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Dried Kelp – Wiki Guide

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This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft dried kelp with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, dried kelp is one of the many food items that you can make. You can craft dried kelp with a furnace or a smoker, or you can use a crafting table. When you eat dried kelp, it will replenish your food meter.

Let’s explore how to add dried kelp to your inventory.

Where to find Dried Kelp in Creative Mode

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

Here is where you can find dried kelp in the Creative Inventory menu:

Platform	Version(s)	Creative Menu Location
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.13 – 1.19	Foodstuffs
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.19.3 – 1.20	Food & Drinks

Platform is the platform that applies.

Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers where the item can be found in the menu location listed (we have tested and confirmed this version number).

Creative Menu Location is the location of the item in the Creative Inventory menu.

Required Materials to make Dried Kelp

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft dried kelp:

1 Kelp
1 Dried Kelp Block

How to craft Dried Kelp in Survival Mode using a Furnace or Smoker

You can craft dried kelp in Survival Mode using either a furnace or a smoker.

1. Open the Furnace Menu

First, open your furnace so that you have the Furnace menu that looks like this:

2. Add Fuel to the Furnace

Next, you need to add fuel to the bottom fuel box in the furnace.

In this tutorial, we are going to use coal as our fuel.

TIP: Read our tutorial called How to Add Fuel to a Furnace if you aren’t sure what items can be used as fuel, the length of time each fuel will burn, or how many items each fuel can smelt/cook.

3. Add Items to make Dried Kelp

Next, place the kelp in the top box of the furnace. You should see the flames cooking the kelp.

Once the kelp is cooked in the furnace, the dried kelp will appear in the box to the right.

4. Move the Dried Kelp to Inventory

Now that you have made dried kelp in your furnace, you need to move the new item to your inventory.

Congratulations, you have made dried kelp in a furnace in Minecraft!

How to craft Dried Kelp in Survival Mode using a Crafting Table

1. Open the Crafting Menu

First, open your crafting table so that you have the 3×3 crafting grid that looks like this:

2. Add Items to make Dried Kelp

In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3×3 crafting grid. To make dried kelp, place 1 dried kelp block in the 3×3 crafting grid.

When making dried kelp, it is important that the dried kelp block is placed in the exact pattern as the image below. In the first row, there should be 1 dried kelp block in the first box. This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for dried kelp.

Now that you have filled the crafting area with the correct pattern, 9 dried kelp will appear in the box to the right.

3. Move the Dried Kelp to Inventory

Once you have crafted dried kelp, you need to move the new items to your inventory.

Congratulations, you have made dried kelp in Minecraft!