Crock Pot Cannabutter for Dummies

thanks you so much you dont kno how much i appracate this im gonna geta crock pot today and make some food products how much is best to use had low grade how much/potent will it be with ounce? or something? please help asap it 8 am. i wanna have done by 12

stdaghost said:

thanks you so much you dont kno how much i appracate this im gonna geta crock pot today and make some food products how much is best to use had low grade how much/potent will it be with ounce? or something? please help asap it 8 am. i wanna have done by 12

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Like I said, it will require some experimentation to get the dosage right. If it's truly low grade bud, I would use 1 ounce with two pounds of butter. Cook it up and use it to bake something good. Worst case scenerio is that you have to eat 2 brownies instead of 1. WARNING: When experimenting with a new batch, wait 2 hours after eating your first dose to eat more. You won't truly know all of the effects until then.

dirtsurfr said:

I only keep the crock pot on hi for 2 hrs and low between 3-6hrs.
I did 12hrs on low once but I think it's a waste of time,energy and maybe even some THC.
IMOP

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When using a Crock Pot, the "high" setting uses exactly twice as much power as the "low" setting. Not twice as hot, but twice as much power. So in effect you are using 10 hours of power on low. My point for letting it cook for so long is that it just doesn't matter when using the crock pot. I would have to strongly disagree with you over a loss of potentcy. I find that while 3 hours in a crock pot will produce decent butter, 24 hours using the same stuff will put you on the sofa for a while. LOTS of experimentation went in to my method, but I'm open to new ideas. I'm pretty sure I have the time factor nailed when using slow cookers.

ero said:

When using a Crock Pot, the "high" setting uses exactly twice as much power as the "low" setting. Not twice as hot, but twice as much power. So in effect you are using 10 hours of power on low. My point for letting it cook for so long is that it just doesn't matter when using the crock pot. I would have to strongly disagree with you over a loss of potentcy. I find that while 3 hours in a crock pot will produce decent butter, 24 hours using the same stuff will put you on the sofa for a while. LOTS of experimentation went in to my method, but I'm open to new ideas. I'm pretty sure I have the time factor nailed when using slow cookers.

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Experimenting right now. I put in a healthy 1/8 of really high-grade bud (hippie killer) and am cooking with two sticks of butter. Started at ten pm last night.

What do you think? Too little? Too late to add another stick?

i slow cooked a quart of hawaiian kush and 2gs of frosty jack frost for 24hrs on low..let the butter cool for 24hrs and wal la i got a nice layer of cannabutter..will take pics of it..making chocolate peanut butter cookies

ero said:

When using a Crock Pot, the "high" setting uses exactly twice as much power as the "low" setting. Not twice as hot, but twice as much power.

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"A typical slow cooker is designed to heat food to 170°F (77°C) on low, to perhaps 190-200°F (88-93°C) on high."

NitroHonda said:

Experimenting right now. I put in a healthy 1/8 of really high-grade bud (hippie killer) and am cooking with two sticks of butter. Started at ten pm last night.

What do you think? Too little? Too late to add another stick?

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It's never too late. If you find that your butter is too strong, you can always melt it in a pan and add more. Sounds like you got it right, it will probably be STRONG.

I meant to quote ero...

Someone mentioned cooling for 24 hours and I've read up on freezing the batch immediately after straining.

Your instructions indicate just an overnight in the fridge would be sufficent. Could there be anything to gain from letting it cool 24 hours? Or just a simple hardening would suffice?

NitroHonda said:

I meant to quote ero...

Someone mentioned cooling for 24 hours and I've read up on freezing the batch immediately after straining.

Your instructions indicate just an overnight in the fridge would be sufficent. Could there be anything to gain from letting it cool 24 hours? Or just a simple hardening would suffice?

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My guess is that the butter and water would freeze at different rates, which is fine. I wonder if there would be enough time for the mix to seperate before freezing if you just put it straight in the freezer? My first thought is that it wouldn't completely seperate and you would lose some butter to the ice block, but I could be wrong. I also think that the worst case scenerio would be that you thaw the whole thing out and then pop it in the fridge again to harden.

As an experiment, why don't you try this: 1. freeze the batch right after straining 2. thaw and remove your butter 3. put the water back in the fridge and see if anything else seperates and hardens

Let me know how it goes!

you know if you use a crock pot you can eliminate the water from the recipe making the butter immediately usable. water was originally there to help keep the butter from burning on the stove but if you use the low or medium setting on the crock pot no water is needed. and you can make homemade 'tea bags' using coffee filters and string to tie on top, thus making a cleaner butter and cleanup a lot easier. just don't forget to squeeze out the bags before throwing away. and for those worried about dirt or other foreign particles wash the buds first in a lukewarm bath of distilled water drain well then put into butter.

candykidz said:

you know if you use a crock pot you can eliminate the water from the recipe making the butter immediately usable. water was originally there to help keep the butter from burning on the stove but if you use the low or medium setting on the crock pot no water is needed. and you can make homemade 'tea bags' using coffee filters and string to tie on top, thus making a cleaner butter and cleanup a lot easier. just don't forget to squeeze out the bags before throwing away. and for those worried about dirt or other foreign particles wash the buds first in a lukewarm bath of distilled water drain well then put into butter.

