Dried Kelp Block

Dried Kelp Block

Transparent	No
Luminance	0
Blast resistance	12.5
Tool	Any tool
Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Flammable	Yes, but does not catch fire from lava
Drops	Itself
Data value	dec: 394 hex: 18A bin: 110001010
Namespaced ID	dried_kelp_block

	“	I built myself a house out of kelp blocks! Some people warned me a house built entirely out of underwater plantlife might have a nasty aroma. But as a man who reeks of rotten fish anyway, I didn't mind in the slightest!	„
		— Tom Stone

Dried kelp blocks are blocks that are primarily used as a fuel in furnaces.

Obtaining

A dried kelp block will be broken the quickest with an axe.

Block	Dried Kelp Block
Hardness	0.5
Breaking time
Hand	0.75

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Dried Kelp

Usage

Fuel

Dried kelp blocks can be used as fuel in a furnace. It lasts 200 seconds (i.e. 3.333333 minutes), meaning that it is able to smelt 20 items. This is 2.5 times as long as the burning time for coal or charcoal, but it is 10 minutes less than a block of coal, which can smelt 80 items. It is the fuel with the highest smelt time below 64 items, and just like blaze rods, the highest amount that can be smelted without any refills or hoppers and without loss of fuel is 60 items. This makes the dried kelp block very useful for unsupervised non-automated smelting.

Crafting ingredient

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Dried Kelp	Dried Kelp Block	9

Composting

Dried kelp blocks have a 50% chance of increasing the compost level in a composter by 1.

Trading

Expert-level Butcher villagers buy 18 dried kelp blocks for an emerald as their seventh trade.‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}

Expert-level Butcher villagers buy 10 dried kelp blocks for an emerald.‌^{[Java Edition only]}

Storage

Dried kelp blocks can be used to store dried kelp in a stylish, efficient, and also a compact way.

Achievements

Main article: Achievements

Icon	Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Availability				Xbox points earned	Trophy type (PS)
				Xbox	PS	Bedrock	Nintendo
	Alternative Fuel	Power a furnace with a kelp block		Xbox 360	Yes	Yes	Wii U	20G	Bronze

History

Java Edition
1.13		18w07a			Added dried kelp blocks.
		18w07b			Dried kelp blocks are now flammable.
		18w08b			Dried kelp blocks can now be crafted.
1.14		19w03a			Placing dried kelp block in the new composter has a 20% chance of increasing the compost level by 1.
		19w05a			Dried kelp blocks now have a 50% chance of increasing the compost level in a composter by 1.
Bedrock Edition
1.4.0		beta 1.2.14.2			Added dried kelp blocks.
		beta 1.2.20.1			Dried kelp block texture changed.
1.11.0		beta 1.11.0.1			Dried kelp blocks can now be used to fill up composters.
		beta 1.11.0.4			Dried kelp blocks can now be sold to butcher villagers.
Legacy Console Edition
TU69		1.76	Patch 38		Added dried kelp blocks.

Issues

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References

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