diff --git a/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/api/item/recipe/RecipeManager.java b/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/api/item/recipe/RecipeManager.java
index bb1e05ca83..5ddae2894c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/api/item/recipe/RecipeManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/api/item/recipe/RecipeManager.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 package org.spongepowered.api.item.recipe;
 
 import org.spongepowered.api.ResourceKey;
+import org.spongepowered.api.item.inventory.ItemStackLike;
 import org.spongepowered.api.item.inventory.ItemStackSnapshot;
 import org.spongepowered.api.item.recipe.cooking.CookingRecipe;
 import org.spongepowered.api.item.recipe.crafting.RecipeInput;
@@ -76,6 +77,14 @@ default <T extends Recipe<?>> Collection<T> allOfType(Supplier<? extends RecipeT
         return this.allOfType(supplier.get());
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @deprecated Use {@link #findByResult(RecipeType, ItemStackLike)} instead.
+     */
+    @Deprecated(forRemoval = true)
+    default <T extends Recipe<?>> Collection<T> findByResult(RecipeType<T> type, ItemStackSnapshot result) {
+        return this.findByResult(type, (ItemStackLike) result);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns all registered recipes of given type and with given item as a result.
      *
@@ -84,7 +93,15 @@ default <T extends Recipe<?>> Collection<T> allOfType(Supplier<? extends RecipeT
      *
      * @return The recipes resulting in given item.
      */
-    <T extends Recipe<?>> Collection<T> findByResult(RecipeType<T> type, ItemStackSnapshot result);
+    <T extends Recipe<?>> Collection<T> findByResult(RecipeType<T> type, ItemStackLike result);
+
+    /**
+     * @deprecated Use {@link #findByResult(Supplier, ItemStackLike)} instead.
+     */
+    @Deprecated(forRemoval = true)
+    default <T extends Recipe<?>> Collection<T> findByResult(Supplier<? extends RecipeType<T>> supplier, ItemStackSnapshot result) {
+        return this.findByResult(supplier, (ItemStackLike) result);
+    }
 
     /**
      * Gets all recipes with given item as a result.
@@ -93,7 +110,7 @@ default <T extends Recipe<?>> Collection<T> allOfType(Supplier<? extends RecipeT
      *
      * @return All recipes resulting in given item.
      */
-    default <T extends Recipe<?>> Collection<T> findByResult(Supplier<? extends RecipeType<T>> supplier, ItemStackSnapshot result) {
+    default <T extends Recipe<?>> Collection<T> findByResult(Supplier<? extends RecipeType<T>> supplier, ItemStackLike result) {
         return this.findByResult(supplier.get(), result);
     }
 
@@ -121,6 +138,14 @@ default <I extends RecipeInput, T extends Recipe<I>> Optional<T> findMatchingRec
         return this.findMatchingRecipe(supplier.get(), input, world);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @deprecated Use {@link #findCookingRecipe(RecipeType, ItemStackLike)} instead.
+     */
+    @Deprecated(forRemoval = true)
+    default <T extends CookingRecipe> Optional<T> findCookingRecipe(RecipeType<T> type, ItemStackSnapshot ingredient) {
+        return this.findCookingRecipe(type, (ItemStackLike) ingredient);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Finds a matching cooking recipe for given type and ingredient
      *
@@ -129,7 +154,15 @@ default <I extends RecipeInput, T extends Recipe<I>> Optional<T> findMatchingRec
      *
      * @return The matching recipe.
      */
-    <T extends CookingRecipe> Optional<T> findCookingRecipe(RecipeType<T> type, ItemStackSnapshot ingredient);
+    <T extends CookingRecipe> Optional<T> findCookingRecipe(RecipeType<T> type, ItemStackLike ingredient);
+
+    /**
+     * @deprecated Use {@link #findCookingRecipe(Supplier, ItemStackLike)} instead.
+     */
+    @Deprecated(forRemoval = true)
+    default <T extends CookingRecipe> Optional<T> findCookingRecipe(Supplier<? extends RecipeType<T>> supplier, ItemStackSnapshot ingredient) {
+        return this.findCookingRecipe(supplier, (ItemStackLike) ingredient);
+    }
 
