Granger wrote:It would IMHO be better to change the mechanics to remove fuel counting.
Ovens should need to be fired for a while to heat up (like fireplace), then it should be possible to do multiple bakings using the stored heat.
Smelters are also quite unrealistic and boring currently, adding a stage to the mechanic where you deal with fluid metal could be fun and would also be a good opportunity to introduce a finer granularity to ore yields.
You are free to not count fuel and take out baked goods just in time. The point of counting is to distinguish between baking for ash and baking for actual food. Making it harder to make not burnt pies will suck. There is also point of fuel saving. So no, what you are suggesting is more tedious mechanics. And do not forget about bot argument.