How many of you use microwave during cure?

[Duder1984]

Incorporating microwaving into your cure may have a few worthy benefits.

Understanding the microwave and its function is an important step toward achieving success with this technology.

Microwaves transmit waves of energy at the harmonic frequency of water. Frequency refers to the rate at which the energy waves are traveling through space. When molecules undergo bombardment from these waves they will slightly vibrate. Each combination of elements that make up a molecule has a different harmonic frequency. When a water molecules is bombarded with energy at its harmonic frequency, it will vibrate and create heat until it eventually vaporizes. Cannabis oils have a higher boiling point than water so for the most part are unaffected by these changes in temperature, and the harmonic frequency of these oils is not the same as water as well.

However, under pressurized conditions the boiling point of water increases. If trapped water within the plant undergoes enough pressure it will ignite the plant matter.

This is the key principle to keep in mind when taking advantage of this technology.
You'll want to simply use the effect of the microwave to open up these highly entrenched water pockets, because they ultimately will be the most suitable conditions for molds and fungi to exploit.

Using small 5 second burst from the microwave to "pop" all these pockets will aid greatly in the long effort to cure great tasting and allergen free buds.

 

[OGbctonez]

Not do disagree, But I don't even use a microwave or plan on eating food out of one for the rest of my life.

Dry it out traditionally.

 

[Duder1984]

Not do disagree, But I don't even use a microwave or plan on eating food out of one for the rest of my life.

Dry it out traditionally.

That's an odd attitude to have IMO, but you are completely welcome to it, and yes traditional methods have not gone anywhere...this is the application of non traditional methods spawning from the advent of new technologies not available traditionally.

 

[billy4479]

thats a bad ideah

 

[OGbctonez]

That's an odd attitude to have IMO, but you are completely welcome to it, and yes traditional methods have not gone anywhere...this is the application of non traditional methods spawning from the advent of new technologies not available traditionally.

Yeah true that. But you might as well consider alchohol better for you if drying your "Medicine" requires a warped process.
Such as drying your precious nug in radiation.

 

[Duder1984]

thats a bad ideah

Ahhh yes, statements are nice, facts or explanations to back them are better.

I have run comparisons between the two , these are the results:

Buds left to dry 4 days and placed into jars cured for 23 days until smokable.

Buds left to dry 3 days and microwaved in 5 second bursts a total of 6 times over the period of 10 minutes and placed in jars to cured for 15 days until smokable.

The difference in fragrance and taste are non existent between the two end results.
While the control buds did not develop any mold or fungi, it had 8 additional days to do so.

You can easily set this experiment up yourself, I would look forward to seeing the results

 

[OGbctonez]

Ahhh yes, statements are nice, facts or explanations to back them are better.

I have run comparisons between the two , these are the results:

Buds left to dry 4 days and placed into jars cured for 23 days until smokable.

Buds left to dry 3 days and microwaved in 5 second bursts a total of 6 times over the period of 10 minutes and placed in jars to cured for 15 days until smokable.

The difference in fragrance and taste are non existent between the two end results.
While the control buds did not develop any mold or fungi, it had 8 additional days to do so.

You can easily set this experiment up yourself, I would look forward to seeing the results

I dont have a microwave !
imo; using a microwave to cut the curing process by 8 days is not worth it.

 

[Duder1984]

Yeah true that. But you might as well consider alchohol better for you if drying your "Medicine" requires a warped process.
Such as drying your precious nug in radiation.

your understanding of what a magnetron does is the only thing warped about this process

radiation exists on many levels, micro waves produced by a magnetron have a much larger wave length then what I'm assuming youre confusing for ultraviolet radiation produces by fission on the surface of the sun, which is a known agitator of cancer

do not confuse the two concepts. Microwaves provide heat radiation that does not cause cancer, only burns

 

[OGbctonez]

your understanding of what a magnetron does is the only thing warped about this process

radiation exists on many levels, micro waves produced by a magnetron have a much larger wave length then what I'm assuming youre confusing for ultraviolet radiation produces by fission on the surface of the sun, which is a known agitator of cancer

do not confuse the two concepts. Microwaves provide heat radiation that does not cause cancer, only burns

Okay Microwaves do not cause cancer.

I think ill cure my buds in a George Forman Grill

 

[Duder1984]

OK well since it's obvious you have little interest in reason, there is nothing more for us to discuss. Thanks for stopping by!

 

[Dankenfest]

The science is interesting, but every microwave operates a little differently and I would be terrified of seeing my precious trichs go up in vapor by letting it go one second too long after obsessing about them all summer. Fucking dreaming about them now and harvest is still 3-4 weeks away, I'm more likely to curl up and sleep next to them at night than treat them like they have cancer . But still, thanks for explaining the science.

 

[Aiko10]

That's kind of funny......

 

[k0ijn]

Keep it on topic please.

OP: I do not own a microwave and thus cannot test it, but it sounds like you've fine tuned the method.

The science is interesting, but every microwave operates a little differently and I would be terrified of seeing my precious trichs go up in vapor by letting it go one second too long after obsessing about them all summer. Fucking dreaming about them now and harvest is still 3-4 weeks away, I'm more likely to curl up and sleep next to them at night than treat them like they have cancer . But still, thanks for explaining the science.

You do not treat cancer with microwaves.
There isn't much difference in using an oven or a microwave (except for the obvious heat and run time) for drying.

 

[cannabisguru]

sorry, but I have to butt in here.

Using the microwave.. is absolutely, well, its just not the smartest thing to do.

I'm not going to sit here and explain why.. because it would take forever.

But trust me.. the last thing you want to do, is fucking 'NUKE' your buds.

Your just asking for problems doing this.. also, just a 'food for thought' thing.. you do realize that microwaves will burst your trichs.. therefore lowering the potency levels of the product. You do realize that, right? Doesn't matter if its in small bursts or not..

trichs are very, very, very fragile and can and will break with even the slightest touch/bend or exposure to high heat levels (aka Microwaves/ovens/heaters/etc..)

just thought I would try and save some of you noobies from heartbreak.

peace.

 

[cannabisguru]

The science is interesting, but every microwave operates a little differently and I would be terrified of seeing my precious trichs go up in vapor by letting it go one second too long after obsessing about them all summer. Fucking dreaming about them now and harvest is still 3-4 weeks away, I'm more likely to curl up and sleep next to them at night than treat them like they have cancer . But still, thanks for explaining the science.

Finally, someone with some common sense in here. Good to see that.

 

[k0ijn]

It sounds like the OP has a method which works.
He has obviously tested this and has actually results to go after.

I find it interesting that you can categorically shoot down his theory without trying it.
I know people who use a special method with an open oven to dry their weed.
All you need to do is to control the heat levels, humidity and ventilation.
Not saying it's easy but it is possible to dry your weed like this.

I do not know if it's possible to manipulate a microwave in this way and get the results the OP is talking about but it sounds like he has tested it.
I am not convinced in any way, but I wouldn't go so far as to shoot down his theory.