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Again, easiest if I just show a pic of the 'oil' page, because this pic shows all the info there is. No mention of olive oil which is why I was asking about it.
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It comes with very little frills in the way of any recipes or even much information. One page each on tinctures, oils, butter, and decarbing. Of course, this isn't rocket science, and the basic function of the thing is very simple. But the machine comes across as a bit mysterious, at least to someone like me who has never gone down this particular road. There's a lot to explore. I'll look online for more info and recipes.
 
I did a bunch of research on temps and times last night. Looks like 3-3.5 hours on 190f (130f for 5000ft+ elevation) should work pretty well for coconut oil or butter. I couldn't find any infusion information for olive oil. Maybe it's the same?
 
I found a way to make cannabis infused olive oil but its not with that machine but if you wanna read about it google search "cannabis infused olive oil" should be the first result atleast it was for me. O ya it seems its key to only warm the oil and if it starts bubbling then thats too hot
 
Well here is a quote of it


Cannabis Infused Olive Oil Recipe

Most stoners prefer to make cannabis butter because it’s quite versatile and it’s easier to make edibles with as compared to always just throwing weed in the pot. However, it seems like most people don’t really know that you can make olive oil infused with cannabis as well. The olive oil is far healthier than butter, not to mention it won’t go back on you and it’s far easier to transport, making it much better then most people know. This recipe will teach you how to make your own cannabis infused olive oil, which can be used in pretty much every single recipe out there!

Ingredients:

3.5 cups virgin olive oil
1 ounce marijuana, finely ground

Directions:

Start by putting the oil in a sauce pan and turn up to medium. Do not let the oil reach the boiling point but once it has heated up, you can add in the marijuana powder. Use a coffee grinder to get the best powdery marijuana. Usually you can fit about 7 grams in these little grinders at a time and they do a very good job of giving you a fine powder. Let the oil simmer, never letting it boil and constantly stirring. If you see bubbles begin to form in the oil, turn down the heat and remove the mixture from the burner until it cools off a bit. By boiling the mixture, too much THC would be released and you wouldn’t get the desired effect from your oil. Continue this for about an hour, possibly two if you have the time. Strain your oil through cheesecloth in to a container that you can cap. Be careful to let the oil cool off a bit, as it’ll be extremely hot right off the stove. Also make sure to squeeze the cheesecloth to make sure that you get all of the oil out of it. You now have your marijuana infused cannabis oil!
 
lexort420 said:
Well here is a quote of it


Cannabis Infused Olive Oil Recipe

Most stoners prefer to make cannabis butter because it’s quite versatile and it’s easier to make edibles with as compared to always just throwing weed in the pot. However, it seems like most people don’t really know that you can make olive oil infused with cannabis as well. The olive oil is far healthier than butter, not to mention it won’t go back on you and it’s far easier to transport, making it much better then most people know. This recipe will teach you how to make your own cannabis infused olive oil, which can be used in pretty much every single recipe out there!

Ingredients:

3.5 cups virgin olive oil
1 ounce marijuana, finely ground

Directions:

Start by putting the oil in a sauce pan and turn up to medium. Do not let the oil reach the boiling point but once it has heated up, you can add in the marijuana powder. Use a coffee grinder to get the best powdery marijuana. Usually you can fit about 7 grams in these little grinders at a time and they do a very good job of giving you a fine powder. Let the oil simmer, never letting it boil and constantly stirring. If you see bubbles begin to form in the oil, turn down the heat and remove the mixture from the burner until it cools off a bit. By boiling the mixture, too much THC would be released and you wouldn’t get the desired effect from your oil. Continue this for about an hour, possibly two if you have the time. Strain your oil through cheesecloth in to a container that you can cap. Be careful to let the oil cool off a bit, as it’ll be extremely hot right off the stove. Also make sure to squeeze the cheesecloth to make sure that you get all of the oil out of it. You now have your marijuana infused cannabis oil!
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I like that one.

This is a quote from the first search result that showed up when I searched for "cannabis infused olive oil":

"This can be done a variety of ways: in a crockpot on low for up to three days (minimum of 6 hours) stirring occasionally, in a double-boiler on low for at least 6 hours (8 is better) stirring occasionally, or in a simple saucepan on low for at least three hours, stirring frequently (a saucepan is most susceptible to scorching). In all cases, a small amount of water can be added to the mixture to help avoid burning."

AHHHH what!? This person knows nothing about cooking or crock pots. Why are they writing recipes for leafy? 3 days in a crock pot? Add water to the olive oil? I have a feeling a robot wrote this article.
 
That's hilarious.
Don't add water to the oil, kids!
Thanks for all the tips guys, this is awesome.
I did get this reply from Magicalbutter in reply to my honey question.

