Is curing necessary for edibles?

[hefflm]

I bought a MagicButter Machine and I was curious if I have to cure the buds before making edibles? It sounds like a good hang dry and decarb is enough. Thoughts?

Also, anyone decarbing with a sous vide? Magic Butter Machine claims you don’t have to break up the buds, but I believe decarbing with a sous vide may require the buds to be ground up and vacuum sealed, to increase surface area.

This may be the wrong place for the second part of the question.

 

[ProteinPapi420]

Im mean curing isnt “necessary” even if tou smoke it. I smoke it right after they dried but of course curing makes it smoother. If you meed edibles than dont need to cure but if you dont “need” edible right now than cure it for a few days

 

[Gorillabilly]

cure isn't needed. Decarb is crucial

 

[Zephyrs]

I bought a MagicButter Machine and I was curious if I have to cure the buds before making edibles? It sounds like a good hang dry and decarb is enough. Thoughts?

Also, anyone decarbing with a sous vide? Magic Butter Machine claims you don’t have to break up the buds, but I believe decarbing with a sous vide may require the buds to be ground up and vacuum sealed, to increase surface area.

This may be the wrong place for the second part of the question.

I have personally tried both ways with the same strain making canna coconut oil. Fresh bud CCO thats decarb properly isn't as potent as CCO from the cured bud is in oil. My point is that I believe there's more CBD, in cured properly buds. And in the oil will have a more sedated, couch lock affect.

 

[hefflm]

Ah, very good. I can cure; I have plenty of time.

 

[CannaOnerStar]

I have personally tried both ways with the same strain making canna coconut oil. Fresh bud CCO thats decarb properly isn't as potent as CCO from the cured bud is in oil. My point is that I believe there's more CBD, in cured properly buds. And in the oil will have a more sedated, couch lock affect.

I think you meant CBN, not CBD. THC doesent convert to CBD, but its converted from CBG like THC and many other cannabinoids. THC cant convert to CBD, but it does to CBN. Also CBD does not make you couch locked, CBN does. CBD makes you more clear headed if you smoke with THC, because its an antipsychotic counteracting with the psychedelic properties of THC. Its pretty much an opposite of a couch lock, even tho CBD also relaxes the body, but it does not tire you and make you lazy drooling mess locked to a couch like CBN with THC does. CBN does not make the high more potent, just changes its nature and its nature is slower and more slowed down, which can make it harder to think straight and move and therefore making it more "potent" by changing its nature. But more CBN means less THC because CBN is broken down THC, so too much CBN and you just get lazy and tired but not properly high anymore.

If you want more CBN you can just keep the plants alive for a bit longer. You dont need to wait 6 + months for them to cure to get significant changes in CBN levels.

 

[hefflm]

So skip the cure? lol

 

[Zephyrs]

Yeah

I think you meant CBN, not CBD. THC doesent convert to CBD, but its converted from CBG like THC and many other cannabinoids. THC cant convert to CBD, but it does to CBN. Also CBD does not make you couch locked, CBN does. CBD makes you more clear headed if you smoke with THC, because its an antipsychotic counteracting with the psychedelic properties of THC. Its pretty much an opposite of a couch lock, even tho CBD also relaxes the body, but it does not tire you and make you lazy drooling mess locked to a couch like CBN with THC does. CBN does not make the high more potent, just changes its nature and its nature is slower and more slowed down, which can make it harder to think straight and move and therefore making it more "potent" by changing its nature. But more CBN means less THC because CBN is broken down THC, so too much CBN and you just get lazy and tired but not properly high anymore.

If you want more CBN you can just keep the plants alive for a bit longer. You dont need to wait 6 + months for them to cure to get significant changes in CBN levels.

Thanks for clarifying that for me. Really thanks that was way better than I could explain it. LOL. But yeah that's kinda what I meant to say also,

 

[CannaOnerStar]

Yeah
Thanks for clarifying that for me. Really thanks that was way better than I could explain it. LOL. But yeah that's kinda what I meant to say also,

Yea it was a common misunderstanding that CBD does what CBN does for very long time. Everyone used to think that like 10+ years ago, but since its been studied more, they noticed that its CBN not CBD being the amber in trichomes and making the couch lock etc

 

[CannaOnerStar]

So skip the cure? lol

If you want more couch locky, then you get it faster by keeping the plant alive so that it makes more amber trichomes. You get same results like that in weeks compared to months or maybe even years or curing, this long curing would also likely degrade the bud in other ways and be counter productive in the end if you attempted to make real difference in CBN levels. This is no reason to cure before cooking. If you want more couch locky, dont chop the plants until you get more amber trichomes.

Curing does remove the leafy greens etc. but usually people dont care about that. It could make it taste a bit better, maybe, but do you want to wait for over a month for it to taste maybe a little better? Its up to you and nothing wrong curing. Cooking with the weed will boil large part of terpenes, so the effect that curing has for terpene profile is not very relevant if you heat it in your cooking. Which ofc happens when making butter and baking with it. Maybe it could have a very small effect on terpene profile of end product, but the difference is no where nearly as big when smoking cured vs uncured.

People i know make butter just by throwing all stems and leafs and trim etc trash from growing in it and you can make fine tasting edibles with it. Your cooking skills will make much a larger impact on taste of end product than whether you cure it or not.

 

[hefflm]

Nice. Love being as efficient as possible. Thanks.

 

[Seedperson1]

Curing helps bring out the terpene profile which can have an effect on the high. Curing essentially helps boost potency, flavor and, density of the bud but, it’s not necessary if you don’t have time Just make sure you decarb properly.

 

[LinguaPeel]

Do a side by side.

PS People who smoke uncured weed are weird.

 

[PURPLEB3RRYKUSH]

I have personally tried both ways with the same strain making canna coconut oil. Fresh bud CCO thats decarb properly isn't as potent as CCO from the cured bud is in oil. My point is that I believe there's more CBD, in cured properly buds. And in the oil will have a more sedated, couch lock affect.

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