Chronic pain, childhood seizure, and muscle control problems are some of the issues that medical marijuana is used to treat.Eating medical marijuana is the preferred way to consume cannabinoids.Throwing pot leaves into your brownies isn't as easy as cooking marijuana.You need to make marijuana infused ingredients.Substitute a marijuana infused ingredient for a regular one when cooking with medical marijuana.
Step 1: You can choose your cooking oil base.
Marijuana is not liquid.You need high fat cooking oils.Canola oil works well.You can also use coconut oil.Canola oil has higher boiling points than olive and coconut oils.If you apply, choose your base.If your final dish's recipe calls for a particular type of oil, you may consider a reliable substitute as an appropriate oil base.
Step 2: If you have marijuana, grind it.
You would like to start with dry marijuana.You can either stick with the flowers or not.The plant will be used by some people.It is important to remember that you will want to strain your oil later.If you want your pot to go through your strainer, try not to grind it so finely.You can use a coffee grinder or a food processor.Marijuana should not be turned into powder.
Step 3: You can mix oil and marijuana.
The strength of your cannabis cooking oil can vary.Put your oil in a cooker, double boiler, or saucepan.Make a stir by adding your ground marijuana.All marijuana should be covered with oil.Start with a mixture of two parts oil and one part marijuana by volume.If you mix 2 cups of oil with 1 cup of ground marijuana, you can get 50 grams of marijuana.
Step 4: The cannabis can be dissolved into the oil.
What you cook in will affect how you heat your mixture.How much you cook will affect your cooking method.The goal is to get your oil and pot mixture hot.The mixture should be stirred frequently.You can add water to the mix.Cook the mixture in a slow cooker for at least 6 hours.It's possible to extend that for three days.If you use a double boiler, cook on low for 6 to 8 hours.You can get a better infusion if you work for eight hours.Keep an eye on your water level.Don't let your boiler go dry.Cook on low for 3 hours if you use a saucepan.It's a good idea to stir frequently to avoid getting hot.The method will be most susceptible to heat.
Step 5: Put the oil in a container.
The oil is still hot so do this while it's hot.The larger pieces of marijuana can be removed using a wire strainer.If you still want to get rid of it, you can use a coffee strainer.It will take a long time so be careful and patient.While you continue to cook the mixture, you might want to do small batches.It's possible to do your straining through cheesecloth.Multiple layers can be used for more filters.Put your food in the bowl.Put a rubber band on the sides.The bowl has a mixture in it.If you can get a coffee strainer, this is the method you should use.If you only have small coffee filters, use a rubber band for protection.Place the coffee strainer on top of the tall glass.Put the top into the glass.To hold the filter in place, use a rubber band around the top of the glass.If you use a glass container to pour your hot oil, heat it up first.It's a good idea to run your glass under the hot water for a few minutes.The intense heat should keep the glass from shattering.
Step 6: For later use, store your oil.
When your oil has been strained, store it in a container with a lid.When exposed to oxygen, your oil will lose its power.It will be good for about two months.Refrigerating it can extend shelf life.
Step 7: Substitute your cannabis cooking oil for a small part of the recipe.
It is likely that your cooking oil will be very potent.You don't want to replace all of your cooking oil with marijuana infused oil.If you know the strength of your oil, try substituting half fluid ounce or more.
Step 8: Put butter in the pan.
Use low heat to melt butter.It's best to use a saucepan with a lid.While butter is melting, move it around so it doesn't burn.Adding more sticks and ground marijuana will increase the amount of butter you make.You can use a slow cooker to cook butter and marijuana.For 8 to 24 hours, cook with this method.
Step 9: You should grind your marijuana.
You need at least a quarter of an ounce of ground pot for each stick of butter.If you want to focus on the flower buds, remove the seeds, leaves, and stems.The flower bud can be grinded in a coffee grinder or food processor.A mortar and pestle can be used for fine grinding.If you are a medical patient, you may want to double your dose to make sure you get the best results.
Step 10: Bring the mixture to a boil.
Add a quarter ounce or more of cannabis to your butter.The temperature should be kept at a low level.The butter will be evenly distributed if you stir the ground pot into it.Add a small amount of water to reduce the temperature of your butter.
Step 11: The butter should be refrigerated.
There is a storage container for butter.For straining, cover the top with cloth.There is a rubber band around the top of the container.The mixture should be put into the container.The more butter you squeeze the harder it will be to get it out.You can store it in the fridge for later use.You can use a wire mesh strainer.The wire mesh will catch large solid pieces if you used less finely ground marijuana.If you want to get more butter from them, push on them with a spoon.
Step 12: Substitute regular butter for marijuana infused butter.
Most recipes use butter for flavor.You can make a substitution with marijuana butter.Increasing the amount of marijuana per stick of butter to half an ounce will give you the needed effect.You can use a different method of cooking with marijuana.
Step 13: The marijuana buds have stems and seeds.
The flowers and buds have the highest concentrations of cannabinoids in them.Allow the buds to dry completely after removing any stems or seeds.They will need to be dry to form powder.There is a difference between powder and paste.
Step 14: The flowers should be grinded.
You can use a coffee grinder or a food processor.The goal is to make a fine powder that is similar to flour.You have to blend and grind until you see what is left.It might take some time.
Step 15: Unground parts can be found by sifting through the ground flowers.
You may be able to find some unground parts.Use a wire strainer or flour sifter to separate the ground and unground parts.You should have a small amount of unground.Take the bowl of marijuana flour with you.
Step 16: The unground parts had to be regrind.
The strainer's unground parts need to be reprocessed.Send them through again if you have a coffee grinder.If you are not getting the result you hoped for or if you started with a food processor, you should move the unground parts to a mortar and pestle.The necessary grinding action can be produced by applying pressure with the mortar and stirring the unground parts.This will produce the most fine texture for your flour.If you don't like the output of your food processor or coffee grinder, try the mortar and pestle.It will require a lot of elbow grease.If you pre-grind using a coffee grinder or food processor, then this should be easier.
Step 17: Store marijuana flour in a container.
If the marijuana is not stored correctly, it will be degraded by oxidation.You can use an airtight container.It will work great if you use a vacuum seal.If you can, try to use it the same day.Store in a freezer for a long time.
Step 18: For a portion of your recipe's requirement, substitute your marijuana flour.
If you are looking at a 10% substitution, as much as 20% may be ok.It's true for baked good that must rise.Marijuana flour is a substitution for infused butter or oil.Marijuana flour isn't the same as regular flour.Pre-mixing your flour with baking flour is an alternate method of storage.Store it in a container.It is not protected from oxidation if it is mixed with regular flour.Pre-measured portions can be stored in vacuum sealed bags in a freezer.