So I have all the ingots I need, but some items I can only smith up to Fine and yet others I can smith up to Superior.

Whats the deal? I dislike how the crafting in this game is so intuitive and requires a lot of repetitive trial and error to know what is going on.

I do not mind grinding (well I do but I understand its purpose) but grinding when you do not know if you are actually on the right track is not fun.

I am not looking for a mod that adds a ton of other requirements or new recipes, just something that will make spending time in the the existing smiting more productive.