diff --git a/src/main/java/biomesoplenty/common/crafting/BiomeEssenceRecipe.java b/src/main/java/biomesoplenty/common/crafting/BiomeEssenceRecipe.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..46417c44c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/biomesoplenty/common/crafting/BiomeEssenceRecipe.java
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Copyright 2014, the Biomes O' Plenty Team
+ * 
+ * This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Public License.
+ * 
+ * To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/.
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+package biomesoplenty.common.crafting;
+
+import biomesoplenty.api.item.BOPItems;
+import net.minecraft.inventory.InventoryCrafting;
+import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
+import net.minecraft.item.crafting.IRecipe;
+import net.minecraft.nbt.NBTTagCompound;
+import net.minecraft.world.World;
+
+public class BiomeEssenceRecipe implements IRecipe
+{
+    private ItemStack recipeOutput;
+    
+    @Override
+    public boolean matches(InventoryCrafting inventoryCrafting, World world)
+    {
+        ItemStack biomeRadar = null;
+        ItemStack biomeEssence = null;
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < 3; ++i)
+        {
+            for (int j = 0; j < 3; ++j)
+            {
+                ItemStack itemstack = inventoryCrafting.getStackInRowAndColumn(j, i);
+
+                if (itemstack != null)
+                {
+                    if (itemstack.getItem() == BOPItems.biome_finder) biomeRadar = itemstack.copy();
+                    else if (itemstack.getItem() == BOPItems.biome_essence) biomeEssence = itemstack.copy();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        
+        if (biomeRadar != null && biomeEssence != null)
+        {
+            if (!biomeEssence.hasTagCompound() || !biomeEssence.getTagCompound().hasKey("biomeID")) return false;
+            
+            int biomeID = biomeEssence.getTagCompound().getInteger("biomeID");
+            
+            if (!biomeRadar.hasTagCompound()) biomeRadar.setTagCompound(new NBTTagCompound());
+            
+            biomeRadar.getTagCompound().setInteger("biomeIDToFind", biomeID);
+            biomeRadar.getTagCompound().setBoolean("found", false);
+            
+            recipeOutput = biomeRadar;
+            
+            return true;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+    
+    @Override
+    public int getRecipeSize()
+    {
+        return 2;
+    }
+    
+    @Override
+    public ItemStack getCraftingResult(InventoryCrafting var1)
+    {
+        return recipeOutput.copy();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ItemStack getRecipeOutput()
+    {
+        return recipeOutput;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ItemStack[] getRemainingItems(InventoryCrafting inv)
+    {
+        ItemStack[] aitemstack = new ItemStack[inv.getSizeInventory()];
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < aitemstack.length; ++i)
+        {
+            ItemStack itemstack = inv.getStackInSlot(i);
+            aitemstack[i] = net.minecraftforge.common.ForgeHooks.getContainerItem(itemstack);
+        }
+
+        return aitemstack;
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/main/java/biomesoplenty/common/init/ModCrafting.java b/src/main/java/biomesoplenty/common/init/ModCrafting.java
index 431877f18..7d7430212 100644
--- a/src/main/java/biomesoplenty/common/init/ModCrafting.java
+++ b/src/main/java/biomesoplenty/common/init/ModCrafting.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import biomesoplenty.common.block.BlockBOPPlant;
 import biomesoplenty.common.block.BlockBones;
 import biomesoplenty.common.block.BlockGem;
 import biomesoplenty.common.block.BlockHive;
+import biomesoplenty.common.crafting.BiomeEssenceRecipe;
 import biomesoplenty.common.handler.FurnaceFuelHandler;
 import biomesoplenty.common.item.ItemDart;
 import biomesoplenty.common.item.ItemJarFilled;
@@ -286,6 +287,12 @@ public class ModCrafting
         GameRegistry.addShapelessRecipe(new ItemStack(BOPItems.dart, 1, ItemDart.DartType.POISONDART.ordinal()), new Object[] {new ItemStack(BOPItems.jar_filled, 1, ItemJarFilled.JarContents.POISON.ordinal()), new ItemStack(BOPItems.dart, 1, ItemDart.DartType.DART.ordinal())});        
         
