I recently tried out the POT by NOIDS to make some cannabis butter, and I’m really impressed with how easy and efficient the process was. Here’s how it went:
I used about 10g of cannabis flowers (likely Amnesia, but I’m not 100% sure, it’s grown by myself and grown outdoors). I ground them up (not mandatory, but I’ve heard it helps with surface area and efficiency), then put them in the POT for decarboxylation.
The device has a “Decarb” mode that runs at 115°C and takes 1.5 to 2.5 hours, but mine was done in about 1.5 hours. The POT is smart enough to measure the progress with sensors, so it knows when it’s done.
After decarbing, I let the cannabis cool down a bit and then added 100g of melted butter.
I’ve tried it with solid butter before, and it worked, but melting it first seems to mix better. I switched to the “Oil” mode, which ran at 100°C for about 2.5 hours. Once that was done, I let it cool a bit, swapped the normal lid for the filter set, and poured the infused butter into a jar.
The butter was pretty dark at first, but after setting it in the fridge, it turned a nice green color.
Honestly, I’m really happy I invested in this device despite the higher price. It’s super easy to use, and cleaning it is simple whether by hand or in the dishwasher. The POT is also surprisingly quiet – think of a slightly louder computer. Another plus is the minimal odor. My kitchen usually reeks when I use the oven for decarbing, but this time the smell was barely noticeable.
I highly recommend this device for anyone looking to make infused oils, butter, or concentrates easily at home.
Having made butter the old school way I would suggest making a batch without grinding. Grinding the weed breaks cell walls and causes more chlorophyll to leech into the butter. You can taste it and it can cause the green color. If you use whole buds but broken up small you’ll usually get a more golden color and the taste will be less like grass and more like weed.
You can just add some water to the butter during the cooking process, it will wash out most of the the nasty stuff without ruininng terpenes or potency. It will spearate from the butter after a few hours in the fridge.
I wash my butter after the extraction. Two washes and it’s great. I’ve found washing during extraction to lower the potency.
Would that apply mostly to electric grinders that pulverize the weed (and maybe motar and pestle) and not so much for the manual ones that just break it up enough to fall through some holes?
When you say "broken up small" do you mean smaller bud stems pulled off the larger bud, or pulling apart large and small buds with your hands?
Any grinder really, i’ve never used an electric grinder for weed. I just break the nugs into dime size chunks. They dont have to be super small, just make sure you have enough oil/butter to cover the nugs and you’ll be fine.
Thanks for the tip, I’ll definitely give that a try next time! I’ve always thought grinding helps with surface area, but I didn’t consider the chlorophyll factor. I’ll see how it changes the butter :)