Decarboxylation Decarbing Question . Does it even matter ?

meatplatter

meatplatter

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Roger A. Shrubber said:
also depends on what you're cooking. brownies may be cooked in a 300 degree oven, but the interior of the brownies never get much over 200 degrees.
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iknownothink said:
So I've been experimenting with edibles for a good 6 months now with varied results from some pretty average product.

Now here's the million dollar question that I ask my self every time I watch a youtube video about.
Whats the point of been so specific with decarbing then next minute you just cook it however you like ?

Everyone says you have to be so accurate during the decab stage. Don't burn it, don't over cook it , has to be exactly 105degrees for exactly 30 minutes blah blah blah... If yo don't do anything of those things 100% you'll ruine any of the THB goodness etc. BUT THEN

Everyone takes that butter, and uses it on Toast ( cooked for 1 minute at pretty high etc) then some bake with it ( low temps for a long time), some people use it in coffee, some people use it in the slow cooker or for mac and cheese.. SO...

Why do you have to be so specific with the decarbing when I'm assuming all the above methods decarbs it slightly more or less ... ?
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Been making edibles for several years now, I have used just about every method in the book, several times over with different product. From these 'trials' what i have gathered is decarbing helps bring the cannabis up to temp(for thca transition) faster, reducing the 'cook' time with little to no loss of quality. Like mentioned in an earlier post, if you make brownies and are baking at 300-350 F internal temps won't reach effective decarb state with in the 30 mins you'll be baking... reducing the effectiveness IMO. I always decarb bud/trim, my vaped product is just added after the fact. Check out a sous vide for cooking. No smell, set water temp/timer then go play some video games...
Decarbing is not a necessity, but it helps increase potency, and allows for more thorough thc to bind with that fat! My 2 cents.
 
captiankush

captiankush

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The decarb question has been settled through testing. If you do not decarb your, your extraction will leave 15 to 20% unconverted.

Best proven tech is to decarb with moderate heat and everclear. You'll be able to convert nearly 90%

Again, this has been quantified via testing at sc labs.

CK
 
Roger A. Shrubber

Roger A. Shrubber

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the best way i've found is overnight in the crockpot. you can use butter or oil, both work great.it's just slightly harder to get the oil and water separated.
let it come to a boil for an hour, then cut it down to simmer and leave it overnight. works every time, people love my edibles.
not sure what percentage it decarbs, but i know it's enough that a one inch square of fudge will make a 225 pound guy act goofy after about an hour...and it never gets too hot, so i don't have to worry about hovering over it with my laser thermometer
 
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