How do you cook with cannabis? There are so many different methods that I want to start with the most simple, butter or as I like to call it, buttttahhhh.
So what do you need?
2 cups of butter (4 sticks)
1oz of your favorite cannabis
Tablespoon of lechtin
Cookie sheet
Cheesecloth or coffee filter
Fine Mesh Strainer
Jar
Saucepan
Stove
Oven
Now I have the Magical Butter machine, but I’ll explain how to make it with just your oven and sauce pot. But you can also use a mason jar and a crock pot, my gods the ways I can tell you how to cook cannabis. Ok, ok, ok calm down.
The first part of this process is “decarbing” your cannabis. This is the process of heating the cannabis so the THC is activated so your body can absorb it. This normally happens when you light cannabis, but with cooking we have to do it a wee bit different.
You are going to pre-heat your oven to 250 degrees and break up your cannabis and spread it out on your cookie sheet. Once your oven is ready pop your bud in there and let is cook for 30 minutes. Once 30 minutes is up, take it out of the oven and let it cool completely.
Step 2 is going to be clarifying your butter. Place your butter into the saucepan over medium-low heat. Once all the butter has melted, you want the butter at a very low and gentle simmer. Simmering the butter over low heat. Skim the foam as it rises to the surface. Solid particles will also start dropping to the bottom of the pan; these will be strained out later. Don’t worry about skimming every last bit of foam; the remaining foam will be strained out later. Now Place the strainer over the heat-proof bowl and line it with the cheesecloth or filter. When no more foam forms on the surface, remove the butter from heat and pour it through the strainer, leaving the solids in the bottom of the pan.
Step 3 Put it all together in the sauce pot – cannabis, clarified butter, and lechtin. Watch it close you do not ant this simmering. You want it at about 160 degrees, so if you have a candy thermometer that’s dope, but if not just keep it right below simmer for 3-4 hours, stirring occasionally.
Step 4 Strain it – take your strainer and balance it precariously over your jar and pour that shit in. Seriously though be careful because that’s green gold right there.
Now you are likely asking yourself how to know how potent it is. There’s a few ways to find out
- Did you buy from a dispensary? The package will tell you the THC content and you can use this tool here to magic up some math’s
- You can use the app HiGrade to find out content, they do make you pay a fee
- Get super fancy and buy a tCheck
Drop me a line and let me know how your buttah came out.
Also come over to Facebook and join the Getting Cooked in The Kitchen Group and share your experiences with us!
Much Love!
Lynn