Smelt Steel From Small Iron Item is a blacksmithing crafting recipe in Project Zomboid Build 42. It makes Steel Chunk x1. It needs no skill level.
| Qty | Item | How it is used |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Large Ceramic Crucible | Tool, kept |
| 1 | any crudetongs or any tongs | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 2 | Coke | Used up |
| 2 | Limestone | Used up |
| 1 | any smeltableironsmall | Used up |
| Qty | Makes |
|---|---|
| 1 | Steel Chunk |
Recipes that make the ingredients:
What you can make next with the result:
Use the Smelt Steel From Small Iron Item recipe (Blacksmithing category). You need Coke, Limestone, any smeltableironsmall and these tools: Large Ceramic Crucible, 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.