diff --git a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/event/inventory/FurnaceStartSmeltEvent.java b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/event/inventory/FurnaceStartSmeltEvent.java
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+package org.bukkit.event.inventory;
+
+import org.bukkit.block.Block;
+import org.bukkit.event.HandlerList;
+import org.bukkit.event.block.BlockEvent;
+import org.bukkit.inventory.FurnaceRecipe;
+import org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+
+public class FurnaceStartSmeltEvent extends BlockEvent {
+    private static final HandlerList handlers = new HandlerList();
+    private final ItemStack source;
+    private final FurnaceRecipe recipe;
+    private int totalCookTime;
+
+    public FurnaceStartSmeltEvent(@NotNull final Block furnace, @NotNull ItemStack source, @NotNull final FurnaceRecipe recipe) {
+        super(furnace);
+        this.source = source;
+        this.recipe = recipe;
+        this.totalCookTime = recipe.getCookingTime();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the source ItemStack for this event
+     *
+     * @return the source ItemStack
+     */
+    @NotNull
+    public ItemStack getSource() {
+        return source;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the FurnaceRecipe associated with this event
+     *
+     * @return the FurnaceRecipe being cooked
+     */
+    @NotNull
+    public FurnaceRecipe getRecipe() {
+        return recipe;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the total cook time associated with this event
+     *
+     * @return the total cook time
+     */
+    public int getTotalCookTime() {
+        return totalCookTime;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the total cook time for this event
+     *
+     * @param cookTime the new total cook time
+     */
+    public void setTotalCookTime(int cookTime) {
+        this.totalCookTime = cookTime;
+    }
+
+    @NotNull
+    @Override
+    public HandlerList getHandlers() {
+        return handlers;
+    }
+
+    @NotNull
+    public static HandlerList getHandlerList() {
+        return handlers;
+    }
+}