diff --git a/src/main/java/com/cleanroommc/groovyscript/compat/vanilla/ItemStackMixinExpansion.java b/src/main/java/com/cleanroommc/groovyscript/compat/vanilla/ItemStackMixinExpansion.java
index 33726d90e..11ef24099 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/cleanroommc/groovyscript/compat/vanilla/ItemStackMixinExpansion.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/cleanroommc/groovyscript/compat/vanilla/ItemStackMixinExpansion.java
@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
 package com.cleanroommc.groovyscript.compat.vanilla;
 
-import com.cleanroommc.groovyscript.api.GroovyBlacklist;
-import com.cleanroommc.groovyscript.api.IIngredient;
-import com.cleanroommc.groovyscript.api.INBTResourceStack;
-import com.cleanroommc.groovyscript.api.INbtIngredient;
+import com.cleanroommc.groovyscript.api.*;
 import com.cleanroommc.groovyscript.helper.ingredient.IngredientHelper;
 import com.cleanroommc.groovyscript.helper.ingredient.NbtHelper;
+import net.minecraft.entity.player.EntityPlayer;
 import net.minecraft.init.Items;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
 import net.minecraft.item.crafting.Ingredient;
 import net.minecraft.nbt.NBTTagCompound;
 import net.minecraftforge.common.ForgeHooks;
+import net.minecraftforge.event.ForgeEventFactory;
 import net.minecraftforge.oredict.OreDictionary;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
@@ -101,7 +100,7 @@ default ItemStack reuse() {
         return transform(self -> self);
     }
 
-    default ItemStack noreturn() {
+    default ItemStack noReturn() {
         return transform(self -> ItemStack.EMPTY);
     }
 
@@ -111,7 +110,7 @@ default ItemStack transform(ItemStack stack) {
 
     default ItemStack transformDamage(int amount) {
         // reliably set itemDamage field of item stack
-        return transform(self -> of(self).withDamage(Math.min(32767, Items.DIAMOND.getDamage(self) + amount)));
+        return transform(self -> IngredientHelper.damageItem(self, amount));
     }
 
     default ItemStack transformDamage() {
@@ -129,7 +128,11 @@ default ItemStack transformNbt(UnaryOperator<NBTTagCompound> transformer) {
     default ItemStack applyTransform(ItemStack matchedInput) {
         if (grs$getTransformer() != null) {
             ItemStack result = grs$getTransformer().transform(matchedInput);
-            if (result == null) return ItemStack.EMPTY;
+            if (result == null || result.isEmpty()) return ItemStack.EMPTY;
+            if (result.isItemStackDamageable() && result.getMetadata() > result.getMaxDamage()) {
+                ForgeEventFactory.onPlayerDestroyItem(ForgeHooks.getCraftingPlayer(), result, null);
+                return ItemStack.EMPTY;
+            }
             return result.copy();
         }
         return ForgeHooks.getContainerItem(matchedInput);
@@ -220,6 +223,17 @@ default ItemStack withDamage(int meta) {
         return withMeta(meta);
     }
 
+    default ItemStack destroy() {
+        if (grs$getItemStack().isEmpty()) return ItemStack.EMPTY;
+        EntityPlayer player = ForgeHooks.getCraftingPlayer();
+        if (player != null) {
+            ForgeEventFactory.onPlayerDestroyItem(player, grs$getItemStack(), null);
+            return ItemStack.EMPTY;
+        }
+        GroovyLog.get().error("Should only destroy item during crafting!");
+        return grs$getItemStack();
+    }
+
     @Override
     default @Nullable String getMark() {
         return grs$getMark();
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/cleanroommc/groovyscript/helper/ingredient/IngredientBase.java b/src/main/java/com/cleanroommc/groovyscript/helper/ingredient/IngredientBase.java
index a7c6538e6..4ed8ddca8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/cleanroommc/groovyscript/helper/ingredient/IngredientBase.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/cleanroommc/groovyscript/helper/ingredient/IngredientBase.java
@@ -1,49 +1,80 @@
 package com.cleanroommc.groovyscript.helper.ingredient;
 
 import com.cleanroommc.groovyscript.api.IIngredient;
-import com.cleanroommc.groovyscript.sandbox.ClosureHelper;
-import groovy.lang.Closure;
+import com.cleanroommc.groovyscript.compat.vanilla.ItemStackMixinExpansion;
+import com.cleanroommc.groovyscript.compat.vanilla.ItemStackTransformer;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
+import net.minecraft.nbt.NBTTagCompound;
 import net.minecraftforge.common.ForgeHooks;
+import net.minecraftforge.event.ForgeEventFactory;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
+import java.util.function.Predicate;
+import java.util.function.UnaryOperator;
+
 public abstract class IngredientBase implements IIngredient {
 
