Should I cure and decarb, or just decarb

Your herb needs to be very dry when making edibles. Though I've been smoking a long time I'm not a connoisseur either. I have cooked with fresh herb with excellent results. Dry your cannabis thoroughly, a 200F oven will do the trick. Decarb at 240F for 40 minutes then grind finely and add to recipe, or (my preference) extract into butter/oil/alcohol. Most important- enjoy!

 

I would think a long decarb at lower temp would take care of drying it too. Like 2 hrs at 200. Never made butter with fresh weed though so can’t be sure

 

That's a good idea, but- 240F for 40 minutes is a proven decarb (checked by testing, results available in Another Tincture thread), 200F for two hours will produce a questionable decarb, but may work just fine. Have enough to experiment?

 

Drying for a few days precedes curing for a few weeks or months for most people.
I've not done the testing, but logic dictates that wet herb, which is about 80% water, won't properly decarb.
In general, all the water must boil off @ 212 F before the herb can rise above that temp, although there would certainly be hot and cold spots.
Air decarb is different from in-oil decarb, and they are both probably different from in-water decarb.
Drying is necessary, but curing isn't when making edibles.
Joker has given good advice.

 

I have no experience with a long decarb but have read about longer decarbs at lower temps producing similar results. Just thought it could kill two birds with one stone so I threw it out there. I decarb at 240-250 for about 30 minutes when I make butter.

 

I have heard good things about the Ardent and would trust it myself.

 

I think curing is more so if you’re smoking it. I’d just follow normal decarb and processing procedures


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