diff --git a/src/main/java/refinedstorage/tile/TileController.java b/src/main/java/refinedstorage/tile/TileController.java
index 960db5f97..42d542982 100755
--- a/src/main/java/refinedstorage/tile/TileController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/refinedstorage/tile/TileController.java
@@ -141,6 +141,18 @@ public class TileController extends TileBase implements IEnergyReceiver, INetwor
                         energyUsage += machine.getEnergyUsage();
                     }
                 }
+
+                Iterator<CraftingTask> it = craftingTasks.iterator();
+
+                while (it.hasNext()) {
+                    CraftingTask task = it.next();
+
+                    if (task.attemptCraft(this)) {
+                        it.remove();
+
+                        push(task.getResult());
+                    }
+                }
             }
 
             if (isActive()) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/refinedstorage/tile/autocrafting/CraftingIngredient.java b/src/main/java/refinedstorage/tile/autocrafting/CraftingIngredient.java
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..5172d9995
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/refinedstorage/tile/autocrafting/CraftingIngredient.java
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package refinedstorage.tile.autocrafting;
+
+import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
+
+public class CraftingIngredient {
+    private ItemStack stack;
+    private boolean satisfied;
+
+    public CraftingIngredient(ItemStack stack) {
+        this.stack = stack;
+    }
+
+    public ItemStack getStack() {
+        return stack;
+    }
+
+    public boolean isSatisfied() {
+        return satisfied;
+    }
+
+    public void setSatisfied() {
+        this.satisfied = true;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/refinedstorage/tile/autocrafting/CraftingTask.java b/src/main/java/refinedstorage/tile/autocrafting/CraftingTask.java
index 75445da8c..ac58ec487 100755
--- a/src/main/java/refinedstorage/tile/autocrafting/CraftingTask.java
+++ b/src/main/java/refinedstorage/tile/autocrafting/CraftingTask.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
 import net.minecraft.item.crafting.CraftingManager;
 import net.minecraft.item.crafting.IRecipe;
 import refinedstorage.container.ContainerDummy;
+import refinedstorage.tile.TileController;
 import refinedstorage.util.InventoryUtils;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -12,9 +13,10 @@ import java.util.List;
 
 public class CraftingTask {
     private ItemStack result;
-    private List<ItemStack> ingredients;
+    private List<CraftingIngredient> ingredients;
+    private CraftingTask parentTask;
 
-    public CraftingTask(ItemStack result, List<ItemStack> ingredients) {
+    public CraftingTask(ItemStack result, List<CraftingIngredient> ingredients) {
         this.result = result;
         this.ingredients = ingredients;
     }
@@ -23,26 +25,73 @@ public class CraftingTask {
         return result;
     }
 
+    public CraftingTask getParentTask() {
+        return parentTask;
+    }
+
+    public void setParentTask(CraftingTask parentTask) {
+        this.parentTask = parentTask;
+    }
+
+    public boolean attemptCraft(TileController controller) {
+        for (CraftingIngredient ingredient : ingredients) {
+            if (!ingredient.isSatisfied()) {
+                ItemStack took = controller.take(ingredient.getStack().copy());
+
+                if (took != null) {
+                    ingredient.setSatisfied();
+                } else {
+                    // schedule a crafting task, if it doesn't exist yet
+                    for (CraftingTask task : controller.getCraftingTasks()) {
+                        if (InventoryUtils.compareStack(task.getResult(), result) & task.getParentTask() == this) {
+                            return false;
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    CraftingTask subTask = CraftingTask.create(ingredient.getStack());
+                    subTask.setParentTask(this);
+                    controller.getCraftingTasks().add(subTask);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        for (CraftingIngredient ingredient : ingredients) {
+            if (!ingredient.isSatisfied()) {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
     public static CraftingTask create(ItemStack result) {
-        List<ItemStack> ingredients = new ArrayList<ItemStack>();
+        List<CraftingIngredient> ingredients = new ArrayList<CraftingIngredient>();
 
         addCraftingIngredients(ingredients, result);
 
         return new CraftingTask(result, ingredients);
     }
 
-    private static void addCraftingIngredients(List<ItemStack> ingredients, ItemStack stack) {
+    private static void addCraftingIngredients(List<CraftingIngredient> ingredients, ItemStack stack) {
         for (IRecipe recipe : CraftingManager.getInstance().getRecipeList()) {
             ItemStack output = recipe.getRecipeOutput();
             // this may seem unnecessary but keep it, some horrible mods return a null itemstack
             if (output != null && output.getItem() != null) {
+                boolean hasIngredients = false;
+
                 // first check if the output is the stack we're adding the ingredients for
                 if (InventoryUtils.compareStack(output, stack)) {
                     // now get all the ingredients from that recipe
                     for (ItemStack ingredient : recipe.getRemainingItems(new InventoryCrafting(new ContainerDummy(), 3, 3))) {
-                        ingredients.add(ingredient);
+                        ingredients.add(new CraftingIngredient(ingredient));
+                        hasIngredients = true;
+                        break;
                     }
                 }
+
+                if (!hasIngredients) {
+                    ingredients.add(new CraftingIngredient(stack));
+                }
             }
         }
     }