Crafting is really annoying. I spend lot's of time to (re)fill all those buckets, move items from stockpiles into the cupboards, drink water every minute etc to just craft some baked goods.
1. Crafting should work with opened barrels and stockpiles. Buckets are annoying
2. Players should be able to open multiple barrels/stockpiles at once
3. Crafting should favor equipped items over inventory (i mean when you have bucket of water equipped and you craft something which require water, it always use water from your waterflask first... and you should always fill it with a bucket to restore stamina... or override bind... more clicks... let's just say it is a big no-no)
If J&L would like to implement the ideas, but don't want to spend time on creating complete ruleset for this mechanic, i can do it.