         
+        /*** Biome Finder ***/
+        
+        GameRegistry.addShapedRecipe(new ItemStack(BOPItems.biome_finder), new Object[] {" E ", "ERE", " E ", 'E', new ItemStack(Items.emerald), 'R', new ItemStack(Items.redstone)});
+        GameRegistry.addRecipe(new BiomeEssenceRecipe());
+        
+        
         /*** Misc Others ***/
         
         GameRegistry.addShapedRecipe(new ItemStack(Items.string), new Object[] {"FFF", "FFF", "FFF", 'F', ((BlockBOPDoublePlant)BOPBlocks.double_plant).getVariantItem(BlockBOPDoublePlant.FoliageType.FLAX)});
@@ -301,8 +308,6 @@ public class ModCrafting
         GameRegistry.addShapedRecipe(new ItemStack(Blocks.mossy_cobblestone, 1, 0), new Object[] {"MMM", "MCM", "MMM", 'M', BOPBlocks.moss, 'C', Blocks.cobblestone});
         GameRegistry.addShapedRecipe(new ItemStack(Blocks.stonebrick, 1, 1), new Object[] {"MMM", "MSM", "MMM", 'M', BOPBlocks.moss, 'S', Blocks.stonebrick});
         GameRegistry.addShapedRecipe(new ItemStack(BOPItems.enderporter), new Object[] {"IOI", "OAO", "IOI", 'I', Items.ender_eye, 'O', new ItemStack(BOPItems.ghastly_soul), 'A', new ItemStack(BOPItems.gem, 1, BlockGem.GemType.AMETHYST.ordinal())});
-        GameRegistry.addShapedRecipe(new ItemStack(BOPItems.biome_finder), new Object[] {" E ", "ERE", " E ", 'E', new ItemStack(Items.emerald), 'R', new ItemStack(Items.redstone)});
-        // TODO: GameRegistry.addShapedRecipe(new BiomeEssenceRecipe());
         // TODO: bamboo thatching (was planks:10 in 1.7 ) GameRegistry.addShapedRecipe(new ItemStack(BOPBlocks.bamboo_thatching), new Object[] {"##", "##", '#', BOPBlocks.bamboo});
         // TODO: GameRegistry.addShapedRecipe(new ItemStack(BOPBlocks.bamboo, 8), new Object [] {" #", "# ", '#', new ItemStack(BOPBlocks.bamboo_thatching)});
         // TODO: GameRegistry.addShapedRecipe(new ItemStack(BOPBlocks.bamboo, 8), new Object [] {"# ", " #", '#', new ItemStack(BOPBlocks.bamboo_thatching)});
diff --git a/src/main/java/biomesoplenty/common/item/ItemBiomeEssence.java b/src/main/java/biomesoplenty/common/item/ItemBiomeEssence.java
index 00227fb1c..9aab47e23 100644
--- a/src/main/java/biomesoplenty/common/item/ItemBiomeEssence.java
+++ b/src/main/java/biomesoplenty/common/item/ItemBiomeEssence.java
@@ -21,19 +21,6 @@ public class ItemBiomeEssence extends Item
 {
     public ItemBiomeEssence() {}
     
-    @Override
-    public boolean hasContainerItem(ItemStack itemStack)
-    {
-        return true;
-    }
-    
-    // TODO: really?  this looks well dodgy.
-    @Override
-    public ItemStack getContainerItem(ItemStack itemStack)
-    {
-        return itemStack;
-    }    
-    
     public BiomeGenBase getBiome(ItemStack itemStack)
     {
         if (itemStack.hasTagCompound() && itemStack.getTagCompound().hasKey("biomeID"))