Charcoal

Don't Starve

DST

“It's small, dark, and smells like burnt wood.”

–Wilson

“Mmmm. Smells like fire.”

–Willow

“Is like holding tiny dead tree.”

–Wolfgang

“Cold, dead and black, just like my heart.”

–Wendy

“COMPRESSED DEAD MATTER. WHAT IS NOT TO LIKE?”

–WX-78

“It's mostly carbon and ash.”

–Wickerbottom

“This makes me a bit sad.”

–Woodie

“Nothing will steal my carbon!”

–Maxwell

“The result of pyrolysis.”

–Wagstaff

“Lööt fröm Löge the demigöd.”

–Wigfrid

“Hard and black, like my better half.”

–Webber

“The remains of something burnt.”

–Walani

“This, a grill and some meat and I'd have dinner.”

–Warly

“Burnt ta a brickette.”

–Woodlegs

“'TIS BLACKEN'D STONE”

–Wilba

“Burnt rock”

–Wormwood

“Chopped up projectile.”

–Wheeler

“It gets everywhere.”

–Winona

“Pre-burnt tree.”

–Wortox

“Gets claws all smudgy.”

–Wurt

“You find a lot of these in fire pits.”

–Walter

“It burned once and it can burn again.”

–Wanda

Charcoal is an Item which is obtained by burning down a Tree or by killing Krampus. Charcoal burns at the same rate as Logs when used in a Campfire or Fire Pit; however, it can stack up to 40 rather than 20. Though, it is usually less than ideal as fuel, because a Tree only produces 1 Charcoal versus multiple Logs.

Charcoal can be used to construct a Drying Rack or a Crock Pot, and is also used to craft Fire Darts, Boomerangs, and Gunpowder.

Charcoal will be dropped by Campfires, Fire Pits, Chiminea, Buoyant Chiminea, and Obsidian Fire Pit when the fire goes out, if it was fueled to the max stage beforehand.

Gathering

Charcoal is made by setting a tree on fire using a Torch (or any other source of Fire) and then chopping the tree down once it has finished burning. Except for the recently planted trees (sapling size), each burned tree yields 1 Charcoal when chopped regardless of how big it is. If a tree stump is burned, it will only yield Ashes. Sapling-sized trees will also only yield Ashes.

For efficiency, multiple trees can be planted close together, given time to grow into a small tree, and then ignited. The fire will jump from each tree in close enough proximity, but to prevent the unwanted spread of fire, care should be taken to clear away any other flammable objects beforehand. After the fire dies out, the entire grove can be harvested.

Extra Pine Cones will sometimes drop from burned trees, but, unlike chopping down larger trees, they are not guaranteed. Burned trees require only one axe blow to chop down.

In the Adventure Mode world "King of Winter", Charcoal can be collected on the first day due to the burnt trees at the spawn point. 

Usage

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Gallery

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  Burning trees, planted close together for maximum efficiency. (Older game version.)
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  A burnt forest. When chopped, the trees provide Charcoal.
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  Original HD icon from Bonus Materials from CD Don't Starve.

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