diff --git a/src/pocketmine/item/Item.php b/src/pocketmine/item/Item.php
index 6eb567561..89cd8a4e7 100644
--- a/src/pocketmine/item/Item.php
+++ b/src/pocketmine/item/Item.php
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ use pocketmine\Player;
 use pocketmine\Server;
 use pocketmine\utils\Config;
 
-class Item implements ItemIds{
+class Item implements ItemIds, \JsonSerializable{
 
 	/** @var NBT */
 	private static $cachedParser = null;
@@ -738,10 +738,6 @@ class Item implements ItemIds{
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	final public function __toString() : string{
-		return "Item " . $this->name . " (" . $this->id . ":" . ($this->meta === null ? "?" : $this->meta) . ")x" . $this->count . ($this->hasCompoundTag() ? " tags:0x" . bin2hex($this->getCompoundTag()) : "");
-	}
-
 	public function getDestroySpeed(Block $block, Player $player){
 		return 1;
 	}
@@ -764,4 +760,17 @@ class Item implements ItemIds{
 		return false;
 	}
 
+	final public function __toString() : string{
+		return "Item " . $this->name . " (" . $this->id . ":" . ($this->meta === null ? "?" : $this->meta) . ")x" . $this->count . ($this->hasCompoundTag() ? " tags:0x" . bin2hex($this->getCompoundTag()) : "");
+	}
+
+	final public function jsonSerialize(){
+		return [
+			"id" => $this->id,
+			"damage" => $this->meta,
+			"count" => $this->count, //TODO: separate items and stacks
+			"nbt" => $this->tags
+		];
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/src/pocketmine/network/protocol/CraftingDataPacket.php b/src/pocketmine/network/protocol/CraftingDataPacket.php
index 98666949f..4faf7b298 100644
--- a/src/pocketmine/network/protocol/CraftingDataPacket.php
+++ b/src/pocketmine/network/protocol/CraftingDataPacket.php
@@ -52,68 +52,60 @@ class CraftingDataPacket extends DataPacket{
 	}
 
 	public function decode(){
-		$count = $this->getUnsignedVarInt();
-		for($i = 0; $i < $count; ++$i){
-			$recipeType = $this->getUnsignedVarInt();
+		$entries = [];
+		$recipeCount = $this->getUnsignedVarInt();
+		for($i = 0; $i < $recipeCount; ++$i){
+			$entry = [];
+			$entry["type"] = $recipeType = $this->getVarInt();
+
 			switch($recipeType){
 				case self::ENTRY_SHAPELESS:
 					$ingredientCount = $this->getUnsignedVarInt();
 					/** @var Item */
-					$ingredients = [];
+					$entry["input"] = [];
 					for($j = 0; $j < $ingredientCount; ++$j){
-						$ingredients[] = $this->getSlot();
+						$entry["input"][] = $this->getSlot();
 					}
 					$resultCount = $this->getUnsignedVarInt();
-					$results = [];
+					$entry["output"] = [];
 					for($k = 0; $k < $resultCount; ++$k){
-						$results[] = $this->getSlot();
-					}
-					$uuid = $this->getUUID();
-					$recipe = new ShapelessRecipe($results[0]); //ouch...
-					$recipe->setId($uuid);
-					foreach($ingredients as $ingr){
-						$recipe->addIngredient($ingr);
+						$entry["output"][] = $this->getSlot();
 					}
+					$entry["uuid"] = $this->getUUID()->toString();
+
 					break;
 				case self::ENTRY_SHAPED:
-					$width = $this->getVarInt();
-					$height = $this->getVarInt();
-					$count = $width * $height;
-					$ingredients = [];
+					$entry["width"] = $this->getVarInt();
+					$entry["height"] = $this->getVarInt();
+					$count = $entry["width"] * $entry["height"];
+					$entry["input"] = [];
 					for($j = 0; $j < $count; ++$j){
-						$ingredients[] = $this->getSlot();
+						$entry["input"][] = $this->getSlot();
 					}
 					$resultCount = $this->getUnsignedVarInt();
-					$results = [];
+					$entry["output"] = [];
 					for($k = 0; $k < $resultCount; ++$k){
-						$results[] = $this->getSlot();
-					}
-					$uuid = $this->getUUID();
-					$recipe = new ShapedRecipe($results[0], $height, $width); //yes, blatant copy-paste...
-					$recipe->setId($uuid);
-					foreach($ingredients as $ingr){
-						$recipe->addIngredient($ingr);
+						$entry["output"][] = $this->getSlot();
 					}
+					$entry["uuid"] = $this->getUUID()->toString();
 					break;
 				case self::ENTRY_FURNACE:
 				case self::ENTRY_FURNACE_DATA:
-					$inputId = $this->getVarInt();
+					$entry["inputId"] = $this->getVarInt();
 					if($recipeType === self::ENTRY_FURNACE_DATA){
-						$inputData = $this->getVarInt();
+						$entry["inputDamage"] = $this->getVarInt();
 					}
-					$result = $this->getSlot();
-					$recipe = new FurnaceRecipe(Item::get($inputId, $inputData ?? null), $result);
+					$entry["output"] = $this->getSlot();
 					break;
 				case self::ENTRY_MULTI:
-					$uuid = $this->getUUID();
-					$recipe = new MultiRecipe($uuid);
+					$entry["uuid"] = $this->getUUID()->toString();
 					break;
 				default:
 					throw new \UnexpectedValueException("Unhandled recipe type $recipeType!"); //do not continue attempting to decode
 			}
-			$this->entries[] = $recipe;
+			$entries[] = $entry;
 		}
-		//TODO: serialize to json
+		$this->getBool(); //cleanRecipes
 	}
 
 	private static function writeEntry($entry, BinaryStream $stream){