Basic Tips for Cooking with Cannabis

Bourbon 2 said:

Most of the listed methods will suffice. However, the chlorophyll will transfer. Even with the more advanced equipment like the Magic Butter Machine.
Here's the trick folks.
1. Purchase high proof ethanol "Everclear" will do.
2. Place your product of choice in a Mason jar.
3. Pour the ethanol into a separate Mason jar.
4. Place both jars into the freezer for 24hrs.
5. Remove both jars and lids.
6. Pour the ethanol into the jar with product.
7. Place the lid on the jar and gently swirl/swish, allowing the ethanol to saturate the plant material.
8. Place back into the freezer for 5 min.
9. Remove from freezer and pour contents into a huge glass container and be sure to use coffee filters to filter out unnecessary material.
10. Repeat step 9, 3 times to clarify ethanol thc mixture.
11. Place into your method of choice (slow cooker, double boiler, etc) and place outdoors for proper ventilation.
12. Monitor substance and allow for the ethanol to boil off for edibles or leave it in liquid state to be used as a tincture.
13. If using equipment such as the (Source Turbo), 95% of your ethanol can be saved for future runs.

These techniques will provide you with golden colored product w/o the chlorophyll and other plant matter.
Cheers

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Rakin said:

yes, and the more times you do it the more the affects will change to a more narcotic high. I would take my dish out and freeze it and do it over to taylor the affects to what I wanted.

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Bigballin85 said:

hey rakin
can i ask, what does the freezing process do?

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Rakin said:

I feel it helps it bond to the oil better. I can't remember what got me started on that but I always had good success. so much so that I would store my final pre dosed oil in the freezer and I swore I thought it improved with time, probably helped with bioavailability

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Bigballin85 said:

after the final freeze, when you feel like using the oil, do you let it thaw out, or lightly cook it?

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Rakin said:

once I was finished with it I would divide in 1 and 2 ml doses in small syringes and store in freezer. Take out when ready to consume, stick under some warm water, in a pocket, on something warm, whatever. Doesn't take long for pre dosed oil to turn to liquid.

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gannelle515 said:

Newbie and old head here. Been making infused peanut oil for use in brownies for years and I never decarb first. I put the ground up plant in the pan with the oil and cook at around 180ish for about 1 to 1 1/2 hours depending on how much I’m making. Then I cook in the brownie mix according to directions-usually 350 for a half hour. Brownies are always awesome! Just wondering though if decarbing in the oven first will make them stronger?

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Bigballin85 said:

Anyone here ever decarboxylate the oil and not the weed. In this case, you infuse the oil (without decarbing the bud), then, decarboxylate the oil using a pyrex dish in the oven at, say, 250F????

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