Cannabis butter: Difference between revisions

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==Infusions==

===Simple ~~Cannabudder~~===

===Simple cannabudder===

1) Melt the butter on low heat in a ~~saucepan~~.

# Melt the butter on low heat in a sauce pan.

2) Add the ground buds, and simmer on low heat for 45 minutes, stirring frequently.

# Add the ground buds and simmer on low heat for 45 minutes, stirring frequently.

3) Strain the butter into a glass dish with the strainer or cheese cloth with a tight-fitting lid.

# Strain the butter into a glass dish with the strainer or cheese cloth with a tight-fitting lid. Push the back of a spoon against the plant matter and smash it against the strainer to squeeze out every drop of butter available.

~~Push the back of a spoon against the plant matter and smash it against the strainer to squeeze out every drop of butter available.~~

4) Discard the plant matter. Use your cannabudder immediately or refrigerate/freeze it until it is time to use. Left over plant matter can cause your budder to get moldy if stored in the fridge for too long. If the infusion recipe is scaled up then one pound of butter (4 sticks) can absorb a whole ounce of cannabis; you may want to simmer for up to 60 minutes for this.

4) Discard the plant matter. Use your cannabudder immediately, or refrigerate or freeze until it is time to use. Left over plant matter can cause your budder to get moldy if stored in the fridge for too long. If the infusion recipe is scaled up, one pound of butter (4 sticks) can absorb a whole ounce of cannabis, you may want to simmer for up to 60 minutes.

===Long-Simmered Cannabudder===

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 ==Infusions==
-===Simple Cannabudder===
+===Simple cannabudder===
-) Melt the butter on low heat in a saucepan.
+# Melt the butter on low heat in a sauce pan.
-) Add the ground buds, and simmer on low heat for 45 minutes, stirring frequently.
+# Add the ground buds and simmer on low heat for 45 minutes, stirring frequently.
-) Strain the butter into a glass dish with the strainer or cheese cloth with a tight-fitting lid.
+# Strain the butter into a glass dish with the strainer or cheese cloth with a tight-fitting lid. Push the back of a spoon against the plant matter and smash it against the strainer to squeeze out every drop of butter available.
- Push the back of a spoon against the plant matter and smash it against the strainer to squeeze out every drop of butter available.
+) Discard the plant matter. Use your cannabudder immediately or refrigerate/freeze it until it is time to use. Left over plant matter can cause your budder to get moldy if stored in the fridge for too long. If the infusion recipe is scaled up then one pound of butter (4 sticks) can absorb a whole ounce of cannabis; you may want to simmer for up to 60 minutes for this.
-) Discard the plant matter. Use your cannabudder immediately, or refrigerate or freeze until it is time to use. Left over plant matter can cause your budder to get moldy if stored in the fridge for too long. If the infusion recipe is scaled up, one pound of butter (4 sticks) can absorb a whole ounce of cannabis, you may want to simmer for up to 60 minutes.
 ===Long-Simmered Cannabudder===