diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 47f5148..25ef375 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -51,10 +51,11 @@ jar {
     
     from('src/main/java') {
       include 'lang/**'
-   }
-   from('./') {
+      include '**/*.dat'
+   	}
+    from('./') {
       include 'LICENSE'
-   }
+    }
 }
 
 processResources
diff --git a/src/main/java/craftedMods/lotr/recipes/api/recipeHandlers/AbstractAlloyForgeRecipeHandler.java b/src/main/java/craftedMods/lotr/recipes/api/recipeHandlers/AbstractAlloyForgeRecipeHandler.java
index 3a50196..384dba3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/craftedMods/lotr/recipes/api/recipeHandlers/AbstractAlloyForgeRecipeHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/craftedMods/lotr/recipes/api/recipeHandlers/AbstractAlloyForgeRecipeHandler.java
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 
 import java.util.*;
 
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+
 import craftedMods.lotr.recipes.api.recipeHandlers.AbstractAlloyForgeRecipeHandler.AlloyForgeRecipe;
 import craftedMods.lotr.recipes.api.utils.LOTRRecipeHandlerUtils;
 import craftedMods.recipes.api.*;
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractAlloyForgeRecipeHandler extends AbstractRecipeHand
     protected final AlloyForgeAccess alloyForgeDummy;
 
     protected boolean wasCacheLoaded = false;
+    protected boolean useHardcodedRecipes = false;
 
     private final AlloyForgeRecipeHandlerRenderer renderer = new AlloyForgeRecipeHandlerRenderer ();
     private final AlloyForgeRecipeHandlerCacheManager cacheManager = new AlloyForgeRecipeHandlerCacheManager (this);
@@ -47,6 +50,40 @@ protected AbstractAlloyForgeRecipeHandler (String unlocalizedName, AlloyForgeAcc
         this.alloyForgeDummy = alloyForgeDummy;
     }
 
+    public void onPreLoad (RecipeHandlerConfiguration config, Logger logger)
+    {
+        super.onPreLoad (config, logger);
+
+        this.useHardcodedRecipes = config.getBoolean ("Use hardcoded recipes", false,
+            "Enable this when you experience performance issues caused by this mod. This fixes that issue at the cost of lost compatibility - eventually NEI doesn't show all recipes this device supports.");
+    }
+
+    public void onPostLoad (Collection<AlloyForgeRecipe> staticRecipes)
+    {
+        super.onPostLoad (staticRecipes);
+
+        if (this.useHardcodedRecipes)
+        {
+            Collection<AlloyForgeRecipe> hardcodedRecipes = getHardcodedRecipes ();
+
+            if (hardcodedRecipes.size () == 0)
+            {
+                this.logger.warn (
+                    "This recipe handler was configured to load hardcoded recipes, but there weren't any - thus this handler shows no recipes.");
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                this.logger.debug ("Found " + hardcodedRecipes.size () + " hardcoded recipes that will be used");
+            }
+            getStaticRecipes ().addAll (getHardcodedRecipes ());
+        }
+    }
+
+    protected Collection<AlloyForgeRecipe> getHardcodedRecipes ()
+    {
+        return Arrays.asList ();
+    }
+
     @Override
     public String getDisplayName ()
     {
@@ -89,7 +126,7 @@ public List<RecipeItemSlot> getSlotsForRecipeItems (AlloyForgeRecipe recipe, Enu
     @Override
     public int getComplicatedStaticRecipeDepth ()
     {
-        return wasCacheLoaded ? 0 : 2;
+        return (this.useHardcodedRecipes || this.wasCacheLoaded) ? 0 : 2;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -142,6 +179,11 @@ public AlloyForgeRecipeHandlerCacheManager (AbstractAlloyForgeRecipeHandler hand
             super (handler);
         }
 
