I tried a recipe very close to this one last time I made brownies, and it works great. I read a lot of other recipes and they cook their oil for stuff like 6 hours, thats insane, I don't see any benefit in this as pretty much all the resin is dissolved in the butter after 30 mins tops. With my similar recipe, 1/16th of the mix containing .5g was enough to give me a retarded buzz. I ate a decent meal and about 1-2 hours after ate the brownie and the effect is so strong it takes away any desire I have to get high for at least a week.

Very cool! A big part of "cooking with cannabis" is the experimentation and trial/error aspect. I am glad you took the plunge and decided to go for it. We are looking forward to hearing how it all turns out!

I can tell you from experience it takes a little practice, but it is fun to witness one's skills improve quickly after just a few batches. Same applies with growing, but growing is a lot more involved and takes longer to see the fruits of your labor.

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Ok, since I used a 13 x 9 pan, and it was bad weed, I had two brownies about 6 hours ago. I felt the total body relaxation, felt kinda like I had taken half a muscle relaxer or something. Then I promptly fell asleep! I can see now how canna recipes would be sooo beneficial to people suffering from so many types of physical ailments.

What a shame my state is so close-minded. But, can't expect much living in the Bible belt.

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used a 1/4 of good bud using coconut oil simmer 30 minutes I ate too almost was totally baked 4 10 hours I was comfortably numb thanks for the recipe it is the bomb

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Glad to hear that you that it worked well for you. It is simple and will get most people bombed off thier asses

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I love ur recipe MVP, i used one almost identicle and, and like u said i ate 2 browniew and was in the same seat for like 5 hours. Anyways , i just harvested a plant and was wondering if i could use the little bottom shit buds and the sugar leaves to simmer in the oil??? If this does work, i would probably put in more like a 1/2 oz. of plant matter (bottom shit buds and sugar leaves.)

Will my plan work?

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Should work. Fire it up with somewhere between 1/2 oz to 1 oz and (as long as the grow/bud is good) you'll have success.

Make sure you cook the oil a bit longer - I sometimes let it simmer in my crock pot up to 3 hours - to get all of the THC activated and into the oil. Believe me it is worth the effort!

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Im gonna try these,you make it look too easy.

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Ok thanks mvp for the faq. I'm going to be making some brownies soon and had a few questions. First I am going to be using about an ounce of really good mids (yes oxymoron), should I simmer the weed and oil for any longer then 30 min since I am using a good bit of bud? Second, if I can't find coconut oil whats the second best oil that I should use. And lastly how long should I preheat the oil before dumping the weed in? Thanks.

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A few thoughts here:

1) I personally have never used more than a half ounce in a batch of brownies. They were so potent that I could only eat 1/2 brownie at a time, and there were 16 brownies per batch (32 servings total). Something to consider...

2) If you have not cooked with cannabis before, I recommend starting small so if anything goes wrong, you don't ruin a large amount of herb. I started with a quarter, everything went fine, so I stepped up to a half. It is super important to pulverize the herb (coffee grinder) so that all the THC can be activated and extracted.

When I am making oil that will be used for brownies, I let it go for up to an hour, even longer if using a crock pot. Using a crock pot to make the cannaoil is a better way to go IMO since you set it up, let it heat, and you don't have to stir it or watch it. It is also less likely to burn the oil. The crockpot method takes a bit longer but seems to activate the herb more for a super potent treat/trip. In other words it maximizes the potency of the oil.

Whatever you do, if you are cooking the oil on the stovetop instead of a crockpot, don't leave it unattended. If it begins to burn or create a lot of odor, you are burning off THC. Plan to read a magazine or book in the kitchen while making the oil. It will be well worth the effort.

When making brownies I will use either coconut oil, or regular vegetable oil that is high in saturated fat. I don't recommend Olive Oil. I heat the oil for about 5 minutes before adding the herb. Be sure that the oil is NOT smoking or you will be wasting THC by burning it off... If the oil just barely bubbles every minute or two but is not smoking, that is what I shoot for personally.

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thanks mvp. I'm probably going to roll a blunt or two out of the zip and then use the rest for the brownies. thanks for the help

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I found a box of Brownie mix this morning.I had just Burned 2 bowls earlier and thought,I would try this out.
I didnt have any coconut oil,So I used some olive oil and some butter.I dont have a scale or coffee grinder,So I threw a bunch of nuggets in the magic bullet and let that stuff grind.I got about 3 Tablespoons of Powdered weed after wards and heat it up in a saucepan,at just below medium for awhile and turned it down to low and just kep stirring for about 30 minutes.I figured I had a small amount of weed,so I decided to make a half batch of brownies and put them in cupcake tins.I licked the spoon of the mix after and it tasted good,I could definately taste the weed.
I got them in the Oven for another 10 minutes.I dunno if they will even work out,but either way,the munchies are kickin in and Cant wait for the brownies.

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Sounds like you are on your way! My best advice is to make sure that you don't eat too many the first time around since ingested herb produces more intense, long lasting highs... just not as quickly. I usually feel it hit me in waves, starting after about 45-90 minutes - depending on whether I have an empty stomach or not. Then I feel new peaks about every hour or two until 4-6 hours from the time I ate the first one.

