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How to Make Buns of Steel in Infinite Craft

Buns of Steel is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 31 combinations to get there, and the final one is Buns plus Future Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BunsFuture TenseBuns of Steel

Marathon31 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 572 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 31 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWaterLake
  2. 2EarthWaterPlant
  3. 3LakePlantLily
  4. 4FireWaterSteam
  5. 5FireSteamEngine
  6. 6EarthEngineTractor
  7. 7EarthTractorFarm
  8. 8FarmPlantFood
  9. 9WindWindTornado
  10. 10TornadoTornadoHurricane
  11. 11HurricaneSteamSteamboat
  12. 12FoodSteamboatSteamed Bun
  13. 13LilySteamed BunBuns
  14. 14EarthWindDust
  15. 15DustFireAsh
  16. 16FarmFireBarbecue
  17. 17AshBarbecueBurger
  18. 18BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  19. 19DustEngineVacuum
  20. 20FireVacuumBlack Hole
  21. 21Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  22. 22Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  23. 23PlantSteamTea
  24. 24EngineWindWindmill
  25. 25TeaWindmillDutch
  26. 26DustEarthPlanet
  27. 27FirePlanetSun
  28. 28SunTime MachineFuture
  29. 29DutchFutureTense
  30. 30Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  31. 31BunsFuture TenseBuns of Steel
Crafting tree
1Water + Waterโ†’ Lake2Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant3Lake + Plantโ†’ Lily4Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam5Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine6Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor7Earth + Tractorโ†’ Farm8Farm + Plantโ†’ Food9Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado10Tornado + Tornadoโ†’ Hurricane11Hurricane + Steamโ†’ Steamboat12Food + Steamboatโ†’ Steamed Bun13Lily + Steamed Bunโ†’ Buns14Earth + Windโ†’ Dust15Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash16Farm + Fireโ†’ Barbecue17Ash + Barbecueโ†’ Burger18Burger + Waterโ†’ Soggy Burger19Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum20Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole21Black Hole + Engineโ†’ Time Machine22Soggy Burger + Time Machineโ†’ Future Burger23Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea24Engine + Windโ†’ Windmill25Tea + Windmillโ†’ Dutch26Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet27Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun28Sun + Time Machineโ†’ Future29Dutch + Futureโ†’ Tense30Future Burger + Tenseโ†’ Future Tense31Buns + Future Tenseโ†’ Buns of Steel

Other ways to make Buns of Steel

2 combinations are known to produce Buns of Steel. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Buns of Steel
FirstSecondResult
BunsFuture TenseBuns of Steel
BUNSFuture TenseBuns of Steel

Buns of Steel at a glance

Steps to craft
31
Marathon
Crafting depth
57
longer than 95% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 31 steps

Similar effort to Buns of Steel, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Buns of Steel in Infinite Craft?

Combine Buns with Future Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 31 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Buns of Steel?

31 steps on the shortest known path from Water, Fire, Wind and Earth.

Is Buns of Steel hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 31 steps it is longer than 95% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Buns of Steel?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Buns of Steel, and the shortest route is shown above.

Path verified against the open recipe graph on . Method described in our methodology, data credited on data sources.