diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/ftb/ftbsba/tools/content/fusion/FusingMachineBlockEntity.java b/src/main/java/dev/ftb/ftbsba/tools/content/fusion/FusingMachineBlockEntity.java
index 69ab022..3206872 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dev/ftb/ftbsba/tools/content/fusion/FusingMachineBlockEntity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/ftb/ftbsba/tools/content/fusion/FusingMachineBlockEntity.java
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ private boolean hasOccupiedInputSlots() {
 
     private Optional<FusingMachineRecipe> findValidRecipe() {
         return level.getRecipeManager().getAllRecipesFor(ToolsRegistry.FUSING_MACHINE_RECIPE_TYPE.get()).stream()
+                .sorted((a, b) -> b.ingredients.size() - a.ingredients.size()) // prioritise recipes with more ingredients
                 .filter(this::recipeMatchesInput)
                 .findFirst();
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/ftb/ftbsba/tools/content/supercooler/SuperCoolerBlockEntity.java b/src/main/java/dev/ftb/ftbsba/tools/content/supercooler/SuperCoolerBlockEntity.java
index 8d80a88..d308af6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dev/ftb/ftbsba/tools/content/supercooler/SuperCoolerBlockEntity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/ftb/ftbsba/tools/content/supercooler/SuperCoolerBlockEntity.java
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ private boolean hasItemInAnySlot() {
 
     private Optional<SuperCoolerRecipe> findValidRecipe() {
         return level.getRecipeManager().getAllRecipesFor(ToolsRegistry.SUPER_COOLER_RECIPE_TYPE.get()).stream()
+                .sorted((a, b) -> b.ingredients.size() - a.ingredients.size())  // prioritise recipes with more ingredients
                 .filter(this::recipeMatchesInput)
                 .findFirst();
     }