How long does ore take to smelt in Rust?

It depends on the furnace. Per minute: a Furnace smelts 36 Sulfur Ore, 18 Metal Ore, 9 High Quality Metal Ore; a Large Furnace smelts 180 Sulfur Ore, 90 Metal Ore, 45 High Quality Metal Ore; a Electric Furnace smelts 60 Sulfur Ore, 30 Metal Ore, 15 High Quality Metal Ore. The rate is shared across every ore stack in the furnace.

How long does meat take to cook in Rust?

The base time is 20s (Raw Fish) to 30s (Raw Wolf Meat) per piece; each oven cooks faster than that by its own speed. Take it off the heat when done or it burns.

How many slots does a furnace have in Rust?

A Furnace has 6 slots (1 fuel, 2 ore, 3 output) and a Large Furnace 17 (2 fuel, 5 ore, 10 output).

What cooks the most food at once in Rust?

The Barbeque, with 3 cooking slots. A Camp Fire has 1. Cook speed is shared across every stack, so more food on the grill does not raise total output.

Rust Smelting Rates per Furnace and Cooking Times

Smelting rates

units per minute · shared across stacks

Input	Output	Furnace	Large Furnace	Electric Furnace
Sulfur Ore	Sulfur	36	180	60
Metal Ore	Metal Fragments	18	90	30
High Quality Metal Ore	High Quality Metal	9	45	15

Ovens and appliances

fuel and slots · most slots first

Large FurnaceSmelts ore · Wood17 slots

Large Industrial FurnaceSmelts ore · Wood17 slots

BarbequeCooks food · Wood8 slots

FurnaceSmelts ore · Wood6 slots

Legacy FurnaceSmelts ore · Wood6 slots

Electric FurnaceSmelts ore · electric5 slots

Industrial Electric FurnaceSmelts ore · electric5 slots

Small Oil RefineryRefines crude oil into Low Grade Fuel · Wood5 slots

Camp FireCooks food · Wood4 slots

Cursed CauldronCooks food · Wood4 slots

Hobo BarrelCooks food · Wood4 slots

Skull Fire PitCooks food · Wood4 slots

Stone FireplaceCooks food · Wood4 slots

Cooking and refining times

base time per piece, before oven speed

Input	Output	Time
Honeycomb	Jar of Honey	2s
Crude Oil	3×Low Grade Fuel	10s
Raw Fish	Cooked Fish	20s
Raw Horse Meat	Cooked Horse Meat	26s
Raw Bear Meat	Cooked Bear Meat	30s
Raw Big Cat Meat	Cooked Big Cat Meat	30s
Raw Chicken Breast	Cooked Chicken	30s
Raw Crocodile Meat	Cooked Crocodile Meat	30s
Raw Deer Meat	Cooked Deer Meat	30s
Raw Human Meat	Cooked Human Meat	30s
Raw Pork	Cooked Pork	30s
Raw Snake Meat	Cooked Snake Meat	30s
Raw Wolf Meat	Cooked Wolf Meat	30s
Empty Can Of Beans	15×Metal Fragments	30s
Empty Tuna Can	10×Metal Fragments	30s

Cooking Workbench recipes

pies and bread

Food	Buff	Recipe
Apple Pie	Night vision 15 min	3× Wheat 1× Apple 2× Jar of Honey
Bear Pie	Gather, scrap and harvest buffs ×1.5, but they run out 2× faster 15 min	3× Wheat 2× Egg 2× Mushroom 3× Cooked Bear Meat
Big Cat Pie	Hunter vision (animals highlighted) 30 min	3× Wheat 3× Egg 2× Cooked Big Cat Meat
Chicken Pie	Better crop genes 10 min	3× Wheat 3× Egg 3× Corn 3× Cooked Chicken
Crocodile Pie	Night vision 15 min
Fish Pie	Comfort (speeds passive healing) 20 min	3× Wheat 3× Egg 1× Mushroom 2× Potato 1× Cooked Fish
Hunters Pie	Clotting (slows bleeding) 30 min	3× Wheat 3× Egg 1× Mushroom 2× Potato 2× Cooked Deer Meat
Pork Pie	Metabolism boost 30 min	3× Wheat 3× Egg 2× Cooked Pork
Pumpkin Pie	+10% max health 10 min	3× Wheat 3× Egg 1× Pumpkin
Survivor's Pie	Bonus harvest yield (not ore/wood mining) 5 min
Bread Loaf	-	5× Wheat

Farming & Crops →Food Spoilage →Gathering →Fishing →Teas →Electricity →

Rust cooking: common questions

How long does ore take to smelt in Rust?: It depends on the furnace. Per minute: a Furnace smelts 36 Sulfur Ore, 18 Metal Ore, 9 High Quality Metal Ore; a Large Furnace smelts 180 Sulfur Ore, 90 Metal Ore, 45 High Quality Metal Ore; a Electric Furnace smelts 60 Sulfur Ore, 30 Metal Ore, 15 High Quality Metal Ore. The rate is shared across every ore stack in the furnace.
How long does meat take to cook in Rust?: The base time is 20s (Raw Fish) to 30s (Raw Wolf Meat) per piece; each oven cooks faster than that by its own speed. Take it off the heat when done or it burns.
How many slots does a furnace have in Rust?: A Furnace has 6 slots (1 fuel, 2 ore, 3 output) and a Large Furnace 17 (2 fuel, 5 ore, 10 output).
What cooks the most food at once in Rust?: The Barbeque, with 3 cooking slots. A Camp Fire has 1. Cook speed is shared across every stack, so more food on the grill does not raise total output.

Rust Cooking & Smelting

Smelting rates

Ovens and appliances

Cooking and refining times

Cooking Workbench recipes

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Rust cooking: common questions