diff --git a/src/main/java/appeng/items/misc/ItemEncodedPattern.java b/src/main/java/appeng/items/misc/ItemEncodedPattern.java
index 71b2baaf6..fc0d655ea 100644
--- a/src/main/java/appeng/items/misc/ItemEncodedPattern.java
+++ b/src/main/java/appeng/items/misc/ItemEncodedPattern.java
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ import appeng.helpers.InvalidPatternHelper;
 import appeng.helpers.PatternHelper;
 import appeng.items.AEBaseItem;
 import appeng.util.Platform;
+import appeng.util.item.ItemStackHashStrategy;
+import it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.objects.Object2ObjectOpenCustomHashMap;
 import net.minecraft.client.util.ITooltipFlag;
 import net.minecraft.entity.player.EntityPlayer;
 import net.minecraft.entity.player.InventoryPlayer;
@@ -45,12 +47,12 @@ import net.minecraftforge.fml.relauncher.SideOnly;
 
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.WeakHashMap;
-
 
 public class ItemEncodedPattern extends AEBaseItem implements ICraftingPatternItem {
+
+    private static final ItemStackHashStrategy hashStrategy = ItemStackHashStrategy.comparingAllButCount();
     // rather simple client side caching.
-    private static final Map<ItemStack, ItemStack> SIMPLE_CACHE = new WeakHashMap<>();
+    private static final Map<ItemStack, ItemStack> SIMPLE_CACHE = new Object2ObjectOpenCustomHashMap<>(hashStrategy);
 
     public ItemEncodedPattern() {
         this.setMaxStackSize(64);
@@ -70,6 +72,7 @@ public class ItemEncodedPattern extends AEBaseItem implements ICraftingPatternIt
 
     private boolean clearPattern(final ItemStack stack, final EntityPlayer player) {
         if (player.isSneaking()) {
+            SIMPLE_CACHE.remove(stack);
             if (Platform.isClient()) {
                 return false;
             }
diff --git a/src/main/java/appeng/util/item/ItemStackHashStrategy.java b/src/main/java/appeng/util/item/ItemStackHashStrategy.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..66cfdb30a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/appeng/util/item/ItemStackHashStrategy.java
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+package appeng.util.item;
+
+import it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.Hash;
+import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
+
+import javax.annotation.Nullable;
+import java.util.Objects;
+
+/**
+ * Original code by Eutro, butchered by Prototypetrousers.
+ * A configurable generator of hashing strategies, allowing for consideration of select properties of ItemStacks when
+ * considering equality.
+ */
+public interface ItemStackHashStrategy extends Hash.Strategy<ItemStack> {
+    /**
+     * @return a builder object for producing a custom ItemStackHashStrategy.
+     */
+    static ItemStackHashStrategyBuilder builder() {
+        return new ItemStackHashStrategyBuilder();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Generates an ItemStackHash configured to compare every aspect of ItemStacks except the number
+     * of items in the stack.
+     *
+     * @return the ItemStackHashStrategy as described above.
+     */
+    static ItemStackHashStrategy comparingAllButCount() {
+        return builder().compareItem(true)
+                .compareDamage(true)
+                .compareTag(true)
+                .build();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Builder pattern class for generating customized ItemStackHashStrategy
+     */
+    class ItemStackHashStrategyBuilder {
+        private boolean item, damage, tag;
+
+        /**
+         * Defines whether the Item type should be considered for equality.
+         *
+         * @param choice {@code true} to consider this property, {@code false} to ignore it.
+         * @return {@code this}
+         */
+        public ItemStackHashStrategyBuilder compareItem(boolean choice) {
+            item = choice;
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Defines whether damage values should be considered for equality.
+         *
+         * @param choice {@code true} to consider this property, {@code false} to ignore it.
+         * @return {@code this}
+         */
+        public ItemStackHashStrategyBuilder compareDamage(boolean choice) {
+            damage = choice;
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Defines whether NBT Tags should be considered for equality.
+         *
+         * @param choice {@code true} to consider this property, {@code false} to ignore it.
+         * @return {@code this}
+         */
+        public ItemStackHashStrategyBuilder compareTag(boolean choice) {
+            tag = choice;
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * @return the ItemStackHashStrategy as configured by "compare" methods.
+         */
+        public ItemStackHashStrategy build() {
+            return new ItemStackHashStrategy() {
+                @Override
+                public int hashCode(@Nullable ItemStack o) {
+                    return o == null || o.isEmpty() ? 0 : Objects.hash(
+                            item ? o.getItem() : null,
+                            damage ? o.getItemDamage() : null,
+                            tag ? o.getTagCompound() : null
+                    );
+                }
+
+                @Override
+                public boolean equals(@Nullable ItemStack a, @Nullable ItemStack b) {
+                    if (a == null || a.isEmpty()) return b == null || b.isEmpty();
+                    if (b == null || b.isEmpty()) return false;
+
+                    return (!item || a.getItem() == b.getItem()) &&
+                            (!damage || a.getItemDamage() == b.getItemDamage()) &&
+                            (!tag || Objects.equals(a.getTagCompound(), b.getTagCompound()));
+                }
+            };
+        }
+    }
+}
+