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How to Make Grate Expectations in Infinite Craft

Grate Expectations is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 32 combinations to get there, and the final one is Big Cheese plus Future Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Big CheeseFuture TenseGrate Expectations

Marathon32 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 62

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 32 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthEarthMountain
  2. 2MountainMountainMountain Range
  3. 3EarthWindDust
  4. 4DustEarthPlanet
  5. 5PlanetPlanetStar
  6. 6Mountain RangeStarBig Dipper
  7. 7EarthPlanetMoon
  8. 8FireWaterSteam
  9. 9EarthSteamMud
  10. 10MoonMudCheese
  11. 11CheeseCheeseCheese Wheel
  12. 12Big DipperCheese WheelBig Cheese
  13. 13DustFireAsh
  14. 14FireSteamEngine
  15. 15EarthEngineTractor
  16. 16EarthTractorFarm
  17. 17FarmFireBarbecue
  18. 18AshBarbecueBurger
  19. 19BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  20. 20DustEngineVacuum
  21. 21FireVacuumBlack Hole
  22. 22Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  23. 23Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  24. 24EarthWaterPlant
  25. 25PlantSteamTea
  26. 26EngineWindWindmill
  27. 27TeaWindmillDutch
  28. 28FirePlanetSun
  29. 29SunTime MachineFuture
  30. 30DutchFutureTense
  31. 31Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  32. 32Big CheeseFuture TenseGrate Expectations
Crafting tree
1Earth + Earth→ Mountain2Mountain + Mountain→ Mountain Range3Earth + Wind→ Dust4Dust + Earth→ Planet5Planet + Planet→ Star6Mountain Range + Star→ Big Dipper7Earth + Planet→ Moon8Fire + Water→ Steam9Earth + Steam→ Mud10Moon + Mud→ Cheese11Cheese + Cheese→ Cheese Wheel12Big Dipper + Cheese Wheel→ Big Cheese13Dust + Fire→ Ash14Fire + Steam→ Engine15Earth + Engine→ Tractor16Earth + Tractor→ Farm17Farm + Fire→ Barbecue18Ash + Barbecue→ Burger19Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger20Dust + Engine→ Vacuum21Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole22Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine23Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger24Earth + Water→ Plant25Plant + Steam→ Tea26Engine + Wind→ Windmill27Tea + Windmill→ Dutch28Fire + Planet→ Sun29Sun + Time Machine→ Future30Dutch + Future→ Tense31Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense32Big Cheese + Future Tense→ Grate Expectations

Grate Expectations at a glance

Steps to craft
32
Marathon
Crafting depth
62
longer than 95% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 32 steps

Similar effort to Grate Expectations, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Grate Expectations in Infinite Craft?

Combine Big Cheese with Future Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 32 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Grate Expectations?

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

Is Grate Expectations hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 32 steps it is longer than 95% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Grate Expectations?

Only one known combination produces Grate Expectations.

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