"Cajun wasn't specific about the ill effects of the coconut oil, but keep in mind that he works with the most critical patients, those treating late-stage cancer. Unfortunately they get to cannabis as a last resort instead of a frontline response, and this usually means severely compromised immune systems and seriously deficient endocannabinoid systems. Saturated fats..... I don't have enough information on them at the moment, but I was led to believe that coconut oil is no longer a concern from the perspective of heart attack or stroke, so this confuses me as well."
Nope. Very wrong statement. I do work with the terminally ill, but I do NOT do hospice, nor do we treat those "too far gone". We have an excellent palitive/hospice program we use for them in Denver. They are treated by others there. All of our patients are using CO as a frontline treatment. Tim was the one that worked with the dying.
I gotta admit, I'm lost. You're doing way more labor than needed over assumptions.
His "pressure cooker" method is called refluxing & has many qualities you should learn or post. Pressure cooker retain water. That's why we use a reflux liner.
I don't understand the water either. Water is your enemy while making oil for many reasons Tim & I went into already. You never want to add water to a cannabis oil mix, no matter what you call it. As far as refluxing, you'll retain a slight bit more cannabinoids, but not enough to go through all that.
And testing, this was the 2nd type of test we did after potency trials.
SWET was indeed very high in cannabinoids, but same terpenes as a QWET & still had smaller cannabinoids than the quick wash.
As for retaining terpenes, they are so volitile that they begin to degrade in minutes after harvesting with no processing. After the process, you're left with little unless you use a subzero charter immediately after chopping. Period. No other way around it.
To retain terpenes, you need commercial equipment. If someone here knows better... You'll be rich as you'll be using a method that professional concentrate makers haven't got figured out after 14 hour days for several years.
On an up swing, don't forget the hundreds of other groovy things that cannabis buds give us. We're making cannabinoids & terpenoids be the stars they are.
But... The refluxing or slow, cold wash/soak will most likely give us a better percentage of those compounds than our usual QWET method.
So, USE IT! Lol.
Also, my Bros at Skunkpharms have some great articles & info on the slow wash & refluxing. Not much mention of olive oil so well need to fill in the blanks there. I would definitely read all their info then call for any specifics. They are the pioneers of processing the oil & the current equipment used for it.
Most all dab material & concentrated meds are made using their equipment or knock offs of it.
These guys are scientists & doctor-turned-researcher that have been at this since Jack Here & Rick were polishing their info.
I have our study hall to hash these things out without fear of backlash.