diff --git a/src/java/mmm/materials/MAlloyRecipe.java b/src/java/mmm/materials/MAlloyRecipe.java
index 731dd8d..7ee07e3 100644
--- a/src/java/mmm/materials/MAlloyRecipe.java
+++ b/src/java/mmm/materials/MAlloyRecipe.java
@@ -184,7 +184,8 @@ public class MAlloyRecipe
 				inputs[ i ] = this.inputs[ i ].copy( );
 			}
 
-			final MAlloyRecipe recipe = new MAlloyRecipe( this.burnTime , this.xp , this.output.copy( ) , inputs );
+			final MAlloyRecipe recipe = new MAlloyRecipe( this.name , this.burnTime , this.xp , this.output.copy( ) ,
+					inputs );
 			registry.byName.put( this.name , recipe );
 			registry.list.add( recipe );
 			this.name = null;
@@ -210,17 +211,17 @@ public class MAlloyRecipe
 		return new MAlloyRecipe.Builder( );
 	}
 
+	public final ResourceLocation name;
 	public final int burnTime;
 	public final float xp;
 	public final ItemStack output;
 	public final ItemStack[] inputs;
 
 
-	private MAlloyRecipe( final int burnTime , final float xp , final ItemStack output , final ItemStack[] inputs )
+	private MAlloyRecipe( final ResourceLocation name , final int burnTime , final float xp , final ItemStack output ,
+			final ItemStack[] inputs )
 	{
-		if ( inputs.length < 1 || inputs.length > MAlloyRecipe.MAX_ALLOY_INPUTS ) {
-			throw new IllegalArgumentException( "invalid alloy recipe" );
-		}
+		this.name = name;
 		this.burnTime = burnTime;
 		this.xp = xp;
 		this.output = output;
diff --git a/src/java/mmm/tech/base/TBAlloyFurnaceContainer.java b/src/java/mmm/tech/base/TBAlloyFurnaceContainer.java
index 2d94dcd..d9d05b8 100644
--- a/src/java/mmm/tech/base/TBAlloyFurnaceContainer.java
+++ b/src/java/mmm/tech/base/TBAlloyFurnaceContainer.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import net.minecraft.entity.player.EntityPlayer;
 import net.minecraft.entity.player.InventoryPlayer;
 import net.minecraft.inventory.Container;
 import net.minecraft.inventory.Slot;
+import net.minecraft.util.ResourceLocation;
 import net.minecraft.util.math.BlockPos;
 import net.minecraft.world.World;
 
@@ -81,14 +82,14 @@ public class TBAlloyFurnaceContainer
 	}
 
 
-	public void setCurrentRecipe( final int index , final boolean confirm )
+	public void setCurrentRecipe( final ResourceLocation name , final boolean confirm )
 	{
-		if ( index < 0 || index >= MAlloyRecipe.REGISTRY.getRecipes( ).size( ) ) {
+		MAlloyRecipe recipe = MAlloyRecipe.REGISTRY.getRecipe( name );
+		if ( recipe == null ) {
 			// XXX log
 			return;
 		}
 
-		final MAlloyRecipe recipe = MAlloyRecipe.REGISTRY.getRecipes( ).get( index );
 		this.recipe.clear( );
 		for ( int i = 0 ; i < recipe.inputs.length ; i++ ) {
 			this.recipe.setInventorySlotContents( i , recipe.inputs[ i ] );
@@ -96,8 +97,8 @@ public class TBAlloyFurnaceContainer
 		this.recipe.setInventorySlotContents( 6 , recipe.output );
 
 		if ( confirm ) {
-			this.tileEntity.currentRecipe = index;
-			URegistry.network.sendToAll( new TBAlloyFurnaceMessage( this.position , index , true ) );
+			this.tileEntity.recipe = recipe;
+			URegistry.network.sendToAll( new TBAlloyFurnaceMessage( this.position , name , true ) );
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/java/mmm/tech/base/TBAlloyFurnaceGui.java b/src/java/mmm/tech/base/TBAlloyFurnaceGui.java
index 0af69b0..2e0303e 100644
--- a/src/java/mmm/tech/base/TBAlloyFurnaceGui.java
+++ b/src/java/mmm/tech/base/TBAlloyFurnaceGui.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package mmm.tech.base;
 
 
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 
 import mmm.Mmm;
 import mmm.materials.MAlloyRecipe;
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ public class TBAlloyFurnaceGui
 			}
 		}
 
-		this.setRecipe( tileEntity.currentRecipe );
+		this.setRecipe( getRecipeIndex( tileEntity.recipe ) );
 	}
 