     /**
      * Finds a matching cooking recipe for given type and ingredient
@@ -139,7 +172,7 @@ default <I extends RecipeInput, T extends Recipe<I>> Optional<T> findMatchingRec
      *
      * @return The matching recipe.
      */
-    default <T extends CookingRecipe> Optional<T> findCookingRecipe(Supplier<? extends RecipeType<T>> supplier, ItemStackSnapshot ingredient) {
+    default <T extends CookingRecipe> Optional<T> findCookingRecipe(Supplier<? extends RecipeType<T>> supplier, ItemStackLike ingredient) {
         return this.findCookingRecipe(supplier.get(), ingredient);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/api/item/recipe/cooking/CookingRecipe.java b/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/api/item/recipe/cooking/CookingRecipe.java
index 6038676b55..776725f7e0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/api/item/recipe/cooking/CookingRecipe.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/api/item/recipe/cooking/CookingRecipe.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 import org.spongepowered.api.datapack.DataPack;
 import org.spongepowered.api.item.ItemType;
 import org.spongepowered.api.item.inventory.ItemStack;
+import org.spongepowered.api.item.inventory.ItemStackLike;
 import org.spongepowered.api.item.inventory.ItemStackSnapshot;
 import org.spongepowered.api.item.recipe.Recipe;
 import org.spongepowered.api.item.recipe.RecipeRegistration;
@@ -64,25 +65,41 @@ static Builder builder() {
     Ingredient ingredient();
 
     /**
-     * Checks if the given {@link ItemStackSnapshot} fits the required
+     * @deprecated Use {@link #isValid(ItemStackLike)} instead.
+     */
+    @Deprecated(forRemoval = true)
+    default boolean isValid(ItemStackSnapshot ingredient) {
+        return this.isValid((ItemStackLike) ingredient);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks if the given {@link ItemStackLike} fits the required
      * constraints to craft this {@link CookingRecipe}.
      *
      * @param ingredient The ingredient to check against
      *
      * @return Whether this ingredient can be used to craft the result
      */
-    boolean isValid(ItemStackSnapshot ingredient);
+    boolean isValid(ItemStackLike ingredient);
+
+    /**
+     * @deprecated Use {@link #result(ItemStackLike)} instead.
+     */
+    @Deprecated(forRemoval = true)
+    default Optional<CookingResult> result(ItemStackSnapshot ingredient) {
+        return this.result((ItemStackLike) ingredient);
+    }
 
     /**
      * <p>Returns the {@link CookingResult} containing the resulting
-     * {@link ItemStackSnapshot} and the amount of experience released.</p>
+     * {@link ItemStackLike} and the amount of experience released.</p>
      *
-     * @param ingredient The {@link ItemStackSnapshot} currently being cooked
+     * @param ingredient The {@link ItemStackLike} currently being cooked
      * @return The {@link CookingResult}, or {@link Optional#empty()}
      *         if the recipe is not valid according to
-     *         {@link #isValid(ItemStackSnapshot)}.
+     *         {@link #isValid(ItemStackLike)}.
      */
-    Optional<CookingResult> result(ItemStackSnapshot ingredient);
+    Optional<CookingResult> result(ItemStackLike ingredient);
 
     /**
      * Returns the cooking time in ticks.
@@ -183,24 +200,38 @@ default EndStep result(Supplier<? extends ItemType> result) {
             }
 
             /**
-             * Changes the result and returns this builder. The result is the
-             * {@link ItemStack} created when the recipe is fulfilled.
-             *
-             * @param result The output of this recipe
-             *
-             * @return This builder, for chaining
+             * @deprecated Use {@link #result(ItemStackLike)} instead.
              */
-            EndStep result(ItemStack result);
+            @Deprecated(forRemoval = true)
+            default EndStep result(ItemStack result) {
+                return this.result((ItemStackLike) result);
+            }
+
+            /**
+             * @deprecated Use {@link #result(ItemStackLike)} instead.
+             */
+            @Deprecated(forRemoval = true)
+            default EndStep result(ItemStackSnapshot result) {
+                return this.result((ItemStackLike) result);
+            }
 
             /**
              * Changes the result and returns this builder. The result is the
-             * {@link ItemStack} created when the recipe is fulfilled.
+             * {@link ItemStackLike} created when the recipe is fulfilled.
              *
              * @param result The output of this recipe
              *
              * @return This builder, for chaining
              */
-            EndStep result(ItemStackSnapshot result);
+            EndStep result(ItemStackLike result);
+
+            /**
+             * @deprecated Use {@link #result(Function, ItemStackLike)} instead.
+             */
+            @Deprecated(forRemoval = true)
+            default EndStep result(final Function<RecipeInput.Single, ItemStack> resultFunction, final ItemStack exemplaryResult) {
+                return this.result(resultFunction, (ItemStackLike) exemplaryResult);
+            }
 
