Empty Bucket

Bucket
Type:	Item
Stackable:	No
Found naturally:	Yes
Renewable:	Yes
Identifier:	bucket

A bucket is an item that can carry liquids, which include milk, lava, water, and acid.

Obtaining

When a bucket with a liquid inside it is emptied using shift-click, it will leave the bucket.

Natural Generation

Buckets can be found in 21.8% of loot chests in stacks of 1.

Crafting

The bucket is crafted using three iron ingots.

Buckets are left in the crafting table after the player uses buckets of milk in a crafting recipe, such as for cake and ice cream.

Smelting

The bucket is left behind if a bucket of lava is used as furnace fuel.

Usage

Liquids

To obtain liquids, the player must shift-click on the source block of the liquid while holding a bucket.

• A bucket of lava can be used as fuel in the furnace. It last 16 times longer than coal, making it the best fuel.
• A bucket of water can be used to fill a cauldron.

Cows

The player can shift-click on a cow or mooshroom while holding a bucket to make a bucket of milk.

History

Version	Date	Changes
Prior to 1.4.34	Day 15	Added buckets
1.19.4	Dec 11, 2011	Fixed buckets Removed infinite bucket glitch
1.23	Oct 31, 2012	Buckets can be retrieved after making cake
1.24	Dec 22, 2012	Updated the texture of the bucket
1.26.5	Jul 03, 2014	Bucket of lava returns an empty bucket in the furnace

See Also

• Liquids
• Bucket of milk
• Bucket of lava
• Bucket of acid
• Bucket of water