 
@@ -150,21 +151,29 @@ public class TBAlloyFurnaceGui
 
 			this.bNext.enabled = this.currentRecipe < MAlloyRecipe.REGISTRY.getRecipes( ).size( ) - 1;
 			this.bPrevious.enabled = this.currentRecipe > 0;
-			this.bConfirm.enabled = ( this.currentRecipe != this.container.tileEntity.currentRecipe );
+			this.bConfirm.enabled = ( this.currentRecipe != getRecipeIndex( this.container.tileEntity.recipe ) );
 		}
 	}
 
 
 	private void setRecipe( final int index )
 	{
-		this.container.setCurrentRecipe( index , false );
+		ArrayList< MAlloyRecipe > list = MAlloyRecipe.REGISTRY.getRecipes( );
+		MAlloyRecipe recipe = list.get( index );
+		this.container.setCurrentRecipe( recipe.name , false );
 		URegistry.network.sendToServer( new TBAlloyFurnaceMessage(
-				( (TBAlloyFurnaceContainer) this.inventorySlots ).position , index , false ) );
+				( (TBAlloyFurnaceContainer) this.inventorySlots ).position , recipe.name , false ) );
 		this.currentRecipe = index;
 		this.enableConfigButtons( );
 	}
 
 
+	private static int getRecipeIndex( MAlloyRecipe recipe )
+	{
+		return MAlloyRecipe.REGISTRY.getRecipes( ).indexOf( recipe );
+	}
+
+
 	@Override
 	protected void drawGuiContainerBackgroundLayer( final float partialTicks , final int mouseX , final int mouseY )
 	{
@@ -224,9 +233,11 @@ public class TBAlloyFurnaceGui
 		} else if ( button == this.bPrevious ) {
 			this.setRecipe( this.currentRecipe - 1 );
 		} else if ( button == this.bConfirm ) {
+			ArrayList< MAlloyRecipe > list = MAlloyRecipe.REGISTRY.getRecipes( );
+			MAlloyRecipe recipe = list.get( this.currentRecipe );
 			URegistry.network.sendToServer(
-					new TBAlloyFurnaceMessage( this.container.tileEntity.getPos( ) , this.currentRecipe , true ) );
-			this.container.tileEntity.currentRecipe = this.currentRecipe;
+					new TBAlloyFurnaceMessage( this.container.tileEntity.getPos( ) , recipe.name , true ) );
+			this.container.tileEntity.recipe = recipe;
 		}
 
 		this.enableConfigButtons( );
diff --git a/src/java/mmm/tech/base/TBAlloyFurnaceMessage.java b/src/java/mmm/tech/base/TBAlloyFurnaceMessage.java
index 21c82f8..7652d40 100644
--- a/src/java/mmm/tech/base/TBAlloyFurnaceMessage.java
+++ b/src/java/mmm/tech/base/TBAlloyFurnaceMessage.java
@@ -2,13 +2,16 @@ package mmm.tech.base;
 
 
 import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf;
+import mmm.materials.MAlloyRecipe;
 import mmm.utils.I_UMessage;
 import net.minecraft.client.entity.EntityPlayerSP;
 import net.minecraft.entity.player.EntityPlayerMP;
 import net.minecraft.inventory.Container;
 import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntity;
+import net.minecraft.util.ResourceLocation;
 import net.minecraft.util.math.BlockPos;
 import net.minecraft.world.World;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.network.ByteBufUtils;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.relauncher.Side;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.relauncher.SideOnly;
 
@@ -18,7 +21,7 @@ public class TBAlloyFurnaceMessage
 		implements I_UMessage
 {
 	private BlockPos blockPos;
-	private int selectedIndex;
+	private ResourceLocation selected;
 	private boolean confirm;
 
 
@@ -28,10 +31,10 @@ public class TBAlloyFurnaceMessage
 	}
 
 
-	public TBAlloyFurnaceMessage( final BlockPos blockPos , final int selectedIndex , final boolean confirm )
+	public TBAlloyFurnaceMessage( final BlockPos blockPos , final ResourceLocation selected , final boolean confirm )
 	{
 		this.blockPos = blockPos;
-		this.selectedIndex = selectedIndex;
+		this.selected = selected;
 		this.confirm = confirm;
 	}
 
@@ -40,7 +43,7 @@ public class TBAlloyFurnaceMessage
 	public void fromBytes( final ByteBuf buf )
 	{
 		this.blockPos = new BlockPos( buf.readInt( ) , buf.readInt( ) , buf.readInt( ) );
-		this.selectedIndex = buf.readShort( );
+		this.selected = new ResourceLocation( ByteBufUtils.readUTF8String( buf ) , ByteBufUtils.readUTF8String( buf ) );
 		this.confirm = buf.readBoolean( );
 	}
 