             /**
              * Sets the result function and an exemplary result.
@@ -210,7 +241,7 @@ default EndStep result(Supplier<? extends ItemType> result) {
              *
              * @return The builder
              */
-            EndStep result(final Function<RecipeInput.Single, ItemStack> resultFunction, final ItemStack exemplaryResult);
+            EndStep result(final Function<RecipeInput.Single, ? extends ItemStackLike> resultFunction, final ItemStackLike exemplaryResult);
         }
 
         interface EndStep extends Builder,
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/api/item/recipe/cooking/CookingResult.java b/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/api/item/recipe/cooking/CookingResult.java
index c978d3951c..8cb100ba48 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/api/item/recipe/cooking/CookingResult.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/api/item/recipe/cooking/CookingResult.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
  */
 package org.spongepowered.api.item.recipe.cooking;
 
+import org.spongepowered.api.item.inventory.ItemStackLike;
 import org.spongepowered.api.item.inventory.ItemStackSnapshot;
 
 import java.util.Objects;
@@ -37,6 +38,14 @@ public final class CookingResult {
     private final ItemStackSnapshot result;
     private final double experience;
 
+    /**
+     * @deprecated Use {@link #CookingResult(ItemStackLike, double)} instead.
+     */
+    @Deprecated(forRemoval = true)
+    public CookingResult(final ItemStackSnapshot result, final double experience) {
+        this((ItemStackLike) result, experience);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Creates a new {@link CookingResult}.
      *
@@ -45,16 +54,16 @@ public final class CookingResult {
      * @param result The result of the cooking recipe
      * @param experience The experience that should be created from this result
      */
-    public CookingResult(final ItemStackSnapshot result, final double experience) {
+    public CookingResult(final ItemStackLike result, final double experience) {
         Objects.requireNonNull(result, "result");
         if (result.isEmpty()) {
-            throw new IllegalArgumentException("The resulting snapshot must not be empty");
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("The result must not be empty");
         }
         if (experience < 0) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("The experience must be non-negative.");
         }
 
-        this.result = result;
+        this.result = result.asImmutable();
         this.experience = experience;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/api/item/recipe/crafting/Ingredient.java b/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/api/item/recipe/crafting/Ingredient.java
index c2e6062d19..abefa1b908 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/api/item/recipe/crafting/Ingredient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/api/item/recipe/crafting/Ingredient.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 import org.spongepowered.api.Sponge;
 import org.spongepowered.api.item.ItemType;
 import org.spongepowered.api.item.inventory.ItemStack;
+import org.spongepowered.api.item.inventory.ItemStackLike;
 import org.spongepowered.api.item.inventory.ItemStackSnapshot;
 import org.spongepowered.api.registry.DefaultedRegistryReference;
 
@@ -53,11 +54,19 @@ static Ingredient empty() {
         return Sponge.game().factoryProvider().provide(Factory.class).empty();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @deprecated Use {@link #test(ItemStackLike)} instead.
+     */
+    @Deprecated(forRemoval = true)
     @Override
-    boolean test(ItemStack itemStack);
+    default boolean test(ItemStack itemStack) {
+        return this.test((ItemStackLike) itemStack);
+    }
+
+    boolean test(ItemStackLike item);
 
     /**
-     * Returns the list of {@link ItemStack}s used to display the ingredient in a recipe.
+     * Returns the list of {@link ItemStackSnapshot}s used to display the ingredient in a recipe.
      * These are not necessarily all the items that this Ingredient can match.
      *
      * @return The list of items to display the Ingredient in a recipe.
@@ -87,25 +96,28 @@ static Ingredient of(ItemType @Nullable ... itemTypes) {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Creates a new {@link Ingredient} for the provided {@link ItemStack}s.
-     *
-     * @param items The items
-     * @return The new ingredient
+     * @deprecated Use {@link #of(ItemStackLike...)} instead.
      */
+    @Deprecated(forRemoval = true)
     static Ingredient of(ItemStack @Nullable ... items) {
-        if (items == null || items.length == 0) {
-            return Ingredient.empty();
-        }
-        return Ingredient.builder().with(items).build();
+        return Ingredient.of((ItemStackLike[]) items);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Creates a new {@link Ingredient} for the provided {@link ItemStackSnapshot}s.
+     * @deprecated Use {@link #of(ItemStackLike...)} instead.
+     */
+    @Deprecated(forRemoval = true)
+    static Ingredient of(ItemStackSnapshot @Nullable ... items) {
+        return Ingredient.of((ItemStackLike[]) items);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new {@link Ingredient} for the provided {@link ItemStackLike}s.
      *
      * @param items The item
      * @return The new ingredient
      */
-    static Ingredient of(ItemStackSnapshot @Nullable ... items) {
+    static Ingredient of(ItemStackLike @Nullable ... items) {
         if (items == null) {
             return Ingredient.empty();
         }
@@ -127,7 +139,15 @@ static Ingredient of(DefaultedRegistryReference<? extends ItemType> @Nullable ..
     }
 
