Yofumo -- how soon until they release their proposed $360 tabletop curing unit for hobbyists?

[ComfortCreator]

My local dispensary actually grows very well, probably the nicest facility in the state, it just gets messed up when they run it through the ozone machine that sterilizes everything for testing. It's a common complaint I've heard from a lot of other locals whose opinions I trust..looks A+ but no nose and muted flavors.
They claim its the only way to pass microbial testing in the state.

My thinking is if their system actually retained terpenes as well as normal drying, they wouldnt have developed a system to infuse terpenes back into cannabis. I would like to see a blind taste test done on flowers that have been ozone sterilized vs. typical hang dry vs. freeze dried.

I think it's less sinister, they simply pull everything early to maximize profits. That's the muted flavors imo along with the dryness they go for to make sure it doesnt mold. It never had the flavors you can create. They could do it but cant make enough profit for the extra time invested. That is why we all like our own more (imo).

 

[HGCC]

Well not sure if buy their argument, but am interested and willing to hear them out.

 

[Grojak]

Canndescent and Dark Horse have been using Yofumo curing devices for at least a few years now. Recently, I read that Yofumo will offer devices that for commercial scale. For example, there's supposed to be a tabletop unit ($360) and one that's even smaller ($60). But the online trail went cold.

Interested. Supposedly, Yofumo cuts curing time down by ~75%. If you're a hobbyist, paying for the extra months of electricity throughout the year does add up. So, it's helpful. Plus, between storms and life, things can interrupt your post-harvest efforts. Lots to dial in/measure throughout the year as seasons change. Yofumo's consumer-level products sound like they'd be helpful.

Does anyone have more information on when Yofumo will finally offer smaller scale post-harvest mechanical curing products?

Yofumo | Cannabis Curing and Decontamination | Pro+ Cure

Pro+ Cure cannabis curing. Cure your product effectively and quickly, producing a higher quality flower while removing contaminants.

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please share some personal bud shots of what you’re smoking that’s cured with one of these, I’d love to see what the end results look like.

 

[Apostatize]

please share some personal bud shots of what you’re smoking that’s cured with one of these, I’d love to see what the end results look like.

If I'm asking about the product, that should indicate that I haven't purchased it. That's the problem with online jokers -- their criticizing abilities far exceed their reading comprehension and yet I'm supposed to take them seriously....

And perhaps you meant in the future, idk. I come on here less and less because the cringe factor is just counterproductive.

 

[xtsho]

I really don't see the need for this. Unless your a hobby grower and can't wait a week longer or selling for profit and want to rush your product out as fast as possible what's the point?

Looks like just another contraption that some will pay for and others will profit from that doesn't improve the final product. I also don't believe that curing for any extended length of time improves anything. If the product is dried properly it's ready to smoke and does not get better with any cure.

 

[Grojak]

If I'm asking about the product, that should indicate that I haven't purchased it. That's the problem with online jokers -- their criticizing abilities far exceed their reading comprehension and yet I'm supposed to take them seriously....

And perhaps you meant in the future, idk. I come on here less and less because the cringe factor is just counterproductive.

You keep citing facts about what this product does and how great it does it but have never smoked or seen anything it produces. You’re either being paid by them or have no basis for your claims.

 

[BeansfromtheGods]

I believe my local dispensary uses this product and while their end result looks really good, it strips majority of the terpenes and turns almost everything into flavorless mids.
we have really strict microbial testing in hawaii, so ozone treatment basically sterilizes flowers so they don’t fail testing. I buy flower every now and then and am always disappointed by how little flavor and smell it has compared to my homegrown.

What island are you on? Worked on opening the Kauai shop years ago

 

[waterproof808]

What island are you on? Worked on opening the Kauai shop years ago

Big Island

 

[BeansfromtheGods]

Big Island

What sucks is that lab tests are so strict it forces the grows to be with synthetics and the fact that only 1 shop per island blows, with the climate if you have space best to grow your own

 

[waterproof808]

What sucks is that lab tests are so strict it forces the grows to be with synthetics and the fact that only 1 shop per island blows, with the climate if you have space best to grow your own

Are they using yofumo on Kauai? The dispensaries have been fighting to keep it that way with just 1-2 licenses per island, and they say even though they have a monopoly they arent making any money lol. Somehow Cookies was able to get a "pop-up" shop inside NOA dispensary on Oahu and they are growing all the typical cookies hybrids...

 

[BeansfromtheGods]

Are they using yofumo on Kauai? The dispensaries have been fighting to keep it that way with just 1-2 licenses per island, and they say even though they have a monopoly they arent making any money lol. Somehow Cookies was able to get a "pop-up" shop inside NOA dispensary on Oahu and they are growing all the typical cookies hybrids...

Prices in HI are crazy high, that didnt exist back then. Hang dry in a pre sterilized room, could of changed by now, back on the mainland.

 

[pahpah-cee]

Their website has too many red flags. Lots of hyping themselves up without explaining what they’re doing.

I don’t know why companies think making the “curing process easier” is a game changer. That’s like the only process that doesn’t require any work? You already grew the weed and dried it, that’s the hard part.

I don’t fully understand how they’re infusing it with terpenes? Are they turning the solution into a mist and covering your bud with it? This sounds like a typical “buy for $360, and realize you need to keep buying their $500 proprietary terpz solution bottles.

Sterilizing anything you consume isn’t something I’m interested in. I worry this is the new way to legally sell your moldy weed.

 

[ComfortCreator]

I think faster and cheaper is their game...which sucks.