Furnaces don't work

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What I expected to happen was...:
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I expected to put coal in, but it wouldn't allow me to switch from the smelt slot to the fuel slot. I couldn't even take the iron ore out
What actually happened was...:
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I couldn't get anything out of it, so I broke it and got everything back, but that means no iron for the buckets in a new game
Steps to Reproduce:
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2. ... Enter furnace
3. ...place smelting item in first slot
4. ...done