     /**
-     * Creates a new {@link Ingredient} for the provided {@link Predicate} and exemplary {@link ItemStack}s.
+     * @deprecated Use {@link #of(ResourceKey, Predicate, ItemStackLike...)} instead.
+     */
+    @Deprecated(forRemoval = true)
+    static Ingredient of(ResourceKey key, Predicate<ItemStack> predicate, ItemStack... exemplaryStacks) {
+        return Ingredient.of(key, itemStack -> predicate.test(itemStack.asMutable()), (ItemStackLike[]) exemplaryStacks);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new {@link Ingredient} for the provided {@link Predicate} and exemplary {@link ItemStackLike}s.
      * <p>Note: Predicate ingredients may not be fully supported for all recipe types</p>
      *
      * @param key A unique resource key
@@ -136,7 +156,7 @@ static Ingredient of(DefaultedRegistryReference<? extends ItemType> @Nullable ..
      *
      * @return The new ingredient
      */
-    static Ingredient of(ResourceKey key, Predicate<ItemStack> predicate, ItemStack... exemplaryStacks) {
+    static Ingredient of(ResourceKey key, Predicate<? super ItemStackLike> predicate, ItemStackLike... exemplaryStacks) {
         if (exemplaryStacks.length == 0) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("At least exemplary stack is required");
         }
@@ -178,12 +198,28 @@ interface Builder extends org.spongepowered.api.util.Builder<Ingredient, Builder
         Builder with(Supplier<? extends ItemType>... types);
 
         /**
-         * Sets one ore more ItemStack for matching the ingredient.
+         * @deprecated Use {@link #with(ItemStackLike...)} instead
+         */
+        @Deprecated(forRemoval = true)
+        default Builder with(ItemStack... types) {
+            return this.with((ItemStackLike[]) types);
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Sets one or more ItemStackLike for matching the ingredient.
          *
          * @param types The items
          * @return This Builder, for chaining
          */
-        Builder with(ItemStack... types);
+        Builder with(ItemStackLike... types);
+
+        /**
+         * @deprecated Use {@link #with(ResourceKey, Predicate, ItemStackLike...)} instead.
+         */
+        @Deprecated(forRemoval = true)
+        default Builder with(ResourceKey resourceKey, Predicate<ItemStack> predicate, ItemStack... exemplaryTypes) {
+            return this.with(resourceKey, itemStack -> predicate.test(itemStack.asMutable()), (ItemStackLike[]) exemplaryTypes);
+        }
 
         /**
          * Sets a Predicate for matching the ingredient.
@@ -194,15 +230,15 @@ interface Builder extends org.spongepowered.api.util.Builder<Ingredient, Builder
          * @param exemplaryTypes The items
          * @return This Builder, for chaining
          */
-        Builder with(ResourceKey resourceKey, Predicate<ItemStack> predicate, ItemStack... exemplaryTypes);
+        Builder with(ResourceKey resourceKey, Predicate<? super ItemStackLike> predicate, ItemStackLike... exemplaryTypes);
 
         /**
-         * Sets one ItemStack for matching the ingredient.
-         *
-         * @param types The items
-         * @return This Builder, for chaining
+         * @deprecated Use {@link #with(ItemStackLike...)} instead
          */
-        Builder with(ItemStackSnapshot... types);
+        @Deprecated(forRemoval = true)
+        default Builder with(ItemStackSnapshot... types) {
+            return this.with((ItemStackLike[]) types);
+        }
 
         /**
          * Sets the item tag for matching the ingredient.
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/api/item/recipe/crafting/RecipeInput.java b/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/api/item/recipe/crafting/RecipeInput.java
index 11981dd274..d31e8dcd1b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/api/item/recipe/crafting/RecipeInput.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/api/item/recipe/crafting/RecipeInput.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 
 import org.spongepowered.api.item.inventory.Inventory;
 import org.spongepowered.api.item.inventory.ItemStack;
+import org.spongepowered.api.item.inventory.ItemStackLike;
 import org.spongepowered.api.item.inventory.type.GridInventory;
 import org.spongepowered.api.item.recipe.cooking.CookingRecipe;
 import org.spongepowered.api.item.recipe.single.StoneCutterRecipe;
@@ -65,6 +66,14 @@ interface Crafting extends RecipeInput {
 
