Smelt Small Steel Item is a blacksmithing crafting recipe in Project Zomboid Build 42. It makes Small Ceramic Crucible with Steel x1. It needs no skill level.
| Qty | Item | How it is used |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Large Ceramic Crucible or Small Ceramic Crucible or Large Ceramic Crucible with Steel or Small Ceramic Crucible with Steel | Used up |
| 1 | any crudetongs or any tongs | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any charcoal | Used up |
| 1 | any smeltablesteelsmall | Used up |
| Qty | Makes |
|---|---|
| 1 | Small Ceramic Crucible with Steel |
Recipes that make the ingredients:
What you can make next with the result:
Use the Smelt Small Steel Item recipe (Blacksmithing category). You need Large Ceramic Crucible or Small Ceramic Crucible or Large Ceramic Crucible with Steel or Small Ceramic Crucible with Steel, any charcoal, any smeltablesteelsmall and these tools: any crudetongs or any tongs.
No skill level is required.
It is known from the start; no book or skill level is needed to see it.
Figures on this page are read from the Build 42 game files (42.22, November 2026). Chances are relative weights inside each loot table, not exact drop rates. Your game is the final word: if it disagrees with us, tell us and we will fix the page.