My bf and I have made several batches of cookies, and all seem to have varying strengths. I'd be interested to hear your opinions on our technique, and any advice you might have.
We chop the weed, and leave it in a small amount of alcohol (usually vodka. I've read that higher-proof alcohols like ethanol or methanol work better, but I don't like the idea of that around my food. Just nervous about it not all being removed during the cooking process I guess). After a few hours the vodka starts to look oily, as it has started to extract the THC (as is my understanding).
After a few days we dump the whole lot into some butter and cook it until all the alcohol has dissolved off. We then strain it through a dishcloth to remove the weed (and put the weed aside for next time. I have read and proven that it does work twice).
Sometimes they're pretty strong, other times there's not much in them (no, not just on the second time round, or when it's weaker weed).
I'm interested to know
- Thoughts on the alcohol process. I've read this on the web, but I realise some people skip it all together. Is it effective? Would more alcohol draw out more THC (ie, could we be saturating the alcohol)?
- Using more butter (could we be saturating the butter with THC)?
- Just baking cookies with the weed chucked straight in?
- Anything else that might help?
I've had killer cookies from Nimbin (Aussie hippie town!) where half had me floored for a full day, but I usually need 3-4 of my own which don't last half as long.
Cheers
MissKris.
We chop the weed, and leave it in a small amount of alcohol (usually vodka. I've read that higher-proof alcohols like ethanol or methanol work better, but I don't like the idea of that around my food. Just nervous about it not all being removed during the cooking process I guess). After a few hours the vodka starts to look oily, as it has started to extract the THC (as is my understanding).
After a few days we dump the whole lot into some butter and cook it until all the alcohol has dissolved off. We then strain it through a dishcloth to remove the weed (and put the weed aside for next time. I have read and proven that it does work twice).
Sometimes they're pretty strong, other times there's not much in them (no, not just on the second time round, or when it's weaker weed).
I'm interested to know
- Thoughts on the alcohol process. I've read this on the web, but I realise some people skip it all together. Is it effective? Would more alcohol draw out more THC (ie, could we be saturating the alcohol)?
- Using more butter (could we be saturating the butter with THC)?
- Just baking cookies with the weed chucked straight in?
- Anything else that might help?
I've had killer cookies from Nimbin (Aussie hippie town!) where half had me floored for a full day, but I usually need 3-4 of my own which don't last half as long.
Cheers
MissKris.