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Xtrchessreal's Crock Pot Canna Oil

Basic idea is to slow cook the marijuana. As with any vegetable that you cook in a slow cooker, while it is cooking the cells break down and release nutrients while allowing the space between cells to be replaced by the medium such as water. In slow cooking the water has the nutrients, flavinoids, oils from the other vegetables and herbs in the mixture. As long and the water isn't boiling you will retain most of the good nutrients in the medium. This is why soups and stews are so much better than baking, frying, saute' etc.

Slow cooking cannabis allows a high percentage of the THCA and CBDA etc to bond with another vegatable oil while also decarboxylating the THCA to THC and the CBDA to CBD. Water boils at around 215 F plus or minus depending on your air pressure. High elevations mean low air pressure which translates to higher temps to make the water boil, low elevation means high pressure which translates to lower temps to make the water boil. This is why NY, New Orleans, LA, San Francisco have 5 star restaurants and nobody else does...IMHO.

I use the small original Crock Pot brand that has no temp settings for Canna Oil. In order to regulate the temp to no more than 215 F I put water in the mixture. As long as there is water in there it is impossible to heat any higher.

Water collects the chlorophyll which removes the harsh taste from the canna oil, the oil collects the THC and CBD.

I use:
over an ounce of cola and bud
1 cup Refined Coconut oil
1/4 cup Olive oil
1/4 Canola oil
1 cup water

You can add other types of oil as well which is recommended as each oil has a different density and viscosity which helps to bond with all the varying components of the cannabis. Coconut oil has the highest saturated fat but its good for you and has the best high heat tolerance for baking, Olive oil has a lower heat/burn point. Be sure you don't bake at temps higher than the oil burn point. The saturated fats are what the THC and CBD bonds to. The end result is you get the most potency and range of use.

Cook covered. You may need to add more water if the cannabis does not sink completely into the mixture but I would wait after cooking for an hour or two before adding more water, that way the cannabis will have a chance to break down into a mash first. Also you might be able to add more cannabis into the pot to make a very potent cannabis oil. Technically there is probably a point of diminishing returns but I haven't found that yet.

Let it cook for 12 or more hours, smash the cannabis many times with a potato smasher once an hour until you get bored. This also breaks down the material so you can squeeze out as much of the oil as possible when you strain later. Check the water level which is not easy since oil floats on water. If not sure use a glass cooking thermometer it should not be more than 215 F, add water if higher.

After 12 hours or so strain the mixture through a screen mesh type colander into a big 4 cup glass measuring bowl or a glassware mix bowl large enough for the colander to sit on without leaking around the edges. I use my hands after it is just warm and take a clump of the mash and squeeze as much as I can from it and repeat until it has all been squeezed. The mashed clumps go into the trash - until I find a use for it anyway - any ideas? The oils and THC feels good on the hands I usually rub it into my skin. It could make a good compress for Dale's amputated leg. I read that somewhere.

You shouldn't smoke it for two reasons; 1, you just took all the THC and CBD out of it; 2, the carcinogens from burning oil smoke are extremely unhealthy for you. If I knew of a recipe to eat it I would but, the taste is terrible at that concentration. Even in our VitaMix the stems don't break down well so, a smoothie is more of a chunkie that gets in your teeth and grosses me out anyway.

Let the bowl set on the counter for a while until cooled down enough for the refrigerator. The water will sink slowly as the oil rises. Once the oil has set up solid over night I use a chop stick and make a hole at the edge where it meets the glass and then another 180 degrees the other side. Now I can pour the water out from under the oil with very little effort and mess just be careful. Work fast so the oil doesn't warm up and you don't end up dumping your oil into the sink.

There may be a use for this water as a tea for a LOS soil, I don't know for sure but since many of the nutrients are in it perhaps someone could chime in with that answer. Maybe even a concentrate to mix for a drink to get all of the benefits of the cannabis - I've never tried that but it makes since, I just need a recipe.

Many people with GI problems use the leaves perhaps there is something in the leftover tea to use?

I usually test a small amount of the oil at first to check the potency, my baby just licks her hands after squeezing

One last thing, there are many different ways of making Canna oil, this is my favorite, its long and I mash a lot but it brings me happiness.

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