Which items cannot be smelted in neither the smoker nor the blast furnace?
Solution 1:
Items that may be used in a smoker
Raw food items only. Notable exception is Chorus Fruit; although it is edible, it cannot be cooked in a smoker because its smelting product (Popped Chorus Fruit) is not edible.
- Raw Porkchop → Cooked Porkchop
- Raw Beef → Steak
- Raw Chicken → Cooked Chicken
- Raw Cod → Cooked Cod
- Raw Salmon → Cooked Salmon
- Potato → Baked Potato
- Raw Mutton → Cooked Mutton
- Raw Rabbit → Cooked Rabbit
- Kelp → Dried Kelp
Items that may be used in a blast furnace
Ores of any type, Chain/Iron/Gold armor and tools, and Ancient debris only. Note that block types cannot be smelted in a blast furnace—you will only get ore items from the blast furnace (nuggets, iron, etc).
- Ancient Debris → Netherite Scrap
- Gold Ore → Gold Ingot
- Iron Ore → Iron Ingot
- Diamond Ore → Diamond
- Lapis Lazuli Ore → Lapis Lazuli
- Redstone Ore → Redstone Dust
- Coal Ore → Coal
- Emerald Ore → Emerald
- Nether Gold Ore → Gold Ingot
- Nether Quartz Ore → Nether Quartz
- Chain/Iron/Gold Armor → Iron/Gold Nugget
- Iron tools → Iron Nugget
Items that may be only used in a furnace
The furnace may be used to smelt any of the items in the other sections. However, ONLY the furnace may be used to smelt these items:
- Sand → Glass
- Cobblestone → Stone
- Sandstone → Smooth Sandstone
- Red Sandstone → Smooth Red Sandstone
- Stone → Smooth Stone
- Block of Quartz → Smooth Quartz
- Clay Ball → Brick
- Netherrack → Nether Brick
- Nether Bricks → Cracked Nether Bricks
- Clay → Terracotta
- Stone Bricks → Cracked Stone Bricks
- Dyed Terracotta → Glazed Terracotta
- Log/Stripped Log → Charcoal
- Wood/Stripped Wood → Charcoal
- Chorus Fruit → Popped Chorus Fruit
- Wet Sponge → Sponge
- Sea Pickle → Lime Dye
- Cactus → Green Dye
Sources
- Minecraft Wiki:
- Smelting
- Smoker
- Blast Furnace