freakfrom1134
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Okay so first off I will not be including instructions for making cannabutter in a crockpot because of the fact that their are already several great ways to do that on this website.
My ratio for everything listed below is generally 4-6 sticks of butter with an ounce of reg and I have had several people complain that my food is TOO potent (and almost all my other customers make a point to call and thank me for how good my weed food is). When cooking with headies I tend to use 1/2 oz and per 2 sticks of butter (and you better plan on being couch locked for 4+ hours with that kind of food) I have made everything ranging from cookies to lollipops to apple pie and will be posting all of those recipes in this thread eventually so I highly suggested subscribing to this thread if your looking for some good recipes.
So how to properly cook cannabutter on the stove:
There are two different methods that you can use here. The first is that you use a double boiler and fill the bottom of it with water and the top part with your butter and marijuana. If you do not have a double boiler all you need to do is taker a large pot and fill it with water. Then take a smaller pot that fits in the larger pot in a manner where it sits high enough that it is not actually touching the water. If you have no pots that fit this well together just wrap aluminum foil around the top of the smaller pot until it is large enough. This way the pan is being heated by steam the entire time so that you are sure you never accidentally burn the bottom of the pan which can happen if you are trying to cook the butter directly on the burner. Make sure you stir the butter often and don't forget to add water to the bottom pan. Let it simmer for about 4-6 hours. While the majority of the thc is absorbed within the first 30min to an hour there is still more thc absorbed during those several extra hours. Letting it simmer for 6 hours instead of 1 is basically the difference between pretty good weed butter and great weed butter. When I use this method I tend to put the burner around medium heat however you can put it higher or lower than that. The beauty of this method is that you never have to worry about cooking your butter to hot on the stove because steam will only get so hot. Once the butter has finished cooking you strain it using cheesecloth into a bowl and cook that delicious green shit. (or toss it in the fridge to be stored for later use). If you do not have cheesecloth or can't find it at your grocery store then I have found the second best thing to be coffee filters. They tend to require a little more hands or squeezing to get all the butter out but hey then you get a nice treat to lick off your fingers when your done.
The second method I use for cooking butter on the stove is to toss all of the weed and butter into a giant pot filled with water that has already been brought to a boil. Let it boil for 2-4 hours for all of the same reasons that I let the other butter cook for 4-6. The reason this butter is done in 2-4 is that boiling water is slightly hotter than steam heating a pan so it speeds the process up a little bit but I still lean towards cooking it for at least 4 hours. Once again strain it using cheesecloth (or a coffee filter if you must) and then toss that shit in the fridge. Once it cools the butter will harder again and the water will separate. Skim off the water and cook with that shamrock butter. The reason I do not use this method as often as I use the method above is because with this method the butter absorbs the THC and the water absorbs most of the weeds flavor. While this is great sometimes when I make weed food I actually cook with the taste of weed is mind and try to create foods that are well accented by that flavor. The only time I use this recipe is if I am cooking a full dinner with this butter and I don't want all my food to taste like weed.
NOW FOR THE MOST IMPORTANT STEP WHILE MAKING YOUR WEED FOOD!!!!!
Make sure that you NEVER bake your weed food about 325 degrees. THC starts to vaporize around 350 to 360 and most ovens have a good 10-15 degree variance up and down while cooking. Also most baked goods call to be cooked around 350 to 375. If you cook your baked goods at 350 degrees they WILL be noticeably less potent and if you cook them at anything above this they will most likely be completely useless because you will have vaporized basically all the THC in your oven. I can not stress the importance of this step enough, I have seen plenty of weed food that is coming along great get completely ruined by this.
While baking at 325 degrees does make your food take longer it is worth the wait I promise. If you are cooking something that calls to be baked for a long time at temps like 375 to 400 such as pies I would suggest cooking them all the way at 400 with no weed butter in them. Turning your oven off and opening the door to let it cool off completely. Then heating it back up to 325 and glazing your food with weed butter. Then let it soak in for about 10 to 15 minutes at this temperature. I made an apple pie last year for 4/20 in this manner and everyone who ate a piece can't remember a god damn thing that happened for the rest of the day.
