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How to Make Dried Kelp in Minecraft

Dried Kelp — Minecraft block

Dried Kelp

Dried Kelp is the fastest food to eat in Minecraft, made by smelting kelp in a furnace, smoker, or campfire.

Block ID minecraft:dried_kelp
Mod Vanilla
Game versions
1.21

Description

Dried Kelp is a food item made by smelting fresh kelp in a furnace, smoker, or on a campfire, introduced in Java Edition 1.13 (Update Aquatic) and Bedrock Edition 1.4. Kelp grows underwater in most ocean biomes except warm, frozen, and deep frozen oceans, which makes Dried Kelp a fully renewable food source — an automatic kelp farm with an observer and a piston can supply it endlessly. Eating Dried Kelp restores 1 hunger point and 0.6 saturation in Java Edition (0.2 in Bedrock Edition), a small amount, though consumption takes just 0.8 seconds, roughly twice as fast as bread or steak.

Nine pieces combine into one Dried Kelp Block, a compact storage option that doubles as furnace fuel and smelts 20 items per block, while loose pieces cannot be burned as fuel. Dried Kelp suits early-game survival and AFK kelp farms where cheap, quick-eating food matters more than saturation; the 0.8-second eating animation also lets players top off hunger mid-fight without a long pause. Players building ocean monuments or coastal bases often keep stacks of Dried Kelp for an unlimited, low-effort food supply.

Block properties

Item ID minecraft:dried_kelp
/give command /give @p minecraft:dried_kelp
Stackable Yes (64)
Renewable Yes
Restores hunger 1
Java Edition 1.13
Bedrock Edition 1.4.0

Java & Bedrock Guide

How to make Dried Kelp in Minecraft

  1. 1

    Collect kelp

    Swim into an ocean biome and break kelp stalks underwater; each block drops one kelp.

  2. 2

    Smelt the kelp

    Place kelp in a furnace, smoker, or campfire with any fuel to cook it into Dried Kelp.

  3. 3

    Eat or store it

    Eat Dried Kelp for a quick 1-point hunger refill, or craft nine into a Dried Kelp Block for storage.

Tip

A smoker cooks kelp twice as fast as a regular furnace, making it the best choice for bulk Dried Kelp production.

How to craft this block

Ingredients: Dried Kelp Block Dried Kelp Block x1
Crafting
Dried Kelp Block
Dried Kelp
9
Dried Kelp

Used in crafts

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Frequently asked questions

Is Dried Kelp good food in Minecraft?

Dried Kelp restores only 1 hunger point and 0.6 saturation in Java Edition (0.2 in Bedrock Edition), so it is weak nutrition, but it eats in 0.8 seconds — the fastest of any food — making it great for quick snacking.

How do you make Dried Kelp?

Smelt fresh kelp in a furnace, smoker, or on a campfire. A smoker is fastest, cooking kelp into Dried Kelp in half the time of a furnace.

Can Dried Kelp be used as fuel?

The Dried Kelp item cannot be used as fuel, but a Dried Kelp Block — crafted from nine Dried Kelp — burns long enough to smelt 20 items.

Is Dried Kelp renewable?

Yes. Kelp regrows underwater in ocean biomes, so Dried Kelp is fully renewable and can be farmed automatically with observers and pistons.

What version added Dried Kelp?

Dried Kelp was added in Java Edition 1.13, the Update Aquatic, and in Bedrock Edition 1.4.