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In the new Minecraft 1.14 update there are several new blocks, one of which is called a composter. What does this block do? Is it just decoration, like so many other new blocks, or does it have a purpose?

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    The wiki is your friend.
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    Commented May 24, 2019 at 19:22

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There's a wiki page for this, which says:

Composters can be used to produce bone meal. To do so, the player must use any of a selection of items on the composter. The composter can also be used to recycle unneeded plant items. When an adjacent comparator is facing away from the composter, a comparator signal strength of up to 8 is emitted depending on the fullness of the block.

The full table of compostable items is available on the wiki, but in general, any plant matter or food items can be composted.

As noted by @SF. in the comments, composters can be filled and emptied via hoppers. Futhermore, composter blocks can be picked up or moved by pistons with their contents intact. This has significant implications for redstone circuitry.

Composters also serve to allow jobless villagers to choose the farmer profession if there is no other farmer in the village.

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  • Which items can go into the composter?
    – riversedgeranch1
    Commented May 24, 2019 at 18:47
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    @riversedgeranch1 You can find the list of compostable items at the wiki page I linked in my answer, but in general, any plant matter or food can be composted.
    – Roijan says reinstate Monica
    Commented May 24, 2019 at 18:50
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    Let me add it's a pretty important addition for redstoners - the composter can be filled or emptied using hoppers, and moved alongside with the contents using pistons. That means it's possible to use it as a data storage block in a piston tape, similarly to cauldron, but read/write and with more memory capacity.
    – SF.
    Commented May 27, 2019 at 9:40
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    Additionally, it serves as Farmer's workstation.
    – SF.
    Commented May 27, 2019 at 9:40
  • @SF. Thanks. I integrated the things you mentioned.
    – Roijan says reinstate Monica
    Commented May 27, 2019 at 14:34

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