My ratio for everything listed below is generally 4-6 sticks of butter with an ounce of reg and I have had several people complain that my food is TOO potent (and almost all my other customers make a point to call and thank me for how good my weed food is). When cooking with headies I tend to use 1/2 oz and per 2 sticks of butter (and you better plan on being couch locked for 4+ hours with that kind of food) I have made everything ranging from cookies to lollipops to apple pie and will be posting all of those recipes in this thread eventually so I highly suggested subscribing to this thread if your looking for some good recipes.
So how to properly cook cannabutter on the stove:
There are two different methods that you can use here. The first is that you use a double boiler and fill the bottom of it with water and the top part with your butter and marijuana. If you do not have a double boiler all you need to do is taker a large pot and fill it with water. Then take a smaller pot that fits in the larger pot in a manner where it sits high enough that it is not actually touching the water. If you have no pots that fit this well together just wrap aluminum foil around the top of the smaller pot until it is large enough. This way the pan is being heated by steam the entire time so that you are sure you never accidentally burn the bottom of the pan which can happen if you are trying to cook the butter directly on the burner. Make sure you stir the butter often and don't forget to add water to the bottom pan. Let it simmer for about 4-6 hours. While the majority of the thc is absorbed within the first 30min to an hour there is still more thc absorbed during those several extra hours. Letting it simmer for 6 hours instead of 1 is basically the difference between pretty good weed butter and great weed butter. When I use this method I tend to put the burner around medium heat however you can put it higher or lower than that. The beauty of this method is that you never have to worry about cooking your butter to hot on the stove because steam will only get so hot. Once the butter has finished cooking you strain it using cheesecloth into a bowl and cook that delicious green shit. (or toss it in the fridge to be stored for later use). If you do not have cheesecloth or can't find it at your grocery store then I have found the second best thing to be coffee filters. They tend to require a little more hands or squeezing to get all the butter out but hey then you get a nice treat to lick off your fingers when your done.
The second method I use for cooking butter on the stove is to toss all of the weed and butter into a giant pot filled with water that has already been brought to a boil. Let it boil for 2-4 hours for all of the same reasons that I let the other butter cook for 4-6. The reason this butter is done in 2-4 is that boiling water is slightly hotter than steam heating a pan so it speeds the process up a little bit but I still lean towards cooking it for at least 4 hours. Once again strain it using cheesecloth (or a coffee filter if you must) and then toss that shit in the fridge. Once it cools the butter will harder again and the water will separate. Skim off the water and cook with that shamrock butter. The reason I do not use this method as often as I use the method above is because with this method the butter absorbs the THC and the water absorbs most of the weeds flavor. While this is great sometimes when I make weed food I actually cook with the taste of weed is mind and try to create foods that are well accented by that flavor. The only time I use this recipe is if I am cooking a full dinner with this butter and I don't want all my food to taste like weed.
NOW FOR THE MOST IMPORTANT STEP WHILE MAKING YOUR WEED FOOD!!!!!
Make sure that you NEVER bake your weed food about 325 degrees. THC starts to vaporize around 350 to 360 and most ovens have a good 10-15 degree variance up and down while cooking. Also most baked goods call to be cooked around 350 to 375. If you cook your baked goods at 350 degrees they WILL be noticeably less potent and if you cook them at anything above this they will most likely be completely useless because you will have vaporized basically all the THC in your oven. I can not stress the importance of this step enough, I have seen plenty of weed food that is coming along great get completely ruined by this.
While baking at 325 degrees does make your food take longer it is worth the wait I promise. If you are cooking something that calls to be baked for a long time at temps like 375 to 400 such as pies I would suggest cooking them all the way at 400 with no weed butter in them. Turning your oven off and opening the door to let it cool off completely. Then heating it back up to 325 and glazing your food with weed butter. Then let it soak in for about 10 to 15 minutes at this temperature. I made an apple pie last year for 4/20 in this manner and everyone who ate a piece can't remember a god damn thing that happened for the rest of the day.
The marijuana butterscotch cookie bar are without a doubt one of my favorite treats. Get atleast 20 good bars out of a batch and they taste so fucking dank and will rock your world. 