     interface Factory {
 
+        /**
+         * @deprecated Use {@link #single(ItemStackLike)} instead.
+         */
+        @Deprecated(forRemoval = true)
+        default RecipeInput.Single single(ItemStack stack) {
+            return this.single((ItemStackLike) stack);
+        }
+
         /**
          * Creates a recipe input for
          * {@link CookingRecipe} and
@@ -74,7 +83,15 @@ interface Factory {
          *
          * @return the recipe input
          */
-        RecipeInput.Single single(ItemStack stack);
+        RecipeInput.Single single(ItemStackLike stack);
+
+        /**
+         * @deprecated Use {@link #smithing(ItemStackLike, ItemStackLike, ItemStackLike)} instead.
+         */
+        @Deprecated(forRemoval = true)
+        default RecipeInput.Smithing smithing(ItemStack templateStack, ItemStack baseStack, ItemStack additionStack) {
+            return this.smithing((ItemStackLike) templateStack, (ItemStackLike) baseStack, (ItemStackLike) additionStack);
+        }
 
         /**
          * Creates a recipe input for {@link SmithingRecipe}
@@ -85,7 +102,7 @@ interface Factory {
          *
          * @return the recipe input
          */
-        RecipeInput.Smithing smithing(ItemStack templateStack, ItemStack baseStack, ItemStack additionStack);
+        RecipeInput.Smithing smithing(ItemStackLike templateStack, ItemStackLike baseStack, ItemStackLike additionStack);
 
         /**
          * Creates a recipe input for {@link CraftingRecipe}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/api/item/recipe/crafting/RecipeResult.java b/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/api/item/recipe/crafting/RecipeResult.java
index 3fff2cec29..d8128aa8db 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/api/item/recipe/crafting/RecipeResult.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/api/item/recipe/crafting/RecipeResult.java
@@ -24,12 +24,14 @@
  */
 package org.spongepowered.api.item.recipe.crafting;
 
+import org.spongepowered.api.item.inventory.ItemStackLike;
 import org.spongepowered.api.item.inventory.ItemStackSnapshot;
 import org.spongepowered.api.item.inventory.crafting.CraftingGridInventory;
 
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.StringJoiner;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 /**
  * The result of fulfilling a {@link CraftingRecipe}.
@@ -39,6 +41,14 @@ public final class RecipeResult {
     private final ItemStackSnapshot result;
     private final List<ItemStackSnapshot> remainingItems;
 
+    /**
+     * @deprecated Use {@link #RecipeResult(ItemStackLike, List)} instead.
+     */
+    @Deprecated(forRemoval = true)
+    public RecipeResult(ItemStackSnapshot result, List<ItemStackSnapshot> remainingItems) {
+        this((ItemStackLike) result, (List<? extends ItemStackLike>) remainingItems);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Creates a new {@link RecipeResult}.
      *
@@ -49,7 +59,7 @@ public final class RecipeResult {
      * @param remainingItems The remaining items to leave in the
      *     crafting window
      */
-    public RecipeResult(ItemStackSnapshot result, List<ItemStackSnapshot> remainingItems) {
+    public RecipeResult(ItemStackLike result, List<? extends ItemStackLike> remainingItems) {
         Objects.requireNonNull(result, "result");
         if (result.isEmpty()) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("The result must not be empty!");
@@ -60,8 +70,8 @@ public RecipeResult(ItemStackSnapshot result, List<ItemStackSnapshot> remainingI
                 + " It should contain empty ItemStackSnapshot values for slots which should be cleared.");
         }
 
-        this.result = result;
-        this.remainingItems = List.copyOf(remainingItems);
+        this.result = result.asImmutable();
+        this.remainingItems = remainingItems.stream().map(ItemStackLike::asImmutable).toList();
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/api/item/recipe/crafting/ShapedCraftingRecipe.java b/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/api/item/recipe/crafting/ShapedCraftingRecipe.java
index 570df7e2a8..388f2dbd46 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/api/item/recipe/crafting/ShapedCraftingRecipe.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/api/item/recipe/crafting/ShapedCraftingRecipe.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 import org.spongepowered.api.Sponge;
 import org.spongepowered.api.datapack.DataPack;
 import org.spongepowered.api.item.inventory.ItemStack;
+import org.spongepowered.api.item.inventory.ItemStackLike;
 import org.spongepowered.api.item.inventory.ItemStackSnapshot;
 import org.spongepowered.api.item.recipe.RecipeRegistration;
 import org.spongepowered.api.util.ResourceKeyedBuilder;
@@ -214,28 +215,44 @@ interface ResultStep extends Builder {
              * @param remainingItemsFunction the remaining items function
              *
              * @return This builder, for chaining
+             * @deprecated Will be replaced with ItemStackLike variant
              */
-            ResultStep remainingItems(Function<RecipeInput.Crafting, List<ItemStack>> remainingItemsFunction);
+            @Deprecated
+            ResultStep remainingItems(Function<RecipeInput.Crafting, ? extends List<? extends ItemStackLike>> remainingItemsFunction);
 
