Curing: jars versus tupperware
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Dirty Harry
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Tupperware has a way of collecting strong food odors that may effect your cured smell. That and plastic things always have a plastic sort of smell. Clean glass does not.
You can do either, it just depends if you can tell the difference or not. I have seen cures being done in black garbage bags.
You can do either, it just depends if you can tell the difference or not. I have seen cures being done in black garbage bags.
Brimi
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True - you have to be sure the tupperware is of a high quality and free of odours from the last curry chicken. The best tupperware is pretty good and easy to clean from the odours. The not so good ones will have that smell forever. And yes - cheap ones sometimes smell from plastic.
diamonddave
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glass glass glass, airtight glass.. trichs stick to plastic so u will lose some thc and i agree with the plastic smell, the right way to cure is glass
canefan
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If you have to use plastic I would suggest the real food grade plastic ones. This is the type of plastic jars that mayonasse comes in and the like. The THC doesn't tend to stick to it as it does with tupperware and holds no order from other uses. Just remember to wash very good and add a little baking soda to the rinse water and let sit for a bit and you will have no more orders in your containers.
All that being said glass is the best and surest way to cure. If money is an issue go to some convience stores, bars, resturants and the like where they sell the pickles and pickled eggs and other items which come in the big jars. Usually these places will give them to you instead of just throwing them away. I believe it is well worth the effort to have the best containers for your little babies you just spent months worrying over.
Good Luck
All that being said glass is the best and surest way to cure. If money is an issue go to some convience stores, bars, resturants and the like where they sell the pickles and pickled eggs and other items which come in the big jars. Usually these places will give them to you instead of just throwing them away. I believe it is well worth the effort to have the best containers for your little babies you just spent months worrying over.
Good Luck
guerilla kid
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Am thinking someone who has alot of spare weed should open up a new thread and do a glass vs plastic cure comparison. haha
or just to answer my question, has anyone ever tried curing in tupperware boxes?.
or just to answer my question, has anyone ever tried curing in tupperware boxes?.
canefan
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Oh yeah over the years I have tried lots of different containers, to me the plastic leaves a smell and taste, but if you have always bought your smoke and not cured your own you probably won't notice any difference.
You can never get the vinegar smell out of a used pickle jar - it just won't go away.
Pick up a case of mason jars at your super market for 10 bucks or so & do it right. You won't be sorry.
The plus side is you won't have to dodge the handle "Pickle Smoker".
obijohn
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haha, gives new meaning to the term "dill weed'! Alright, jars it is
tinyTURTLE
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foodsaver vacum sealer.
a must for a low humidity environment.
a must for a low humidity environment.
BabyBear74
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In my experience you can either hang your buds upside down (no THC doesn't drain down) because its simply easier, or you can make yourself
a drying rack out of cedar and screenwire. This is what I use. Dry your buds, turning regularly but gently, somewhere where the humidity isn't
off the charts. To check and see if they are properly dry and ready for curing, take a piece of stem and try to break it. If it snaps crisply it's dry,
if it bends..give your dank a few more days. Bear in mind that big-ass Kolas have a thick stem in the middle and will take longer to dry.
Once your shit is dry, store it in clean mason jars in the dark and under 85 degrees. I highly suggest labeling with strain name and dates.
Curing can take around a week or two. I have heard people say to properly cure takes a month or more. That's a load of crap, and who has two
months to spend waiting on their fresh dank? Not me for sure. What happens during curing is that inactive THC is turning to active THC and
the terpenes isomerize..bring out that heady smell we all love. It's an important step but doesn't need to be drug out.
a drying rack out of cedar and screenwire. This is what I use. Dry your buds, turning regularly but gently, somewhere where the humidity isn't
off the charts. To check and see if they are properly dry and ready for curing, take a piece of stem and try to break it. If it snaps crisply it's dry,
if it bends..give your dank a few more days. Bear in mind that big-ass Kolas have a thick stem in the middle and will take longer to dry.
Once your shit is dry, store it in clean mason jars in the dark and under 85 degrees. I highly suggest labeling with strain name and dates.
