Problem with custom item

Hello. I want to make smaller my code, and I made this function:

Code:java

public ItemStack customItem(String name, String lore, Material type) {
        ItemStack temper = new ItemStack(type);
        ItemMeta temper_m = temper.getItemMeta();
        temper_m.setDisplayName(name);
        if (!(lore == null)) {
        tlore.clear();
        tlore.add(lore);
        temper_m.setLore(tlore);
        }
        temper.setItemMeta(temper_m);
        return temper;
    }

But it doesn't works. No errors on loading server, but in shaped/shapeless recipe it won't works. What's wrong?

 

If I understood well you mean than received ItemStack does not work in recipe crafting?
Show us more code. I mean your recipe adding code.
By the way, instead of

Code:

!(lore == null)

you can simply write

Code:

lore != null && !lore.isEmpty()

.

 

Here you are:

Code:java

public void steelRecipe() {
ItemStack steel = customItem(ChatColor.AQUA+"Steel Ingot",null,Material.IRON_INGOT);
ShapelessRecipe steelrecipe = new ShapelessRecipe(steel).addIngridient(Material.IRON_INGOT);
getServer().addRecipe(steelrecipe);
}