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I've heard temperature maximums on crock pots to be in the 190F range max, but I know mine gets to just below boiling on low. Lots of bubbles but not a full rolling boil. Good tip on the "tea bags", I have to give that a try!

candykidz said:

you know if you use a crock pot you can eliminate the water from the recipe making the butter immediately usable. water was originally there to help keep the butter from burning on the stove but if you use the low or medium setting on the crock pot no water is needed. and you can make homemade 'tea bags' using coffee filters and string to tie on top, thus making a cleaner butter and cleanup a lot easier. just don't forget to squeeze out the bags before throwing away. and for those worried about dirt or other foreign particles wash the buds first in a lukewarm bath of distilled water drain well then put into butter.

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sorry but that really isn't more efficient for clearing out bad material than using water and allowing it to separate...

I find it strange that my crock pot will also slightly boil while it's on Low.
But when I have it on Hi it dosen't...
I read were the folks that eat their edibles with ground up Cannabis say to heat it in the oven for 15 mins. at 190*Degrees.
That by doing so will change the CB "Whatever's" to THC.
So heating on Hi for 2 Hours at 190* Degrees and then for X amount of time at a lower temp. of 170* makes sense..
It's a matter of opinion so far as to how long to leave it in the crock pot on Low.
I put a half oz. of ground up Bud in for every cube (1/2 cup) of Butter.
This Bud comes from the same plant so I feel safe in saying that over 6 Hours on low isn't worth it AND you'll loose Butter volume IMOP.
I have tried different times on low and 3-6 hrs. is good.
Now if I only had small quantities to make the butter I would be just like every one else reading this and trying to find out how to get the most bang for their Buck.

This is only my opinion and you could be right about the 24 hours, I'm happy with my budder and would love to try yours.
Really??? Tea Bags??

awww i never said it was more efficient i said it cut out the separation time so you don't have to wait to use it....i.e. you make butter today you eat cookies today not tomorrow.

candykidz said:

awww i never said it was more efficient i said it cut out the separation time so you don't have to wait to use it....i.e. you make butter today you eat cookies today not tomorrow.

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for sure, I put mybutter water mixture in the freezer and it's done in 4 hours, not too bad...

Best tutorial I've seen so far, thanks man. Gonna try this with my next batch of clippings, we just tried making butter last week with 2.5 ounces of clippings and failed miserably.

poplars said:

for sure, I put mybutter water mixture in the freezer and it's done in 4 hours, not too bad...

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Mine too - I don't wait for the water to freeze, just for the butter to get good and solid. Rinse off the bit of green sludge that is stuck to the bottom & its ready to go !

dirtsurfr said:

I find it strange that my crock pot will also slightly boil while it's on Low.
But when I have it on Hi it dosen't...
I read were the folks that eat their edibles with ground up Cannabis say to heat it in the oven for 15 mins. at 190*Degrees.
That by doing so will change the CB "Whatever's" to THC.
So heating on Hi for 2 Hours at 190* Degrees and then for X amount of time at a lower temp. of 170* makes sense..

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Heating your bud / trim in the oven results in decarboxylation. From what I learned at Oaksterdam University, this is really only needed if your bud / trim isn't fully dry. The drying process converts everything that needs to be done to get the most out of your weed.

I really appreciate everyone's input. I just put out there how I do things, but there's always room to experiment, improvise, and improve! Keep the tips and ideas rolling in!

ero said:

Heating your bud / trim in the oven results in decarboxylation. From what I learned at Oaksterdam University, this is really only needed if your bud / trim isn't fully dry. The drying process converts everything that needs to be done to get the most out of your weed.

I really appreciate everyone's input. I just put out there how I do things, but there's always room to experiment, improvise, and improve! Keep the tips and ideas rolling in!

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That's what I think also.
Being that we all hope to max our product and everyone has an opinion on their ways.
I read for days on here before I tried my first batch of budder and it came out great and I've medicated for 42 years.
I grow outside and the ole lungs just can't handle the smoke as well anymore so now I eat brownies...
wish I'd started sooner lol
I just don't have the time or patience to do 24 hours.

there is already a sticky for a canna butter recipe, I think its towards the middle of my cook book. at first I was not going to post it but people just keep buggin.