Were my firecrackers cooked enough?

For the batch of crackers you have I think 22 minutes at 320 should be enough, BUT


The biggest issue I have with most firecracker recipes is that they under-decarboxylate, under-saturate and do not grind up the cannabis flower enough.


Edibles CAN be the most cost-effective way to use your weed, but you have to maximize what you use. Next time I suggest adding three steps.


1) If you're decarbing weed, try putting the bud by itself in the oven at 250 F for about half an hour.(you can vary time and temperature, but try to stay under 250F to preserve more of the terpenes). Bottom line is the flower should come out dry, crispy, but not burnt brown.


2) Take a coffee grinder and grind the bud to a fine powder. It should look like a fine grey flour when you're done. The finer the grind, the more surface area of the weed is exposed.



3) Add a small amount of ghee or coconut oil to the peanut butter to absorb the powderized weed in a small saucepan. The burner should be extremely low, enough to melt the PB and oil, but not to burn the mixture.
Stir for several minutes to ensure uniform distribution of THC.


You may wonder if these extra steps are worth it erll, but I GUARANTEE that you will never wonder if you "did it right" again. Instead of needing .6 grams, you can get away with .2 or even .1 gram per serving.

 

I decarb at 235 for 30 minutes, put inside foil or glass bowl covered with foil. Make sure your material is evenly spread, if it's stacked up the tempature won't be evenly spread.
Afterwords just add the buds to your firecracker and bake away, if you want extra potency you can cook it more like the above poster, or let it sit in the peanutbutter Mixture for a day or two. All methods should work fine, just keep in mind the more you cook it the more it tends to lead sleepy/ couch locked. Cheers bro and good luck!

 

1) when decarbing, what do you suggest i put the herbs in? .2 or .1 seems like a massive way of saving trees if it is effective, does this apply to people with a very high tolerance?
You could just put it in a small glass dish or jar. If you think you have a high tolerance, pay attention to what you eat in the hours before taking an edible. If you slowed your digestion down with meat, dairy or other hard-to digest foods, it's going to release the THC slowly, and you won't get that high.


Everyone's different. I use .2 gram on average per serving and I my tolerance is probably on the high side, ( I blaze once daily) Even so, .2 g is enough to light me up pretty good - but not overwhelm.


2) Also how long do you stir and let the mixture sit on very low heat for? Because you already decarbed, you only need to leave it on low heat for long enough to melt the pb or pb and oil.


And when are you able to tell when it is ready to eat? It's pretty much ready after you mix the weed and peanut butter.


How much peanut is needed for each serving? I would say a teaspoon.



Let us know how high you got. Be careful, if you did things right, .6g (of top shelf) should be more than enough.

 

Going by your description of the peanut butter not being melted and such, it sounds like something went wrong - did you pre-heat the oven? I suggest you get an oven thermometer. Make sure the oven is preheated to 250 F. Leave them in for about 30 minutes.


You seem to be very concerned about precise time and temperatures, but don't worry, all the THC isn't going to be destroyed if you fudge the time and temp a little. However, the lower the oven temperature, the more leeway you have to make mistakes.


For example, you can see that at 293F, THC content starts decreasing rather quickly after just 7 minutes. Whereas at 252F, peak THC is reached after 27 minutes. I prefer the "low and slow" method of decarbing at 220F for an hour or so.