A crate is a very large chest with 64 slots
But it does more! It will continue to accept items even after it's full. But any items inserted into it will be deleted.
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It could be used on automated mining systems to deal with the large amount of items you might get from them. It will keep a certain amount of them and delete the rest.
It's also a easy way to delete items by simply placing them in the trash can slot
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Uses: Logs (any type will do), a chest, obsidian and an ender pearl