diff --git a/src/main/java/refinedstorage/container/ContainerDummy.java b/src/main/java/refinedstorage/container/ContainerDummy.java
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..c9022f70b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/refinedstorage/container/ContainerDummy.java
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package refinedstorage.container;
+
+import net.minecraft.entity.player.EntityPlayer;
+import net.minecraft.inventory.Container;
+
+public class ContainerDummy extends Container {
+    @Override
+    public boolean canInteractWith(EntityPlayer player) {
+        return false;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/refinedstorage/gui/GuiCraftingSettings.java b/src/main/java/refinedstorage/gui/GuiCraftingSettings.java
index 87bdcd37d..52aef83af 100755
--- a/src/main/java/refinedstorage/gui/GuiCraftingSettings.java
+++ b/src/main/java/refinedstorage/gui/GuiCraftingSettings.java
@@ -1,16 +1,10 @@
 package refinedstorage.gui;
 
-import net.minecraft.entity.player.EntityPlayer;
-import net.minecraft.inventory.Container;
+import refinedstorage.container.ContainerDummy;
 
 public class GuiCraftingSettings extends GuiBase {
     public GuiCraftingSettings() {
-        super(new Container() {
-            @Override
-            public boolean canInteractWith(EntityPlayer player) {
-                return false;
-            }
-        }, 143, 61);
+        super(new ContainerDummy(), 143, 61);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/refinedstorage/item/ItemPattern.java b/src/main/java/refinedstorage/item/ItemPattern.java
index c92bce782..a68d19e9b 100755
--- a/src/main/java/refinedstorage/item/ItemPattern.java
+++ b/src/main/java/refinedstorage/item/ItemPattern.java
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import net.minecraft.nbt.NBTTagCompound;
 import java.util.List;
 
 public class ItemPattern extends ItemBase {
-    public static final String NBT_SLOT = "Slot_%d";
     public static final String NBT_RESULT = "Result";
 
     public ItemPattern() {
@@ -21,17 +20,6 @@ public class ItemPattern extends ItemBase {
         }
     }
 
-    public static void setSlot(ItemStack pattern, int i, ItemStack stack) {
-        if (pattern.getTagCompound() == null) {
-            pattern.setTagCompound(new NBTTagCompound());
-        }
-
-        NBTTagCompound stackTag = new NBTTagCompound();
-        stack.writeToNBT(stackTag);
-
-        pattern.getTagCompound().setTag(String.format(NBT_SLOT, i), stackTag);
-    }
-
     public static void setResult(ItemStack pattern, ItemStack stack) {
         if (pattern.getTagCompound() == null) {
             pattern.setTagCompound(new NBTTagCompound());
diff --git a/src/main/java/refinedstorage/tile/TileController.java b/src/main/java/refinedstorage/tile/TileController.java
index 69e585733..07f64fb10 100755
--- a/src/main/java/refinedstorage/tile/TileController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/refinedstorage/tile/TileController.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import refinedstorage.network.MessageWirelessGridItems;
 import refinedstorage.storage.IStorage;
 import refinedstorage.storage.IStorageProvider;
 import refinedstorage.storage.ItemGroup;
+import refinedstorage.tile.autocrafting.CraftingTask;
 import refinedstorage.tile.config.IRedstoneModeConfig;
 import refinedstorage.tile.config.RedstoneMode;
 import refinedstorage.tile.grid.WirelessGridConsumer;
@@ -57,6 +58,8 @@ public class TileController extends TileBase implements IEnergyReceiver, INetwor
     private List<TileMachine> machines = new ArrayList<TileMachine>();
     private List<ClientSideMachine> clientSideMachines = new ArrayList<ClientSideMachine>();
 
+    private List<CraftingTask> craftingTasks = new ArrayList<CraftingTask>();
+
     private List<BlockPos> visited = new ArrayList<BlockPos>();
 
     private EnergyStorage energy = new EnergyStorage(ENERGY_CAPACITY);
@@ -200,6 +203,10 @@ public class TileController extends TileBase implements IEnergyReceiver, INetwor
         return itemGroups;
     }
 
+    public List<CraftingTask> getCraftingTasks() {
+        return craftingTasks;
+    }
+
     private void syncItems() {
         itemGroups.clear();
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/refinedstorage/tile/autocrafting/CraftingTask.java b/src/main/java/refinedstorage/tile/autocrafting/CraftingTask.java
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..db68b9367
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/refinedstorage/tile/autocrafting/CraftingTask.java
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package refinedstorage.tile.autocrafting;
+
+import net.minecraft.inventory.InventoryCrafting;
+import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
+import net.minecraft.item.crafting.CraftingManager;
+import net.minecraft.item.crafting.IRecipe;
+import refinedstorage.container.ContainerDummy;
+import refinedstorage.util.InventoryUtils;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+public class CraftingTask {
+    private ItemStack result;
+    private List<ItemStack> ingredients;
+
+    public CraftingTask(ItemStack result, List<ItemStack> ingredients) {
+        this.result = result;
+        this.ingredients = ingredients;
+    }
+
+    public static CraftingTask create(ItemStack result) {
+        List<ItemStack> ingredients = new ArrayList<ItemStack>();
+
+        addCraftingIngredients(ingredients, result);
+
+        return new CraftingTask(result, ingredients);
+    }
+
+    private static void addCraftingIngredients(List<ItemStack> 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) {
+                // 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);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/refinedstorage/tile/grid/TileGrid.java b/src/main/java/refinedstorage/tile/grid/TileGrid.java
index fe0d0e140..f676b3cd0 100755
--- a/src/main/java/refinedstorage/tile/grid/TileGrid.java
+++ b/src/main/java/refinedstorage/tile/grid/TileGrid.java
@@ -170,14 +170,6 @@ public class TileGrid extends TileMachine implements IGrid {
             ItemStack pattern = new ItemStack(RefinedStorageItems.PATTERN);
             ItemPattern.setResult(pattern, crafted);
 
-            for (int i = 0; i < 9; ++i) {
-                ItemStack slot = craftingInventory.getStackInSlot(i);
-
-                if (slot != null) {
-                    ItemPattern.setSlot(pattern, i, slot);
-                }
-            }
-
             patternsInventory.setInventorySlotContents(1, pattern);
         }
     }