+        public boolean isCacheEnabled ()
+        {
+            return ! ((AbstractAlloyForgeRecipeHandler) this.handler).useHardcodedRecipes;
+        }
+
         @Override
         @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
         public Collection<AlloyForgeRecipe> readRecipesFromCache (NBTTagCompound cacheHeaderTag,
diff --git a/src/main/java/craftedMods/lotr/recipes/internal/recipeHandlers/LOTRAlloyForgeRecipeHandler.java b/src/main/java/craftedMods/lotr/recipes/internal/recipeHandlers/LOTRAlloyForgeRecipeHandler.java
index 969ce20..66ce9ef 100644
--- a/src/main/java/craftedMods/lotr/recipes/internal/recipeHandlers/LOTRAlloyForgeRecipeHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/craftedMods/lotr/recipes/internal/recipeHandlers/LOTRAlloyForgeRecipeHandler.java
@@ -16,9 +16,12 @@
  ******************************************************************************/
 package craftedMods.lotr.recipes.internal.recipeHandlers;
 
+import java.util.*;
+
 import craftedMods.lotr.recipes.api.recipeHandlers.AbstractAlloyForgeRecipeHandler;
 import lotr.common.tileentity.*;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
+import net.minecraft.nbt.*;
 
 public class LOTRAlloyForgeRecipeHandler extends AbstractAlloyForgeRecipeHandler
 {
@@ -28,6 +31,41 @@ public LOTRAlloyForgeRecipeHandler (String unlocalizedName, AlloyForgeAccess all
         super ("lotr.alloyForge." + unlocalizedName, alloyForgeDummy);
     }
 
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    protected Collection<AbstractAlloyForgeRecipeHandler.AlloyForgeRecipe> getHardcodedRecipes ()
+    {
+        Collection<AlloyForgeRecipe> recipes = new ArrayList<>();
+
+        try
+        {
+            NBTTagCompound data = CompressedStreamTools.readCompressed (getClass ().getResourceAsStream (
+                "/craftedMods/lotr/recipes/internal/recipeHandlers/hardcoded_alloy_forge_recipes.dat"));
+
+            if (data.hasKey (getUnlocalizedName ()))
+            {
+
+                NBTTagCompound recipesTag = data.getCompoundTag (getUnlocalizedName ()).getCompoundTag ("content");
+
+                for (String key : (Collection<String>) recipesTag.func_150296_c ())
+                {
+                    NBTTagCompound recipeTag = recipesTag.getCompoundTag (key);
+                    AbstractAlloyForgeRecipeHandler.AlloyForgeRecipe recipe = AbstractAlloyForgeRecipeHandler.AlloyForgeRecipe
+                        .readRecipeFromNBT (recipeTag);
+                    if (recipe != null)
+                    {
+                        recipes.add (recipe);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        catch (Exception e)
+        {
+            this.logger.error ("Couldn't load the hardcoded recipes for this handler", e);
+        }
+
+        return recipes;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public int getDefaultOrder ()
     {
diff --git a/src/main/java/craftedMods/lotr/recipes/internal/recipeHandlers/hardcoded_alloy_forge_recipes.dat b/src/main/java/craftedMods/lotr/recipes/internal/recipeHandlers/hardcoded_alloy_forge_recipes.dat
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ed17475
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/main/java/craftedMods/lotr/recipes/internal/recipeHandlers/hardcoded_alloy_forge_recipes.dat differ
diff --git a/src/main/resources/changelog.txt b/src/main/resources/changelog.txt
index e090b80..baa776b 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/changelog.txt
+++ b/src/main/resources/changelog.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ Made by 'Crafted_Mods' or 'The_Ranger_Malvegil'
  + Updated to v36.3 of the LOTR Mod
   + Added support for the Bree crafting table and traders
   * Moved some "Show all recipes" buttons, so they don't interfere with the pouch button
-+ The LOTR coin coint indicator is now displayed on the left side instead of the right
++ The LOTR coin count indicator is now displayed on the left side instead of the right
++ Added a configuration option for every alloy forge to use hardcoded recipes, which improves startup performance for the cost of compatibility
 
  #2.1.0-ALPHA:
  + Updated to neiRecipeHandlers-1.1.0-BETA