             /**
-             * Sets the resultant {@link ItemStackSnapshot} for when this shaped
+             * @deprecated Use {@link #result(ItemStackLike)} instead.
+             */
+            @Deprecated(forRemoval = true)
+            default EndStep result(ItemStackSnapshot result) {
+                return this.result((ItemStackLike) result);
+            }
+
+            /**
+             * @deprecated Use {@link #result(ItemStackLike)} instead.
+             */
+            @Deprecated(forRemoval = true)
+            default EndStep result(ItemStack result) {
+                return this.result((ItemStackLike) result);
+            }
+
+            /**
+             * Sets the resultant {@link ItemStackLike} for when this shaped
              * recipe is correctly crafted.
              *
              * @param result The resultant snapshot
              *
              * @return The builder
              */
-            EndStep result(ItemStackSnapshot result);
+            EndStep result(ItemStackLike result);
 
             /**
-             * Sets the resultant {@link ItemStack} for when this shaped recipe
-             * is correctly crafted.
-             *
-             * @param result The resultant stack
-             *
-             * @return The builder
+             * @deprecated Use {@link #result(Function, ItemStackLike)} instead.
              */
-            EndStep result(ItemStack result);
+            @Deprecated(forRemoval = true)
+            default EndStep result(Function<RecipeInput.Crafting, ItemStack> resultFunction, ItemStack exemplaryResult) {
+                return this.result(resultFunction, (ItemStackLike) exemplaryResult);
+            }
 
             /**
              * Sets the result function and an exemplary result.
@@ -246,7 +263,7 @@ interface ResultStep extends Builder {
              *
              * @return The builder
              */
-            EndStep result(Function<RecipeInput.Crafting, ItemStack> resultFunction, ItemStack exemplaryResult);
+            EndStep result(Function<RecipeInput.Crafting, ? extends ItemStackLike> resultFunction, ItemStackLike exemplaryResult);
         }
 
         /**
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/api/item/recipe/crafting/ShapelessCraftingRecipe.java b/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/api/item/recipe/crafting/ShapelessCraftingRecipe.java
index b8c9dbe5a2..f32e54eab2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/api/item/recipe/crafting/ShapelessCraftingRecipe.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/api/item/recipe/crafting/ShapelessCraftingRecipe.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 import org.spongepowered.api.datapack.DataPack;
 import org.spongepowered.api.item.ItemType;
 import org.spongepowered.api.item.inventory.ItemStack;
+import org.spongepowered.api.item.inventory.ItemStackLike;
 import org.spongepowered.api.item.inventory.ItemStackSnapshot;
 import org.spongepowered.api.item.recipe.RecipeRegistration;
 import org.spongepowered.api.util.ResourceKeyedBuilder;
@@ -98,27 +99,41 @@ interface ResultStep extends Builder {
              *
              * @return This builder, for chaining
              */
-            ResultStep remainingItems(Function<RecipeInput.Crafting, List<ItemStack>> remainingItemsFunction);
+            ResultStep remainingItems(Function<RecipeInput.Crafting, ? extends List<? extends ItemStackLike>> remainingItemsFunction);
 
             /**
-             * Sets the result and returns this builder. The result is the
-             * {@link ItemStack} created when the recipe is fulfilled.
-             *
-             * @param result The result
-             *
-             * @return This builder, for chaining
+             * @deprecated Use {@link #result(ItemStackLike)} instead.
              */
-            EndStep result(ItemStackSnapshot result);
+            @Deprecated(forRemoval = true)
+            default EndStep result(ItemStackSnapshot result) {
+                return this.result((ItemStackLike) result);
+            }
+
+            /**
+             * @deprecated Use {@link #result(ItemStackLike)} instead.
+             */
+            @Deprecated(forRemoval = true)
+            default EndStep result(ItemStack result) {
+                return this.result((ItemStackLike) result);
+            }
 