-    protected Closure<Object> matchCondition;
-    protected Closure<Object> transformer;
+    protected Predicate<ItemStack> matchCondition;
+    protected ItemStackTransformer transformer;
     protected String mark;
 
-    public IngredientBase when(Closure<Object> matchCondition) {
+    public IngredientBase when(Predicate<ItemStack> matchCondition) {
         IngredientBase fresh = (IngredientBase) this.exactCopy();
         fresh.matchCondition = matchCondition;
         return fresh;
     }
 
-    public IngredientBase transform(Closure<Object> transformer) {
+    public IngredientBase transform(ItemStackTransformer transformer) {
         IngredientBase fresh = (IngredientBase) this.exactCopy();
         fresh.transformer = transformer;
         return fresh;
     }
 
+    public IngredientBase transformDamage(int amount) {
+        // reliably set itemDamage field of item stack
+        return transform(self -> IngredientHelper.damageItem(self, amount));
+    }
+
+    public IngredientBase transformDamage() {
+        return transformDamage(1);
+    }
+
+    public IngredientBase transformNbt(UnaryOperator<NBTTagCompound> transformer) {
+        return transform(self -> {
+            ItemStackMixinExpansion.of(self).exactCopy().grs$getItemStack().setTagCompound(transformer.apply(self.getTagCompound()));
+            return self;
+        });
+    }
+
     public IngredientBase reuse() {
-        return transform(IngredientHelper.REUSE);
+        return transform(self -> self);
     }
 
     public IngredientBase noReturn() {
-        return transform(IngredientHelper.NO_RETURN);
+        return transform(self -> ItemStack.EMPTY);
+    }
+
+    public IngredientBase transform(ItemStack stack) {
+        return transform(self -> stack);
     }
 
     @Override
     public boolean test(ItemStack itemStack) {
-        return (matchCondition == null || ClosureHelper.call(true, matchCondition, itemStack)) && matches(itemStack);
+        return (this.matchCondition == null || this.matchCondition.test(itemStack)) && matches(itemStack);
     }
 
     public abstract boolean matches(ItemStack itemStack);
 
     @Override
     public ItemStack applyTransform(ItemStack matchedInput) {
-        if (transformer != null) {
-            return ClosureHelper.call(ItemStack.EMPTY, transformer, matchedInput);
+        if (this.transformer != null) {
+            ItemStack result = this.transformer.transform(matchedInput);
+            if (result == null || result.isEmpty()) return ItemStack.EMPTY;
+            if (result.isItemStackDamageable() && result.getMetadata() > result.getMaxDamage()) {
+                ForgeEventFactory.onPlayerDestroyItem(ForgeHooks.getCraftingPlayer(), result, null);
+                return ItemStack.EMPTY;
+            }
+            return result.copy();
         }
         return ForgeHooks.getContainerItem(matchedInput);
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/cleanroommc/groovyscript/helper/ingredient/IngredientHelper.java b/src/main/java/com/cleanroommc/groovyscript/helper/ingredient/IngredientHelper.java
index 3c4ef4688..a2f32bbef 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/cleanroommc/groovyscript/helper/ingredient/IngredientHelper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/cleanroommc/groovyscript/helper/ingredient/IngredientHelper.java
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@
 
 import com.cleanroommc.groovyscript.GroovyScriptConfig;
 import com.cleanroommc.groovyscript.api.IIngredient;
+import com.cleanroommc.groovyscript.compat.vanilla.ItemStackMixinExpansion;
 import com.cleanroommc.groovyscript.sandbox.expand.LambdaClosure;
 import groovy.lang.Closure;
 import net.minecraft.block.state.IBlockState;
+import net.minecraft.init.Items;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
 import net.minecraft.item.crafting.Ingredient;
 import net.minecraft.nbt.NBTTagCompound;
@@ -25,6 +27,12 @@ public class IngredientHelper {
     public static final Closure<Object> NO_RETURN = new LambdaClosure<>(args -> ItemStack.EMPTY);
     public static final Closure<Object> MATCH_NBT = new LambdaClosure<>(args -> ItemStack.EMPTY);
 
+    public static ItemStack damageItem(ItemStack stack, int damage) {
+        // Short.MAX_VALUE is meta wildcard
+        // Items.DIAMOND.getDamage(stack) is guaranteed to return the value of the damage field of stack
+        return ItemStackMixinExpansion.of(stack).withMeta(Math.min(Short.MAX_VALUE - 1, Items.DIAMOND.getDamage(stack) + damage));
+    }
+
     public static boolean isFluid(IIngredient ingredient) {
         return ingredient instanceof FluidStack;
     }