diff --git a/src/engine/gameManager/ForgeManager.java b/src/engine/gameManager/ForgeManager.java
index f3455dab..c7030fe4 100644
--- a/src/engine/gameManager/ForgeManager.java
+++ b/src/engine/gameManager/ForgeManager.java
@@ -113,18 +113,9 @@ public enum ForgeManager implements Runnable {
         if (workOrder.slots_used > 0 && workOrder.total_to_produce == 0)
             workOrder.slots_used = 1;
 
-        // Create negative ID items to add to collections
+        // Create in-memory items and add to collections
 
-        for (int i = 0; i < workOrder.slots_used; ++i) {
-
-            // Create workOrder items; one for each slot
-            // assigned to this workOrder.
-
-            // if Prefix and suffix are null random roll item
-            // otherwise roll what was asked for
-
-            workOrder.total_produced = workOrder.total_produced + 1;
-        }
+        forgeItems(workOrder);
 
         Logger.info(workOrder.toString());
         workOrder.vendor.workOrders.add(workOrder);
@@ -279,4 +270,17 @@ public enum ForgeManager implements Runnable {
 
         return forgedItem;
     }
+
+    public static void forgeItems(WorkOrder workOrder) {
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < workOrder.slots_used; ++i) {
+
+            Item forged_item = forgeItem(workOrder);
+            ForgeManager.oven.put(forged_item, workOrder);
+            workOrder.cooking.add(forged_item);
+
+            workOrder.total_produced = workOrder.total_produced + 1;
+            Logger.info("Forged item: " + forged_item.objectUUID + " of template " + forged_item.templateID);
+        }
+    }
 }