diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/item/ChameleonItem.java b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/item/ChameleonItem.java
index 8de1d396..742e4eb4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/item/ChameleonItem.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/item/ChameleonItem.java
@@ -21,10 +21,11 @@ public interface ChameleonItem {
     }
 
     default ItemStack createAppearanceStack(ItemStack stack, Item appearance) {
-        ItemStack newAppearance = new ItemStack(appearance, stack.getCount());
+        ItemStack newAppearance = appearance.getDefaultStack();
         if (stack.hasTag()) {
             newAppearance.setTag(stack.getTag().copy());
         }
+        newAppearance.setCount(stack.getCount());
         newAppearance.removeSubTag("appearance");
         return newAppearance;
     }
@@ -41,7 +42,17 @@ public interface ChameleonItem {
         return Items.AIR;
     }
 
-    default void setAppearance(ItemStack stack, Item appearance) {
-        stack.getOrCreateTag().putString("appearance", Registry.ITEM.getId(appearance).toString());
+    default ItemStack setAppearance(ItemStack stack, ItemStack appearance) {
+        ItemStack result = stack.copy();
+
+        if (appearance.hasTag()) {
+            result.setTag(appearance.getTag().copy());
+            result.removeCustomName();
+            result.setDamage(stack.getDamage());
+            result.setCount(stack.getCount());
+        }
+        result.getOrCreateTag().putString("appearance", Registry.ITEM.getId(appearance.getItem()).toString());
+
+        return result;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/item/JarInsertRecipe.java b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/item/JarInsertRecipe.java
index 2d849c3a..411eb791 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/item/JarInsertRecipe.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/item/JarInsertRecipe.java
@@ -16,10 +16,7 @@ public class JarInsertRecipe extends ItemCombinationRecipe {
     public final ItemStack craft(CraftingInventory inventory) {
         Pair<ItemStack, ItemStack> pair = runMatch(inventory);
 
-        ItemStack result = new ItemStack(UItems.FILLED_JAR);
-        UItems.FILLED_JAR.setAppearance(result, pair.getRight().getItem());
-
-        return result;
+        return UItems.FILLED_JAR.setAppearance(UItems.FILLED_JAR.getDefaultStack(), pair.getRight());
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/item/ZapAppleItem.java b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/item/ZapAppleItem.java
index b6385d59..5b95fbd4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/item/ZapAppleItem.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/item/ZapAppleItem.java
@@ -15,12 +15,11 @@ import net.minecraft.entity.mob.CreeperEntity;
 import net.minecraft.entity.passive.PigEntity;
 import net.minecraft.entity.passive.VillagerEntity;
 import net.minecraft.entity.player.PlayerEntity;
-import net.minecraft.item.Item;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemGroup;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
-import net.minecraft.item.Items;
 import net.minecraft.predicate.entity.EntityPredicates;
 import net.minecraft.server.world.ServerWorld;
+import net.minecraft.text.Text;
 import net.minecraft.util.ActionResult;
 import net.minecraft.util.collection.DefaultedList;
 import net.minecraft.util.Hand;
@@ -101,19 +100,18 @@ public class ZapAppleItem extends AppleItem implements ChameleonItem {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public String getTranslationKey(ItemStack stack) {
-        Item appearance = getAppearance(stack);
-        return appearance == Items.AIR ? super.getTranslationKey() : appearance.getTranslationKey(stack);
+    public Text getName(ItemStack stack) {
+        return hasAppearance(stack) ? getAppearanceStack(stack).getName() : super.getName(stack);
     }
 
     @Override
     public Toxicity getToxicity(ItemStack stack) {
-        return getAppearance(stack) == Items.AIR ? Toxicity.SEVERE : Toxicity.SAFE;
+        return hasAppearance(stack) ? Toxicity.SEVERE : Toxicity.SAFE;
     }
 
     @Override
     public Rarity getRarity(ItemStack stack) {
-        if (getAppearance(stack) == Items.AIR) {
+        if (hasAppearance(stack)) {
             return Rarity.EPIC;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/item/ZapAppleRecipe.java b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/item/ZapAppleRecipe.java
index 8cc3a565..13e887c2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/item/ZapAppleRecipe.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/item/ZapAppleRecipe.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package com.minelittlepony.unicopia.item;
 
 import com.google.gson.JsonObject;
 import com.google.gson.JsonParseException;
+import com.google.gson.JsonSyntaxException;
 
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
 import net.minecraft.network.PacketByteBuf;
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ import net.minecraft.recipe.ShapelessRecipe;
 import net.minecraft.util.Identifier;
 import net.minecraft.util.JsonHelper;
 import net.minecraft.util.collection.DefaultedList;
+import net.minecraft.util.registry.Registry;
 
 public class ZapAppleRecipe extends ShapelessRecipe {
 
@@ -29,10 +31,11 @@ public class ZapAppleRecipe extends ShapelessRecipe {
                 throw new JsonParseException("Too many ingredients for shapeless recipe");
             }
 
-            ItemStack stack = UItems.ZAP_APPLE.getDefaultStack();
-            stack.getOrCreateTag().putString("appearance", JsonHelper.getString(json, "appearance"));
+            Identifier id = new Identifier(JsonHelper.getString(json, "appearance"));
 
-            return new ZapAppleRecipe(identifier, group, stack, ingredients);
+            return new ZapAppleRecipe(identifier, group, UItems.ZAP_APPLE.setAppearance(UItems.ZAP_APPLE.getDefaultStack(), Registry.ITEM.getOrEmpty(id).orElseThrow(() -> {
+                return new JsonSyntaxException("Unknown item '" + id + "'");
+            }).getDefaultStack()), ingredients);
         }
 
         @Override