Cooking with THC Part II

in #cooking5 years ago (edited)

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My first attempt after making the butter was a delicious batch of easy-to-make caramels, shown here with the recipe from the MagicButter.com recipies.

In Part I I explained how I started using marijuana to help alleviate low back pain and the constant loud ringing in ears from Tinnitus. I needed a way to use the CBD and THC in the winter, so edibles would be the solution, and the MagicButter machine was the perfect way to get started. I showed how to prepare the weed for cooking after decarboxylation in Part I, so this entry will show how I made my first batch of edibles.

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The Magical Butter machine working its magic

Once I had the two cups of clarified butter and the decarboxylated weed, everything went into to pot at 160 F for two hours just as directed on the Magical Butter website. The machine seems to randomly spin the chopping blades while heating the liquid through the process.

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The silicone glove and strainer that came with the kit for handling and extracting from the hot solution

I took these pictures months before writing this process down, so I can see from this one that I did not start off with caramels, but throwback to the 70s—brownies.

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The glove protects from the heat and has grips so that I was able to put a lot of twists into the bag to squeeze the remaining vegetation until it was quite dry.
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This is the full batch ready for the fridge for a few hours before using it for baking. I used the first batch within a few weeks baking, but the second batch, I wrapped the remaining blocks and put them in the freezer.
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The first batch that I had put through just one strainer.
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A noticeable colour difference in my second batch that I poured through both strainers.
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Then it was a simple step of following the directions on a brownie mix box. All who tried them found them delicious, but all had various results ranging from mildly mellowing, to couch-lock.
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Then it was on to equally delicious caramels.
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After the prototypes, it was on to bigger caramels.
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Once I had caramels down, it was on to making an elixir for gummies and hard candy
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Just a little messier than the caramels. . .
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. . .but oh so worth it!
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And what is better than a gummie, but a still bigger gummie.
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By using 151 over proof run, the resulting elixir can be used to make hard candies like these.
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So all-in-all it’s shaping up to be a rewarding hobby that is made all the easier with the right equipment and moulds. The next step will be chocolate bars, and I’ll likely get an analyzer so that I will know exactly how much goodness I have in each treat, otherwise, I’ll resort to getting feedback from willing test subjects. 1451C198-AAB0-4B31-A8A6-0A370444E8E3.jpeg

[Part I Cooking with THC]
(https://steemit.com/cannabis/@davidkingns/thc-cooking-first-attempts-part-i)

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Great post man! They look exactly like the ones on the computer!! You should really use the weedcash tag to also publish your post to https://weedcash.network/. Or log in directly into Weedcash with your posting key, and post just like you would here on Steem. When you post from Weedcash, your post will also post to Steemit.

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Nice work ;)

Nice work! That Magic Butter hot glove has to be the coolest one I have ever seen, lol.

Your goodies look very yummy! And, i bet they are a lot of fun 💚

Awesome! I just made a batch of "magical butter" a couple of days ago! So far I've made, brownies, rice crispy treats, and garlic mashed potatoes! Mmmmmm

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