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How to use the Hopper in Minecraft

Minecraft has different mechanisms to perform complex creations and one of the most recent and that generates more doubts is the Funil (Hopper). Because it is a peculiar block with a somewhat confusing operation, not everyone knows the potential that the object can have in its constructions. Check out the next step in how to use Hopper and some practical ideas to use on PS4, Xbox One, PC and other platforms.

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Funnel basically absorbs blocks and transports them to another place, like a chest or stove. It absorbs blocks when they are in their floating form after being destroyed or discarded, ready to be acquired by the player. This makes Hopper one of the few items that can interact with blocks in this form in Minecraft.

Check out how to use Minecraft's funky Hopper for a variety of handy creations

To create a Funnel, you need a Chest, created from blocks of wood, five Iron Bars, obtained by melting the Iron found in the underground areas on a stove, and a Work Table. Click the left trigger on the Workbench and find the recipe to create Funnel on the Mechanisms tab.

Creating a Funnel in Minecraft is easy and will only require a chest and five iron bars

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Funnel for Chest

Step 1. Place a piece of dirt or other disposable material where you want your chest. Insert a Funnel so that it connects to this earth block.

You can connect a Funnel to a block above or from the sides in Minecraft

Step 2. Destroy the block of earth and put a chest in its place.

Due to the operation of the chests in Minecraft it is necessary to use an intermediate block like earth to make the connections

Step 3. Throw a few blocks into your Funnel to test how they are stored inside the chest automatically.

Play blocks in your Minecraft Funnel to see how they work by storing them in the connected chest

Storage funnel

Step 1. A Funnel can also be used as a simple form of storage. To do this, simply place it anywhere, without being connected to a chest.

Without connection to a trunk a Funnel can still serve as simple storage

Step 2. Throw a few blocks into the Funnel if you want to fill it manually.

Step 3. Press the left trigger to access the Hopper contents. It is able to hold five item slots with up to 64 pieces of each material.

A Funnel can store up to 5 item slots with 64 pieces each in Minecraft

Hopper with lever

Step 1. Normally, a Funnel automatically passes all of your items from one point to another, but it is possible to stop it with a lever. Start by placing a hopper connected to a chest as normal.

Step 2. Position a lever on a block adjacent to the Hopper so that it receives its signals.

A lever attached to a Minecraft Funnel may interrupt you as if you were closing a faucet

Step 3. Change the position of the lever to stop the passage of Funnel items to the chest as if closing a faucet. Switch back to resume the original process.

Chest for bag

Step 1. The Funnel can also be used to remove items from inside chests and take them to another location. To do this, simply place a funnel under a chest and it will begin to remove items.

Step 2. Remember to use blocks of dirt or other disposable material to mark the position of the chests and make sure the Funnels are connected in the correct direction.

Step 3. It is also possible to connect a second chest to the side of the Funnel so that items are passed from the top to the bottom.

You can use a Funnel to remove items from a chest and pass it to another in Minecraft

Cooker hood

Step 1. Make the traditional construction for your Funnel by using a block of soil or other material in the place of your Cooker and connect the Funnel to it.

Use a ground block to connect your Funnel to the cooker in the same way as Minecraft chests

Step 2. Destroy the Earth block and place the Cooker in place. Add fuel to the Hopper and the Cooker will automatically start working.

Destroy the block of land and place your stove, now connected to your Minecraft Funnel with fuel

Step 3. You can use the trunk technique to create an automated stove with two Funnels. In that case, the top chest should contain items to be cooked or melted, such as food and ores, while the bottom chest should bring fuels such as charcoal and wood.