Hello all. One of my friends recently gave me a big mason jar FULL of trim, stems and leaf. I want to make edibles but have not seen or used any trim before. This might be a dumb question, but how do I tell if the trim is worth using? When I looked at it, it didn't have very many trichomes at all. I know it's not going to be covered like bud, but I figured I'd see at least a bit? Should I go ahead and make it into coconut cana-oil? I have never seen trim before ( just moved to a legal state ) and am very curious. Thank you very much in advance!
Trim/leaf?
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urban1026835
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look at the bottom of the mason jar.. Is there a collection of gold powder that has settled on the bottom?
my trim is just as frosty as my bud unless he gave you a bunch of fan leaves that jar should be full o trichs.
my trim is just as frosty as my bud unless he gave you a bunch of fan leaves that jar should be full o trichs.
I just checked and no not really. I'm thinking its more fan leaves now that I googled pictures of trim and leaf. Now onto my next question. Is it even worth using? I did try 1 quick butter batch using this leaf yesterday ( no decarb ) and got mediocre results. I don't want to spend hours turning it into coconut canna-oil if it's not going to be very strong even if I make it completely correct. Thanks!
randybishop
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Are all the leaves usable in cooking except the fan leaves? Or do they have to have visible sugar on them?
guitarisgr8
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If it's usable trim it should have visible trichs on it, far easier to see if you shine a light on it.
Here's some of mine
Here's some of mine
randybishop
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Thanks for the photo Guitar! 
kinddiesel
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see all the sugar on the leafs . its worth making your cookies or so on .
guitarisgr8
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So you reckon it's worth trying to pull some oils and cannabinoids out of the fans etc?
I must give it a go, I like the idea of using every single part of the plant.....don't think root stew would work though
fumble
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I have never used just fans so not sure how they will work, but if it's a mixed bag of fans and trim...go for it hun 
But please decarb first. You really will notice the difference. This is where you activate the THCA into THC. It really is an important step.
I have heard a lot of people use the fans to juice with.
But please decarb first. You really will notice the difference. This is where you activate the THCA into THC. It really is an important step.I have heard a lot of people use the fans to juice with.
guitarisgr8
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Yep for sure, I set my oven to lowest setting bout 140°, seems to take bout 45 mins to decarb properly.I have never used just fans so not sure how they will work, but if it's a mixed bag of fans and trim...go for it hun
I have heard a lot of people use the fans to juice with.
Thanks for the advise Fumble, seems I've been dumping a lot of trim that I could have been using....although I did serve some big fan leaves in a warm goats cheese salad before. Raw they were a bit fuzzy and unpalatable but wilted down in a pan with a drizzle of rape seed oil and a splash of balsamic vinegar it could have passed for spinach.
fumble
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That's a great idea for using the fan leaves. I am of the mind that you can't go wrong trying something out. Experimenting is lots of fun and you can come up with all kinds of good things.
I could kick myself in the butt for all the trim I threw away after dry icing it! I thought that all the goodness was all taken out already...so wrong! lol
I could kick myself in the butt for all the trim I threw away after dry icing it! I thought that all the goodness was all taken out already...so wrong! lol
x6fallen9x
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I find that a little bit of the sweet sweet "rape seed oil" will really liven up any meal lol
guitarisgr8
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It's 'rapeseed oil'... it had a slightly more nutty flavor than olive oil, but 'grape seed oil' actually does sound delicious
