[quote=Guilty Spark]
Alright, is it just me or would people cook with charcoal back then? This exposes an ignorance of mine, as I've never asked the question myself...and don't know how charcoal is made past minecraft.
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The use of both charcoal and wood as fuel goes as far back as ancient times, I believe, with wood having less smelting applications than charcoal of course.