Do you have to decarb before baking?

ayr0n

ayr0n

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So I'm a little confused about how to properly make cookies w/ cannabis...I planned on just grinding up a couple oz of trim and popcorn bud, simmering it in butter for a while, straining it out and then baking some cookies - but a lot of resources mention decarbing before making cannabutter...my question is do you have to decarb if you're going to bake it anyways? Wouldn't it decarb while baking the cookies, making it unnecessary to do prior to making the butter?

Basically I've only got like a 4-5 hour timespan to cook tonight before we take off for a music festival tomorrow morning n i'd like to get these as potent as possible n that limited time...
 
BobBitchen

BobBitchen

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ayr0n said:
So I'm a little confused about how to properly make cookies w/ cannabis...I planned on just grinding up a couple oz of trim and popcorn bud, simmering it in butter for a while, straining it out and then baking some cookies - but a lot of resources mention decarbing before making cannabutter...my question is do you have to decarb if you're going to bake it anyways? Wouldn't it decarb while baking the cookies, making it unnecessary to do prior to making the butter?

Basically I've only got like a 4-5 hour timespan to cook tonight before we take off for a music festival tomorrow morning n i'd like to get these as potent as possible n that limited time...
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http://skunkpharmresearch.com/decarboxylation/
https://www.rollitup.org/t/badkats-cannapharm-canna-caps-uv-reactive-glowing-hash-candy-canna-bombs-more.412878/
 
ayr0n

ayr0n

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meh...I get why we decarb it, I just don't understand why it wouldn't decarb while baking? Seems like if you decarb, then use heat to make butter, then use heat again to bake, at a certain point it would be counterproductive and actually reduce potency?
 
ayr0n

ayr0n

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tyson53 said:
the gassing off of the chlrophyl will just be retained in the butter...giving it a hay taste....and changing the compisition of the THC is not as effective when cooking with de carb
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BobBitchen said:
my understanding of Decab'ing,
is the fat/butter & internal temp won't allow the decarb process when cooking
Badkats process is killer for hash caps

good luck & enjoy

✌ bob
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Thanks guys - i'll give it a go!

So the plan is:
Grind up 2oz of trim / popcorn bud
Decarb for ~20 minutes on 225
Simmer 4 sticks of butter w/ the ground up decarbed bud for an hour-ish...
Strain out plant material to seperate from Budder
Then mix n bake cookies


Sound about right?

@BobBitchen those recipes look awesome. I'll have to try some of those out when I've got a little more time. Really thorough guide too. Thx for the links
 
tyson53

tyson53

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get some cheese cloth or a old clean t shirt to wring out the wet trim for some extra butter ...if you have a double boiler a pan in a pan it helps ....no burning of the butter in the pan...put water in bottom pan ..set another pan inside that....but about 4 inches of water in bottom pan..that way its clearified butter almost..no burning it
 
ayr0n

ayr0n

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tyson53 said:
get some cheese cloth or a old clean t shirt to wring out the wet trim for some extra butter ...if you have a double boiler a pan in a pan it helps ....no burning of the butter in the pan...put water in bottom pan ..set another pan inside that....but about 4 inches of water in bottom pan..that way its clearified butter almost..no burning it
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I'll have to pick up a cheesecloth, n do a little research on clarifying butter lol. The limit of my cooking experience is like making ramen noodles in the microwave so........
 
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spek9

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What I do after the cheesecloth is wrung out, is throw it (with the product still inside) in a ziploc baggie and freeze it. They make perfect stuffing for chicken. Gives it a nice aroma and leaves you with a slightly mellow relaxation feeling after eating. I then make chicken noodle soup after making broth with the remnants.

I like to get as many uses out of the product as possible :)

-spek
 
qwizoking

qwizoking

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Coconut is much better than butter for many reasons. Add water to the coconut weed mix so you can add more weed and polar nasties drive towards the water. If you can't use hash oil and saturate, that's the best way.
When baking internal temps don't get very high and won't fully decarb unless you like burn it lol. But yea your right in that thinking. Making edibles in the manner we describe is why they're usually pretty sedative. I understand you don't have time to make a batch of hash. Shit by now its already done prolly. I don't use weed and an oil so I couldn't tell you extraction times but if you simmer in that for an hour to extract and then bake I would consider it decarbed. I know when saturating coconut oil with hash it happens in minutes
 
Yessica...

Yessica...

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About to decarb for the first time before I put it in the crockpot.

So - I have read a bunch of different things, and times.

Do I cover it with tinfoil?

I have read 10 mins in a 225 degree oven, with the oven OFF.

I have also read 30 mins, at 225 degrees - with the oven ON.

Any suggestions on the best method?
 
Yessica...

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ayr0n

ayr0n

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My cookies might as well have been benadryl or Nyquil cuz they knocked my ass out. Crashed at like 11 n I'm normally the last guy standing :/ had a good high but the sedative effect was a little overkill.

We went with a oz of trim and a half oz of bud to 4 sticks of butter. The recipe called for 1/2 cup n I think I put 3/4 of a cup in...the results weren't disappointing but def not something u want during the day
 
bud nugbong

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I did my first batch of cookies last week. I didn't feel the need to decarb because all the stuff was harvested 11+months ago. Made up fairly strong batch of butter (20 hrs in crocpot) and easy cookies. One thing I noticed, I didn't feel the need to smoke for most of the day. Usually every few hours I like to take a few rips off the pipe. when on edibles no need to smoke all day :mrgreen: ...healthy on the lungs!
 
Yessica...

Yessica...

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bud nugbong said:
I did my first batch of cookies last week. I didn't feel the need to decarb because all the stuff was harvested 11+months ago. Made up fairly strong batch of butter (20 hrs in crocpot) and easy cookies. One thing I noticed, I didn't feel the need to smoke for most of the day. Usually every few hours I like to take a few rips off the pipe. when on edibles no need to smoke all day :mrgreen: ...healthy on the lungs!
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My mom is now medicating on cookies alone.

And same thing! When I eat, I rarely smoke anything.
 
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