slightly sophisticated firecracker method - easy recipe + asking for some advice

Hello, so I'm a longtime lurker of these forums, but I believe this is my first time posting. I've been cooking with bud since the summer of 2013. I've tried probably 4 to 5 different methods, cooking the weed in an open pan, in the oven, in slow cookers. All these approaches involved infusing the weed into oil/butter, and straining the green out of the fat. I had varying degrees of success, though, and a couple times a good portion of weed was completely wasted. I gave it up for awhile, then a friend of mine suggested I use the firecracker method. It took us a couple tries after looking around a little bit on the internet, but we have a proven and sound recipe that is incredibly hard to mess up. The only thing you might need to buy is a coffee bean grinder, they're $20 at a grocery store. I have likely made around 15 batches using this recipe and have always been pleased with the results. I am using brownies here as an example - there's lots of things you can make with this method, because we're just going to mix the ground bud into the dry ingredients. I advise reading the entire guide before attempting to use it. Also - I would love to hear if there's anything with this method I could improve upon.

What you need:
Brownie mix + ingredients for brownie mix (egg and oil, water)
Cooking utensils
Brownie pan
Oven pan
Aluminum foil
Coffee bean grinder (walmart/target for $20)
Quality bud (not shake, stems, abv or regs - yes it is worth it)

Some thoughts about dosage size - a good proportion I follow for the average user is 3.5 grams of bud for 16 brownies. This equates to almost 22mg of bud per dose. You are welcome to follow any guideline you want to, however. If you're making these for people with high tolerances, making only 12 might not be a bad idea. Again, this is completely your choice, just know how much you are using and use common sense.

Step 1:
Preheat your oven to 315 degrees F. Empty your bud into the coffee grinder. Do not put straight nugs into the machine, I use a standard grinder to chop it up coarsely first. You could use scissors or your fingers to break up your bud, however. Once its all chopped and in the grinder, grind up your bud. If your grinder comes with settings, use the one that will chop the finest. Once its done your bud should resemble kief.

Step 2:
Empty the grinder's contents into the center of the oven pan. I use my MFLB brush to make sure I get all the bud out of the grinder. You could also use a bobby pin or paper clip. Once all the dust is in the pan, use a brush or your fingers to even out a uniform layer that's about a quarter inch thick. Don't pack, just ensure that its level. Seal the pan with aluminum foil.

Step 3:
Place the pan in the oven and cook the product for 13 minutes. When its done take it out but leave it sealed for another 20-25 minutes. Do not turn your oven off. After its done cooling off, check the color of the bud. It should be quite fragrant and have a dark brownish color.

Step 4:
Empty the contents of the brownie mix into a bowl. Mix in the cooked bud. This is probably the most important step - MAKE SURE TO MIX YOUR DRY INGREDIENTS VERY WELL. If you do not do this, you could end up with edibles of varying strength - and this is undesirable. I generally mix for at least 5 minutes to make sure the bud is evenly distributed.

Step 5:
Follow the instructions of your brownie mix as normal. Most brownie mixes will tell you to set the temperature at 325 degrees, but I keep the temperature at 315 and just add about 10 minutes to the baking time.


This method is simple but effective. Grinding the bud with a coffee grinder helps mask the texture, but you can still taste it to a certain extent. I'm not a culinary expert by any means, but I know there are probably a thousand different things you can make using this recipe. If anyone has ideas, I'd love to hear them!