BonsaiBud
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I've smoked through my 2 first flower runs using microwave drying. My cabinet grow op is small, but growing. I begin nibbling once the first buds appear. Yeah, I know that every time I snip a baby bud it reduces my final harvest exponentially. But good weed is $60 per 1/8th Oz around here IF you can get it. I spend all my money on my grow op so that I will soon have a continuous supply. I figure that I net more bud if it spends time on the plant growing rather than slow drying.
My method:
Snip off just enough for one good bowl.
Stems will spark and burn...remove any and all stem.
Cut it up small if it is a big dense bud.
I use Pyrex flan dishes. I have 8, but 2 are usually plenty. Any 2 clear pyrex dishes will work.
For the first 14 seccond blast I just spread it out. When the microwave stops, you should see little pools of moisture under the bud.
Dump all the bud into the second dish (which should be cool or room temp).
Zap it again for another 14 seconds with the bud spread out.
Now, as to power level: most every? microwve runs either on at full power or off. The different temp settings just affect the duty cycle while it is "cooking". So, I just use high setting.
Once condensation begins to become scarce, I ball the weed up into a moist ball in anohter cool Pyrex dish.
This prevents over-heating. As long as there is moisture, the weed will not get so hot that you vape the THC.
Repeat: transfer to cool dish, zap for 14 seconds, then inspect for moisture under the clump of weed.
Once there is very little moisture, you can, if you are patient (just let the weed ball sit in the warm dish and "cure" for about 3 minutes while you hunt down your lighter and get your pipe ready.
But if you are in a hurry to get high, then repeat the zapping process until no moisture is visible on the Pyrex dish. It really helps to use a cool (room temp) dish for each blast. Once no more moisture can be driven out, you are ready! Pop it in your bowl and spark it up.
It takes me only 5 to 7 minuts from when I unlock my growbox to when I spark my bowl.
Someday I will get a real harvest. For that I have a nice metal rack 6 inches over the warm air exhaust from my growbox. I'll just put the big buds in a thick brown paper grocery bag and lay it up there. It is just like a food dehydrator. Of course, I'll move the bags to somewhere cooler after a day or two for a slower dry then canning jars for a proper cure. Did I mention I have breathable "lids" for my canning jars? It pays to have multiple hobbies
Finnaly, I'll put on the metal lids and stash them away in a dark drawer and "burp" them every couple days.
My method:
Snip off just enough for one good bowl.
Stems will spark and burn...remove any and all stem.
Cut it up small if it is a big dense bud.
I use Pyrex flan dishes. I have 8, but 2 are usually plenty. Any 2 clear pyrex dishes will work.
For the first 14 seccond blast I just spread it out. When the microwave stops, you should see little pools of moisture under the bud.
Dump all the bud into the second dish (which should be cool or room temp).
Zap it again for another 14 seconds with the bud spread out.
Now, as to power level: most every? microwve runs either on at full power or off. The different temp settings just affect the duty cycle while it is "cooking". So, I just use high setting.
Once condensation begins to become scarce, I ball the weed up into a moist ball in anohter cool Pyrex dish.
This prevents over-heating. As long as there is moisture, the weed will not get so hot that you vape the THC.
Repeat: transfer to cool dish, zap for 14 seconds, then inspect for moisture under the clump of weed.
Once there is very little moisture, you can, if you are patient (just let the weed ball sit in the warm dish and "cure" for about 3 minutes while you hunt down your lighter and get your pipe ready.
But if you are in a hurry to get high, then repeat the zapping process until no moisture is visible on the Pyrex dish. It really helps to use a cool (room temp) dish for each blast. Once no more moisture can be driven out, you are ready! Pop it in your bowl and spark it up.
It takes me only 5 to 7 minuts from when I unlock my growbox to when I spark my bowl.
Someday I will get a real harvest. For that I have a nice metal rack 6 inches over the warm air exhaust from my growbox. I'll just put the big buds in a thick brown paper grocery bag and lay it up there. It is just like a food dehydrator. Of course, I'll move the bags to somewhere cooler after a day or two for a slower dry then canning jars for a proper cure. Did I mention I have breathable "lids" for my canning jars? It pays to have multiple hobbies
Finnaly, I'll put on the metal lids and stash them away in a dark drawer and "burp" them every couple days.