             /**
              * Sets the result and returns this builder. The result is the
-             * {@link ItemStack} created when the recipe is fulfilled.
+             * {@link ItemStackLike} created when the recipe is fulfilled.
              *
              * @param result The result
              *
              * @return This builder, for chaining
              */
-            EndStep result(ItemStack result);
+            EndStep result(ItemStackLike result);
+
+            /**
+             * @deprecated Use {@link #result(Function, ItemStackLike)} instead.
+             */
+            @Deprecated(forRemoval = true)
+            default EndStep result(Function<RecipeInput.Crafting, ItemStack> resultFunction, ItemStack exemplaryResult) {
+                return this.result(resultFunction, (ItemStackLike) exemplaryResult);
+            }
 
             /**
              * Sets the result function and an exemplary result.
@@ -129,7 +144,7 @@ interface ResultStep extends Builder {
              *
              * @return This builder, for chaining
              */
-            EndStep result(Function<RecipeInput.Crafting, ItemStack> resultFunction, ItemStack exemplaryResult);
+            EndStep result(Function<RecipeInput.Crafting, ? extends ItemStackLike> resultFunction, ItemStackLike exemplaryResult);
 
         }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/api/item/recipe/crafting/SpecialCraftingRecipe.java b/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/api/item/recipe/crafting/SpecialCraftingRecipe.java
index b46e9ecc0d..8f5e35d5bc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/api/item/recipe/crafting/SpecialCraftingRecipe.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/api/item/recipe/crafting/SpecialCraftingRecipe.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 import org.spongepowered.api.Sponge;
 import org.spongepowered.api.datapack.DataPack;
 import org.spongepowered.api.item.inventory.ItemStack;
+import org.spongepowered.api.item.inventory.ItemStackLike;
 import org.spongepowered.api.item.recipe.RecipeRegistration;
 import org.spongepowered.api.util.ResourceKeyedBuilder;
 import org.spongepowered.api.world.server.ServerWorld;
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ interface ResultStep extends Builder {
              *
              * @return This builder, for chaining
              */
-            ResultStep remainingItems(Function<RecipeInput.Crafting, List<ItemStack>> remainingItemsFunction);
+            ResultStep remainingItems(Function<RecipeInput.Crafting, ? extends List<? extends ItemStackLike>> remainingItemsFunction);
 
             /**
              * Sets the result function.
@@ -83,7 +84,15 @@ interface ResultStep extends Builder {
              *
              * @return This builder, for chaining
              */
-            EndStep result(Function<RecipeInput.Crafting, ItemStack> resultFunction);
+            EndStep result(Function<RecipeInput.Crafting, ? extends ItemStackLike> resultFunction);
+
+            /**
+             * @deprecated Use {@link #result(ItemStackLike)} instead;
+             */
+            @Deprecated(forRemoval = true)
+            default EndStep result(ItemStack result) {
+                return this.result((ItemStackLike) result);
+            }
 
             /**
              * Sets the result
@@ -92,7 +101,7 @@ interface ResultStep extends Builder {
              *
              * @return This builder, for chaining
              */
-            EndStep result(ItemStack result);
+            EndStep result(ItemStackLike result);
         }
 
         interface EndStep extends Builder, org.spongepowered.api.util.Builder<RecipeRegistration, Builder> {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/api/item/recipe/single/StoneCutterRecipe.java b/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/api/item/recipe/single/StoneCutterRecipe.java
index 407e74c2f3..4f4ec3fce7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/api/item/recipe/single/StoneCutterRecipe.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/api/item/recipe/single/StoneCutterRecipe.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 import org.spongepowered.api.datapack.DataPack;
 import org.spongepowered.api.item.ItemType;
 import org.spongepowered.api.item.inventory.ItemStack;
+import org.spongepowered.api.item.inventory.ItemStackLike;
 import org.spongepowered.api.item.inventory.ItemStackSnapshot;
 import org.spongepowered.api.item.recipe.Recipe;
 import org.spongepowered.api.item.recipe.RecipeRegistration;
@@ -90,35 +91,49 @@ default ResultStep ingredient(Supplier<? extends ItemType> ingredient) {
         interface ResultStep extends StoneCutterRecipe.Builder {
 
             /**
-             * Changes the result and returns this builder. The result is the
-             * {@link ItemStack} created when the recipe is fulfilled.
-             *
-             * @param result The output of this recipe
-             *
-             * @return This builder, for chaining
+             * @deprecated Use {@link #result(ItemStackLike)} instead.
              */
-            EndStep result(ItemStackSnapshot result);
+            @Deprecated(forRemoval = true)
+            default EndStep result(ItemStackSnapshot result) {
+                return this.result((ItemStackLike) result);
+            }
+
+            /**
+             * @deprecated Use {@link #result(ItemStackLike)} instead.
+             */
+            @Deprecated(forRemoval = true)
+            default EndStep result(ItemStack result) {
+                return this.result((ItemStackLike) result);
+            }
 