Curing can take around a week or two. I have heard people say to properly cure takes a month or more. That's a load of crap, and who has two
months to spend waiting on their fresh dank? Not me for sure. What happens during curing is that inactive THC is turning to active THC and
the terpenes isomerize..bring out that heady smell we all love. It's an important step but doesn't need to be drug out.
tinyTURTLE
Well-Known Member
they won't crush the bud if you don't want it crushed. you can seal it at any point, you anre't required to remove ALL the air.
it's also nice buying an ounce of bud that's been vacum sealed. It's a good indication that it hasn't been pinched since it was weighed.
mlore
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like some people said man THC can stick to plasic materials so you will lose some THC. i have had baggies before coverd in trichs and after a few days the bud just isnt as good, because alot of the THC got lost to the plastic. id recommend trying to get glass jars man. if you cant buy any, ask a mate or something. any type of air tight glass jar will do. just make sure you was it if it has some kind of food in there haha. you should wash it anyway.
peace bro
peace bro
Youngling
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I've read little of what others said so sorry if I'm repeating info.
You should use as little plastic in your life as possible.
Plastic polycarbonate bottles such as Nalgene are still popular as drinking water bottles. However polycarbonate releases a chemical known as bisphenol A also know as BPA. Whereas plastic industry safety studies find no significant health effects from typical daily doses of bisphenol A, a full 90% of government studies found harmful health effects [1] especially to children and expecting moms, [2] but also for male sexuality and reproduction as well. [3]
The problem is that bisphenol A acts as a "xenoestrogen," which just means it's like the female hormone estrogen, except for two things: 1) it's foreign to the body, which is what "xeno" means, and 2) it is way more harmful than our natural estrogen for everyone, male and female. Breast cancers are much more of a risk in women who carry a high burden of xenoestrogens, and both sexes are subject to a huge range of other harmful health effects. The most far-reaching effects are birth defects and miscarriages. Another effect is a disruption of beta cell function in the pancreas, which creates a pre-diabetes type condition of high blood insulin and insulin resistance.
We have previously warned our readers never to leave a plastic water bottle on a hot car seat, because the phthalates used in the manufacture of plastics leach into the water that you then drink. Phthalates are another xenoestrogen. However, with the polycarbonate bottles it has been found that even at room temperature, bisphenol A leaches into the water, and more so with increased temperature. Also with repeated use of plastics, you may notice the fine line scratches that you see on an old plastic container. These increase the surface area exposed to the liquid inside and release more of the xenoestrogens into the water.
In credit this info to Dr. Colleen Huber, NMD
I know it's about water, but this stuff leaches onto really anything that's able to absorb it.
In closure plastics are BAAAAD
You should use as little plastic in your life as possible.
Plastic polycarbonate bottles such as Nalgene are still popular as drinking water bottles. However polycarbonate releases a chemical known as bisphenol A also know as BPA. Whereas plastic industry safety studies find no significant health effects from typical daily doses of bisphenol A, a full 90% of government studies found harmful health effects [1] especially to children and expecting moms, [2] but also for male sexuality and reproduction as well. [3]
The problem is that bisphenol A acts as a "xenoestrogen," which just means it's like the female hormone estrogen, except for two things: 1) it's foreign to the body, which is what "xeno" means, and 2) it is way more harmful than our natural estrogen for everyone, male and female. Breast cancers are much more of a risk in women who carry a high burden of xenoestrogens, and both sexes are subject to a huge range of other harmful health effects. The most far-reaching effects are birth defects and miscarriages. Another effect is a disruption of beta cell function in the pancreas, which creates a pre-diabetes type condition of high blood insulin and insulin resistance.
We have previously warned our readers never to leave a plastic water bottle on a hot car seat, because the phthalates used in the manufacture of plastics leach into the water that you then drink. Phthalates are another xenoestrogen. However, with the polycarbonate bottles it has been found that even at room temperature, bisphenol A leaches into the water, and more so with increased temperature. Also with repeated use of plastics, you may notice the fine line scratches that you see on an old plastic container. These increase the surface area exposed to the liquid inside and release more of the xenoestrogens into the water.
In credit this info to Dr. Colleen Huber, NMD
I know it's about water, but this stuff leaches onto really anything that's able to absorb it.
In closure plastics are BAAAAD
hoagtech
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Wow. Good point youngling. Ive often thought this to be true about the hydroponics too. Im working on a concrete basin with a concrete lid with airlines with pencils in them poured directly into the mold.I bought a cinnamon scrubbrush from a bead store that fights bacteria that I will use to clean it instead of bleach washes. Im glad theres others out there concerned about carcinogens everywhere. +rep
tinyTURTLE
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food saver bags are made without PBA or pthalates.
http://thesoftlandingbaby.com/2010/03/01/are-foodsaver-and-seal-a-meal-bags-safe/
they work great as long as you are smart enough to push the seal button before your weed gets crushed.
also you don't HAVE to vacum it before you seal it, you can leave air in it if you want and just seal it.
BabyBear74
Member
Really jars are the most practical I think..since we're not dealing with some shitty mids or regs.