Let’s discuss fuel, because this may be more relevant with the auto-crafter coming.
I’m team charcoal, specifically giant jungle trees. Does everything regular coal does except coal blocks, need a lot of charcoal and sticks anyway for torches and tools, giant trees consistently produce over a stack, and lumberjacking is just a relaxing way to pass the time.
My argument for charcoal is we’re chopping trees regardless. After automating the self-refueling, it’s more laborious to craft planks from surplus logs than simply chucking it in (actually saving me time along with the +14%)
Though I admit mediocre automation in the case of kelp and bamboo is better than no automation at all. I’m just not about to rely on it as my primary fuel because it takes forever and/or a lot of real-estate.