It all depends on the quality of the herb, and how well the THC infused into the oil. Sometimes I need to eat 2 brownies, but I never eat the 2nd one until 90-120 minutes into the high. The first time my GF ate brownies with me she munched down 2 of them right away. She was TOO HIGH - I told her but she didn't listen, silly girl .

At any rate let us know how they turn out for you..... enjoy the flight!

MVP

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Okay,Sorry for not getting back sooner.
After I got them outthe oven and cooled,I ate one....I was still high from when I was smoking earlier,but I waited an hour and nothing....>So I ate another.I wound up eating all of them(8 Brownie muffins) with some chocolate milk.I had the munchies and figured since 2 of them within 2 hours wasn't getting me higher I might as well down the whole batch.(I only made a half batch).
My experience was,I didnt get higher than I was,I stayed the same and I fell asleep at like 3:30pm and I woke up this morning still feeling as high as I was before I slept.I Didnt get higher,but the stoned feeling I had before I ate the brownies seemed to linger for HOURS.I slept for 15 hours.My brother told me they woke me cause they thought I was dead.But I dont remember being woken up.He said I was sleeping really still.

I would like to do this again,with more weed though.I like how I am still feeling stoned.Pretty long lasting.I wonder if you could keep the brownies in the freezer and if they would still be good throughout the week....?

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OK so I made the brownies. First we used the whole ounce because some people that were in on the brownies were not able to meet up before we cooked them so we thought it would be unfair to smoke a bunch of the weed without them. Plus I wanted the brownie to be the first time I got stoned that day. We cooked the oz in oil for about an hour. I used a little more oil than the recipe called for and 1 more egg. The weed was ground up pretty well so we decided not to strain the oil. So we cooked them and they turned out perfect. Actually good. Not really greasy or oily. So 8 people are in on the brownies, we decided to cut the pan into 8 pieces. It was my idea to make the brownies but a few things happened and a friend actually ended up getting the weed and spotting all the money to get it. It happened pretty quick and we all just decided to eat the whole brownie. So basically there was an eighth in each brownie. Man they were great. I went to a ween concert and had a great time. Didn't really do much dancin but I haven't been in the dancin mood anyway lately. It was almost like I was trippin at times. Really a pretty strange stone. Never really gotten that f'd up off of eating weed. This time I did. Anyway your recipe worked great, next time I might make them a little less stout. Maybe. Thanks

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I tried to make brownies once. I made them and ate two of them and waited 30 minutes. I had friends telling me to be careful because they said "I would really get out of my head". Anyways, after feeling nothing I ate a couple more, then just decided to eat them all at once. I felt like Kobayashi at a brownie eating contest. Chasing every disgusting piece with water, trying not to puke.

After eating the whole tray, and sitting in front of the tv waiting to feel something, I finally felt like maybe I was sitting next to someone who was toking and I got a second hand drag....but that's it. I gotta try this again some day, as I must have done something seriously wrong......

Sounds like this recipe would be a good place to start.....

I just did my Second batch of brownies today.I was kinda scaed,I diddnt wanna waste my money.But I did it,and it is AWESOME!
I tried grinding up the shake and added Olive oil,I let that sit for 120 hours....5 days.
I used this same recipe and divide the brownies into 4 squares.I ate half of one,It was So Oily.But I ate it and probably an hour later I was so Damn Toasted,I still am.ITs Too Good!
I was cleaning my house and everything,it was weird,I had so much energy all of a sudden and I am feeling too good.I put the rest in the fridge.

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StickyfingahZ,

Nice to hear your success story. The fear of screwing up the recipe and wasting precious herb took me a while too. But once I did it and launched into space the fear was gone and I have the perfect cure for my insomnia when I need it.

MVP

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if i cook the oil how long will the house smell like weed?

If it smells like weed your temps are a little bit too high. I cook at night with the back door open to let any small smell escape. It will only stay around until you 'burp' the house and let in new air. Or maybe try an air sanitizer like Oust or something...

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I am so making these when I harvest. Has anyone tried cooking it right after harvest, literally skipping drying the herb? I know it would probally taste like plant matter, just wondering.

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This is awesome for insomnia,I had another brownie this morning before I went to the swap meet.It was fun walking around all baked and buying stuff.
I was very scared to make another batch of brownies,for fear of spending a bunch of money and it not working.But I think now that I got the hang of it,I'll be doing this aLOT MOre now.

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MVP you often speak of eating them after eating verses not eating having an affect on the effect brownies. I was wondering which way this goes like if they hit sooner if you just ate or take longer if you just ate.

is it better if u eat the brownie on a empty stomach..i ended up eating some food befor eating brownie.. i eat 2 fire ass brownie's but they have not fully kicked in i feel it coming up... its been 40 mins since i eat the first one and like 10 mins that i eat the other one...

It will hit you quicker and have a stronger effect if you eat brownies on an empty stomach. Also I have eaten them after a workout when my body is in need of nutrients and the absorption rate is higher. If you eat them after a meal there is more material in your system and it slows absorption.

Typically a person should eat 1 brownie, wait 1-1/2 hour, then eat another. Especially those that are inexperienced with brownies. The reason is lots of people get way too high and have to lay down and pass out. Not all people, but many that eat too much too quick...

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