Make Some Important Points Of Attention With Edibles

Baking with cannabis, or making edibles. This method of taking medicinal weed is not yet well established. There, many patients swear by foods enriched with the beneficial properties of cannabis. In this article we look at some important points of attention when making edibles yourself, so that you can safely discover this method of administration.

Edibles is the English word for 'food'. But the word has another meaning, namely "foods containing cannabis". This way of administering medicinal cannabis is immensely popular there. And now that more and more people are becoming aware of the benefits of Edibles, the popularity of edibles is also expected to increase. Logical, if you are familiar with the benefits. Because edibles:

Are a good alternative to smoking,
Give a long-lasting effect,
Are very discreet,
You can vary endless,
It's delicious.

Moreover, making yourself is cheap and you know exactly what and how much weed is in it. There are some important points for attention when making edibles.

1. Look carefully at the source

Preferably use self-soaked weed or weed from a known person. That way you know that it is grown organically and that you don't get any junk in your food. Coffee shop growers sometimes use pesticides. And means to increase the harvest so that it yields more. They also often provide flowering stimulator's right up to the very end, and they come in your food. By growing yourself, you know exactly what you have and that it is organic.

You do not necessarily have to use the very best plant material. You can also take cutting waste and leaves. This material is less interesting for the evaporator, for example, but great for use in edibles.

2. Think about the strength

Think carefully about the desired strength of edibles. This depends to a large extent on your specific, medical needs. In addition, a little experience will help you to make a good estimate. There is a tool. Because if you know what percentage of THC is in your weed, you can start calculating.

Mild medicinal effects: between 1 and 2.5 mg THC
Medium medicinal effects: between 2.5 and 5 mg THC
Strong lighting: between 5 and 15 mg THC
Very strong effects (with the risk of unwanted side effects) between 15 and 30 mg THC

If you take 1 gram of weed with 10 percent THC, it contains 100 mg of THC. If you know that, you can determine how many portions you want to make.

Also realize that weed plants that are grown indoors are generally slightly stronger than outdoor plants. The conditions in a grow room are optimal, while you are dependent on the weather outside. So use a little more with weed from outside plants.

3. Consider a good basis

It is possible to process cannabis directly in a dish. For this you have to grind it very fine, so you get weed between your teeth. That is not so nice. By finely grinding dry weed in a fine-meshed sieve with a spatula, the trichomes remain intact as much as possible. But you can also use a grinder. You store weed in the fridge or (even better) freezer.

Even better is making a good base. This makes processing in food easy. In addition, the active ingredients in weed are better absorbed in combination with fat. So make a weed butter, cannabis olive oil or cannabis coconut oil and use it as the basis for your edibles.

4. Consider the temperature

Consuming raw weed has a different effect than weed that is heated. Raw weed also has medicinal properties. But when you heat weed, an effect occurs called decarboxylation . This changes the chemical composition of certain cannabinoids; they become more active and therefore the effect increases. The desired temperature depends on the cannabinoids that you want to decarboxylate. But the usual temperature is 110 degrees Celsius.

Consider this process in your cooking plans. You can choose to decarboxylate the weed to make your base. Or you let the process take place during cooking. However, you must ensure that the temperature does not become too high.

5. Consider shelf life

Let's face it, weed is expensive. If you buy it, it costs money and if you grow it yourself it takes time and effort. Therefore think about making edibles with a long shelf life. That prevents waste. So prefer recipes that you can keep for a short time such as cookies , candies and bread. Avoid things you don't eat immediately, such as pudding or desserts.

Oxygen and light are enemies of sustainable food. So also invest in good containers in which you can store the edibles. That does not matter for the effectiveness of cannabinoids.

6. Consider the color

Cannabis has a vibrant green color when it is fresh. Even if it is dried, that is still the main color. However, if you use weed in food or turn it into an oil, the color changes to a less fresh-looking greenish-brown. Keep this in mind, because a large part of the food experience comes from what food looks like. Foods that are in the green-brown spectrum and that mask the color of cannabis are therefore preferred.