Hello,
You can use honey to make a great tincture. You can do 2 cups of honey with 28 grams of botanicals, add 1/4 cup of distilled water and run it at 130 degrees for 8 hours. Strain immediately while the contents are still hot.
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While honey my not do a good job as solvent (we will see) it is very tasty!
 
I've seen it done - a cup of water poured into a pan full of smoking hot oil. It was very impressive! Teenagers with the munchies attempting to follow directions on a box of some dried mixed substance they had identified as 'food'. We all evacuated the house through a dense cloud of caustic smoke while they yelled and giggled and shrieked. Since it wasn't my house or my teenagers I had the luxury of continuing on past the door, out the driveway, and down the street, never to return. Lol!
 
Fyi... 220F for 8hrs with butter will slightly burn the butter (elevation of 5200'). 220F for 8 hrs with coconut oil will not burn. The coconut oil was awesome (little greasy cookies) but awesome affect. The butter is currently in the freezer so I'm not sure if that slight burn had any effect on the affect. We used about (1/2 oz of lower buds and an oz of trim) in each batch to 2.5 cups (5 sticks) of butter/coconut oil after decarbing at 240F for 40 min.

Please do share the results with honey! I'd sure hate to strain it. You might want to pulverize high quality flowers if you go that route and not do any straining. Another option maybe to first make RSO (decarb either before or after the extraction) and mix with the honey afterward. If you decarbed first, you could extract in the MB, boil off most of the alcohol, mix with honey, and heat that until the alcohol is all boiled off. I'd advise a good candy thermometer if you go that route. Than again, how bad would it be to end up with cannabis infused honey shatter?

Enjoy the new toy!
 
Weaselcracker said:
I've seen it done - a cup of water poured into a pan full of smoking hot oil. It was very impressive! Teenagers with the munchies attempting to follow directions on a box of some dried mixed substance they had identified as 'food'. We all evacuated the house through a dense cloud of caustic smoke while they yelled and giggled and shrieked. Since it wasn't my house or my teenagers I had the luxury of continuing on past the door, out the driveway, and down the street, never to return. Lol!
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I lived under (for a year) a couple girls who would burn something in the oven and cause all the smoke alarms in their apartment to go off...which everyone could hear throughout the building. We would have to go up there, knock on the door, and ask if they needed help, walk them through what to do, etc. They were totally at a loss for what to do when cooking goes wrong

Some people would drown from breathing air if you let them, I swear.
 
Butter....Parkay......Butter.....Parkay......
 
Growlow said:
Nice move on the second screen. That will make a BIG difference and reduce the risk of a couple negative scenarios! Well played mate :)
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Thanks Growlow. I'll see if I can tune it up a teeny bit better next chance I get. It's not exactly a thing of beauty. A lot of bud is contained in that mess though. :)
As I mentioned somewhere, I was surprised how well the last PC batch ripened even though it was totally horizontal for most of it's flowering life. This plant seems similar so far. Even though only about 25% of the bud has been getting direct light- they don't seem terrible uneven. Still- having them piled up in a sticky heap feels all wrong and must be flirting with disaster. Actually I can't believe I've gotten away with it this far. It's because of the dehumidifier. It's a real novelty for someone who's been plagued by bud-rot for many years. Like magic. I'm not sure I trust my good fortune to last at all so I'm trying anti-flop countermeasures.
 
Weaselcracker said:
... it was totally horizontal for most of it's flowering life....
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Haha I got my nickname by growing horizontally. It can do wonders or it can be disastrous. Airflow has to be considered at all times in the structuring of the plant as it goes through its stages of growth. Can't wait to see what you get weight wise :high-five:
 
Ok the craziest fucking thing just happened to me about half an hour ago. One of those things that you just know people aren't going to 100% believe unless they were there to see it themselves.
I picked up my mail. Got a box from the US- Yay! Pretty sure I knew what it was and I slashed open the packing tape (rather crudely with my car key, lol) to find a lovely care package from 420!
I quickly rummaged around for a half second and saw a bunch of nice little gifts including - the cherished T- shirt!! But I decided I would continue on driving and unpack the box at home.
Glanced down at my phone to check messages and guess what it says on the front of my phone?
..... The time
And guess what time it said?
You guessed it!
Kind of sent a chill down my spine...
 
Weaselcracker said:
Ok the craziest fucking thing just happened to me about half an hour ago. One of those things that you just know people aren't going to 100% believe unless they were there to see it themselves.
I picked up my mail. Got a box from the US- Yay! Pretty sure I knew what it was and I slashed open the packing tape (rather crudely with my car key, lol) to find a lovely care package from 420!
I quickly rummaged around for a half second and saw a bunch of nice little gifts including - the cherished T- shirt!! But I decided I would continue on driving and unpack the box at home.
Glanced down at my phone to check messages and guess what it says on the front of my phone?
..... The time
And guess what time it said?
You guessed it!
Kind of sent a chill down my spine...
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And you didnt light up right there on the spot? That IS pretty damn weird. ;)
 
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