quick dry

AltarNation

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I tried a few lil buds off the bottom of a plant recently... (bout six weeks into flowering) tastes like shit, but gets you plenty high. Honestly I was too high, haha. It was barely enough for one fat bong rip, and it was soooo cerebral because it wasn't ripe yet... it wasn't really that pleasant overall. I enjoyed it for a while, but was left with a feeling of "well this just encouraged me to wait it out the rest of the time until harvest..."

...of course i might give in again before then, lol.

Edit: btw, method I used was to put it in some tin foil, kind of fold it around it without squishing the buds, then I stuck that on top of a single-cfl lamp in my room. (on the top of the shade.) They crisped up in about two hours or so. Make sure to leave some opening at the top so the moisture can escape.
 

dirtsurfr

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Dude I feel your pain but remember the harvest, mine is in my signature 1 quart jars 6 different strains 50-50 blend of Indica-Sativa. It's going to be a good year...
 

Tenner

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If you have a spiral CFL by your bed stick it in between the CFL, or on top of it with some foil like the dude said. I think foil ontop takes longer, but just a bud stuck inside will dry in 30 mins =)

Also, I used to roll up a terrarium mat I had and put them in there. Took longer but a better method of fast drying =)
 

suTraGrow

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Dehydrator 25-50min you'll be amazed how well the product comes out.
Tried it all in the past and the dehydrator method still allows the cannabis to hold a lot of the smell as well bag appeal. The taste is not half bad either.
But best way is to just wait the 5-8 days.. If your desperate tho ;)
 

0calli

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You can quick dry it in the microwave on 30 % thats key or you will ruin it and dont listen to anybody saying it will make it shit that happens when only on full power the time is your discretion
 

0calli

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Originally Posted by Metaphysicist
I have seen alot of talk recently, and it has come to my attention that some people are concerned about microwaving their bud. It seems to be a fear over radiation affecting the bud somehow; I can say, with absolute certainty that microwaves are harmless when used as directed. Now I will tell you why.

I will be starting from the basics, for those who havent taken classes that cover this stuff. (or for those who took them, but were to high to learn anything
)

Method of action: A microwave works using a process called dielectric heating. Polar molecules (mainly molecules with asymmetry) have an uneven charge distribution, or in layman's terms, a positive and negative end. Water is the main polar molecule in foods, while there are others, water causes the vast majority of heating.

Now imagine a compass, It only works because the earth gives off a stable magnetic field. That field pushes/pulls the compass into position. Dielectric heating works in a similar way. The water molecules are the compass needle and the microwaves act like the north and south poles. Only there is one key difference. The microwaves are just that, waves. They go up, down, back up, back down. The effect is as if the earths poles switched back and forth, back and forth. The compass would spin. This is what happens to the water molecules, they spin. And as they spin they bump against each other, and the resulting friction generates heat. The thing about microwaves is that as soon as you stop the microwave, heating stops instantly. No residual radiation, no trapped microwaves to escape when you eat your food. That cant happen. So enjoy your microwave, love it, use it.

The water molecules can get very hot, but they do not break apart as claimed by some unreliable websites. They do not form free radicals, and in fact, microwaves cannot generate free radicals. Microwaves are whats known as Non-Ionizing Radiation. This seperates them from things like x-rays, gamma-rays, and light. Microwaves dont carry enough energy to cleave the bonds that hold molecules together.

The heating indirectly caused by microwaves does change the structures of proteins in the food, but guess what! thats the definition of cooking. By destroying certain proteins, many types of harmful organisms are inhibited from growing. This same process occurs in all cooking, but microwaves actually generate fewer carcinogens and toxins than other types of cooking. Cooking in an oven causes browning of foods. While this adds flavor, it also can create certain unhealthy compounds. Microwaves dont cause browning. Because microwaves dont brown food, food that has been cooked in a microwave may taste bland. This has caused some people to blame malevolent chemicals for the problem. But really, microwaves are one of the healthiest ways to cook food!

The same applies to bud! In the grand scheme of things, if you are gonna be cooking your pot or smoking it, microwaves dont even compare.

I hope you guys enjoy this!
 

tharoomman

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I don't know what some of these people are talking about. I wonder about the validity of drying out in a microwave. Cause i"ve tried it. I KNOW this works good because I"VE done it more times than I'd like to admit to.

Fresh bud off a plant. In a toaster oven. Set it to NO higher than 175-200degrees F. I usually will do it at 150-175. My toaster oven only shows down to 200 so I kind of have to estimate. It takes 6 hours or so, depending on how dense the bud is. I've tried ways to get it dryer quicker but they all suck. Just wait the 6 hours. Its ONLY 6 hours(or so).
 
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