation

Placement Requirements:

• Must be placed against a solid block face
• Supports 4 directional orientations (North, South, East, West)
• Can be waterlogged but drying will not function when underwater

Usage Instructions:

1. Loading: Right-click with a valid drying ingredient to hang it on the rack
2. Processing: Item hangs visibly while drying timer counts down
3. Harvesting: Right-click with empty hand to retrieve dried result

Advanced Features

Waterproofing System:

• Drying racks can be waterlogged for aesthetic purposes
• Important: Drying process is disabled when waterlogged
• Remove water to resume normal drying functionality

Block Properties:

• Hardness: 2.0 (similar to wood planks)
• Blast Resistance: 3.0 (moderate explosion protection)
• Tool: Any tool works, axe is most efficient
• Sound: Wood breaking/placement sounds

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Troubleshooting & Tips

Common Issues

❌ Items not drying

• Check if drying rack is waterlogged (remove water)
• Verify item is a valid drying recipe ingredient
• Ensure sufficient time has passed (2 minutes for most items)
• Server tick rate issues may affect timing

❌ Items disappearing from rack

• Items drop when rack is broken - place carefully
• Creative mode doesn't consume items but still processes
• Check surrounding hoppers for automatic item collection

❌ Visual glitches with hanging items

• Items render based on rack orientation
• Resource pack conflicts may affect item display
• Restart client if item textures appear incorrect

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Recipe Development & Modding

Understanding Recipe Structure (Updated 2025)

The drying rack system has been modernized to use Minecraft's standard recipe infrastructure for better compatibility with recipe browsing mods like REI.

New Recipe Location:

/data/foodables/recipes/drying_rack_[recipe_name].json

Modernized Recipe Format:

{
  "type": "foodables:drying_rack",
  "ingredient": "foodables:input_item",
  "result": {
    "id": "foodables:output_item"
  }
}

Modpack Integration (Updated 2025)

Adding Custom Recipes:

• Create new JSON files in /data/foodables/recipes/ using the drying_rack_ prefix
• Use the new standardized recipe format with type: "foodables:drying_rack"
• Test recipe balance with existing food progression

REI Integration:

• Planned to be implemented - WIP

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Nutrition Comparison

Jerky vs. Cooked Meat Analysis

Food Type	Hunger	Saturation	Efficiency Rating
Cooked Beef	8	6.4	Baseline
Beef Jerky	9	6.75	12.5% improvement
Cooked Chicken	6	3.6	Baseline
Chicken Jerky	7	5.25	45% improvement
Cooked Porkchop	8	6.4	Baseline
Bacon Jerky	9	6.75	12.5% improvement

Key Benefits:

• Enhanced Saturation: Jerky provides significantly better saturation
• Longer Satisfaction: Higher saturation values keep hunger satisfied longer
• Storage Efficiency: Better nutrition-to-inventory-slot ratio
• Preservation Theme: Realistic food preservation mechanics