City Builder Posted October 20, 2020 Report Share Posted October 20, 2020 I thought I'd read that charcoal pits can be up to 11x11. But can they be odd numbers like 7x9 or must they be exactly square? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stroam Posted October 21, 2020 Report Share Posted October 21, 2020 They don't have to be square. I've done one that looks like a twisted Z and it still worked with the firepit in the middle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redram Posted October 21, 2020 Report Share Posted October 21, 2020 21 hours ago, City Builder said: I thought I'd read that charcoal pits can be up to 11x11. This common advice is overly simplistic. The requirement is that all the piles to be charcoal-ified must be touching each other, and they must be within 5 blocks of the firepit used to ignite the pile. This is how 11x11x11 is arrived at. It's not actually the overall dimensions that matter, but the distance from the firepit used to ignite the pile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Kimberly Posted November 2, 2020 Report Share Posted November 2, 2020 On 10/21/2020 at 5:37 PM, redram said: This common advice is overly simplistic. The requirement is that all the piles to be charcoal-ified must be touching each other, and they must be within 5 blocks of the firepit used to ignite the pile. This is how 11x11x11 is arrived at. It's not actually the overall dimensions that matter, but the distance from the firepit used to ignite the pile. I know this is on the wiki, but isnt 5 blocks from the firepit, in all directions, 11x11x5? Assuming the fire pit is always above the center of the top-most layer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redram Posted November 2, 2020 Report Share Posted November 2, 2020 20 hours ago, Scott Kimberly said: I know this is on the wiki, but isnt 5 blocks from the firepit, in all directions, 11x11x5? Assuming the fire pit is always above the center of the top-most layer 5 block above and below. All directions = 11x11x11. The vertical part is the tricky part, being able to have a pit, light it, get out and plug all the holes in time. It's indeed much easier to do 11x11x5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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