@@ -51,7 +54,8 @@ public class TBAlloyFurnaceMessage
 		buf.writeInt( this.blockPos.getX( ) );
 		buf.writeInt( this.blockPos.getY( ) );
 		buf.writeInt( this.blockPos.getZ( ) );
-		buf.writeShort( this.selectedIndex );
+		ByteBufUtils.writeUTF8String( buf , this.selected.getResourceDomain( ) );
+		ByteBufUtils.writeUTF8String( buf , this.selected.getResourcePath( ) );
 		buf.writeBoolean( this.confirm );
 	}
 
@@ -67,7 +71,11 @@ public class TBAlloyFurnaceMessage
 		}
 
 		TBAlloyFurnaceTileEntity afte = (TBAlloyFurnaceTileEntity) te;
-		afte.currentRecipe = this.selectedIndex;
+		MAlloyRecipe recipe = MAlloyRecipe.REGISTRY.getRecipe( selected );
+		if ( recipe == null ) {
+			recipe = MAlloyRecipe.REGISTRY.getRecipes( ).get( 0 );
+		}
+		afte.recipe = recipe;
 	}
 
 
@@ -81,7 +89,7 @@ public class TBAlloyFurnaceMessage
 		}
 
 		final TBAlloyFurnaceContainer container = (TBAlloyFurnaceContainer) curCont;
-		container.setCurrentRecipe( this.selectedIndex , this.confirm );
+		container.setCurrentRecipe( this.selected , this.confirm );
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/src/java/mmm/tech/base/TBAlloyFurnaceTileEntity.java b/src/java/mmm/tech/base/TBAlloyFurnaceTileEntity.java
index d3c7bb1..9cd0a86 100644
--- a/src/java/mmm/tech/base/TBAlloyFurnaceTileEntity.java
+++ b/src/java/mmm/tech/base/TBAlloyFurnaceTileEntity.java
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 package mmm.tech.base;
 
 
+import mmm.materials.MAlloyRecipe;
 import mmm.utils.UInventoryGrid;
 import net.minecraft.nbt.NBTTagCompound;
 import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntity;
+import net.minecraft.util.ResourceLocation;
 import net.minecraftforge.common.util.Constants.NBT;
 
 
@@ -15,7 +17,7 @@ public class TBAlloyFurnaceTileEntity
 	public final UInventoryGrid input;
 	public final UInventoryGrid fuel;
 	public final UInventoryGrid output;
-	public int currentRecipe; // XXX That's a terrible idea
+	public MAlloyRecipe recipe;
 
 
 	public TBAlloyFurnaceTileEntity( )
@@ -23,7 +25,7 @@ public class TBAlloyFurnaceTileEntity
 		this.input = new UInventoryGrid( "Input" , 3 , 5 );
 		this.fuel = new UInventoryGrid( "Fuel" , 2 , 2 );
 		this.output = new UInventoryGrid( "Output" , 2 , 5 );
-		this.currentRecipe = 0;
+		this.recipe = MAlloyRecipe.REGISTRY.getRecipes( ).get( 0 );
 	}
 
 
@@ -34,7 +36,11 @@ public class TBAlloyFurnaceTileEntity
 		this.input.deserializeNBT( compound.getTagList( "Input" , NBT.TAG_COMPOUND ) );
 		this.fuel.deserializeNBT( compound.getTagList( "Fuel" , NBT.TAG_COMPOUND ) );
 		this.output.deserializeNBT( compound.getTagList( "Output" , NBT.TAG_COMPOUND ) );
-		this.currentRecipe = compound.getInteger( "Recipe" );
+		String recipeName = compound.getString( "Recipe" );
+		this.recipe = MAlloyRecipe.REGISTRY.getRecipe( new ResourceLocation( recipeName ) );
+		if ( this.recipe == null ) {
+			this.recipe = MAlloyRecipe.REGISTRY.getRecipes( ).get( 0 );
+		}
 	}
 
 
@@ -45,7 +51,7 @@ public class TBAlloyFurnaceTileEntity
 		compound.setTag( "Input" , this.input.serializeNBT( ) );
 		compound.setTag( "Fuel" , this.fuel.serializeNBT( ) );
 		compound.setTag( "Output" , this.output.serializeNBT( ) );
-		compound.setInteger( "Recipe" , this.currentRecipe );
+		compound.setString( "Recipe" , this.recipe.name.toString( ) );
 		return compound;
 	}