             /**
              * Changes the result and returns this builder. The result is the
-             * {@link ItemStack} created when the recipe is fulfilled.
+             * {@link ItemStackLike} created when the recipe is fulfilled.
              *
              * @param result The output of this recipe
              *
              * @return This builder, for chaining
              */
-            EndStep result(ItemStack result);
+            EndStep result(ItemStackLike result);
+
+            /**
+             * @deprecated Use {@link #result(Function, ItemStackLike)} instead.
+             */
+            @Deprecated(forRemoval = true)
+            default EndStep result(Function<RecipeInput.Single, ItemStack> resultFunction, ItemStack exemplaryResult) {
+                return this.result(resultFunction, (ItemStackLike) exemplaryResult);
+            }
 
             /**
              * Changes the result and returns this builder. The result is the
-             * {@link ItemStack} created when the recipe is fulfilled.
+             * {@link ItemStackLike} created when the recipe is fulfilled.
              *
              * @param resultFunction The result function
              * @param exemplaryResult The exemplary output of this recipe
              *
              * @return This builder, for chaining
              */
-            EndStep result(Function<RecipeInput.Single, ItemStack> resultFunction, ItemStack exemplaryResult);
+            EndStep result(Function<RecipeInput.Single, ? extends ItemStackLike> resultFunction, ItemStackLike exemplaryResult);
 
         }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/api/item/recipe/smithing/SmithingRecipe.java b/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/api/item/recipe/smithing/SmithingRecipe.java
index 9c57d1c057..9520273623 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/api/item/recipe/smithing/SmithingRecipe.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/api/item/recipe/smithing/SmithingRecipe.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 import org.spongepowered.api.datapack.DataPack;
 import org.spongepowered.api.item.ItemType;
 import org.spongepowered.api.item.inventory.ItemStack;
+import org.spongepowered.api.item.inventory.ItemStackLike;
 import org.spongepowered.api.item.inventory.ItemStackSnapshot;
 import org.spongepowered.api.item.recipe.Recipe;
 import org.spongepowered.api.item.recipe.RecipeRegistration;
@@ -155,35 +156,49 @@ default ResultStep addition(Supplier<? extends ItemType> ingredient) {
         interface ResultStep extends SmithingRecipe.Builder {
 
             /**
-             * Changes the result and returns this builder. The result is the
-             * {@link ItemStack} created when the recipe is fulfilled.
-             *
-             * @param result The output of this recipe
-             *
-             * @return This builder, for chaining
+             * @deprecated Use {@link #result(ItemStackLike)} instead.
+             */
+            @Deprecated(forRemoval = true)
+            default EndStep result(ItemStackSnapshot result) {
+                return this.result((ItemStackLike) result);
+            }
+
+            /**
+             * @deprecated Use {@link #result(ItemStackLike)} instead.
              */
-            EndStep result(ItemStackSnapshot result);
+            @Deprecated(forRemoval = true)
+            default EndStep result(ItemStack result) {
+                return this.result((ItemStackLike) result);
+            }
 
             /**
              * Changes the result and returns this builder. The result is the
-             * {@link ItemStack} created when the recipe is fulfilled.
+             * {@link ItemStackLike} created when the recipe is fulfilled.
              *
              * @param result The output of this recipe
              *
              * @return This builder, for chaining
              */
-            EndStep result(ItemStack result);
+            EndStep result(ItemStackLike result);
+
+            /**
+             * @deprecated Use {@link #result(Function, ItemStackLike)} instead.
+             */
+            @Deprecated(forRemoval = true)
+            default EndStep result(Function<RecipeInput.Smithing, ItemStack> resultFunction, ItemStack exemplaryResult) {
+                return this.result(resultFunction, (ItemStackLike) exemplaryResult);
+            }
 
             /**
              * Changes the result and returns this builder. The result is the
-             * {@link ItemStack} created when the recipe is fulfilled.
+             * {@link ItemStackLike} created when the recipe is fulfilled.
              *
              * @param resultFunction The result function
              * @param exemplaryResult The exemplary output of this recipe
              *
              * @return This builder, for chaining
              */
-            EndStep result(Function<RecipeInput.Smithing, ItemStack> resultFunction, ItemStack exemplaryResult);
+            EndStep result(Function<RecipeInput.Smithing, ? extends ItemStackLike> resultFunction, ItemStackLike exemplaryResult);
 
         }