Drying racks can convert some items into other items. They do not require power to operate.

Only a single item can be on a drying rack at a time. You can right-click while holding the item to place it on the drying rack, then right-click again to remove it. Hoppers and other item transfer methods can insert and extract items.

Drying racks can be waterlogged. A waterlogged drying rack will not dry anything, but can still hold items.

Recipes can be added with data packs. The files can be anywhere in data/*/recipes/ (where * is the namespace of your data pack). The recipe type is silents_mechanisms:drying.

• process_time - The time (in ticks) required to process one input item.
• ingredient - The item which is dried. Same as with vanilla smelting/blasting/smoking recipes, this can be an item or a tag.
• results - An array of result objects. Each object can have these properties:
  • item (required) - The item produced
  • count (optional, default 1) - The number of the item produced

{
    "type": "silents_mechanisms:drying",
    "process_time": 600,
    "ingredient": {
        "item": "minecraft:rotten_flesh"
    },
    "result": {
        "item": "silents_mechanisms:zombie_leather"
    }
}