Think of this like preheating the flavour. A gentle bake activates the cannabinoids so your butter or oil actually works. Keep the heat steady, give it a quick toss halfway, and you’re set.

Tools

• Oven thermometer: Davis & Waddell.
• Digital kitchen scale (accurate grams = accurate potency).
• Cheesecloth + fine mesh strainer (you’ll use these later too).
• Glass jars for storage (Ball-style mason jars).

Ingredients

• Dried cannabis flower or trim

Method

• Prep. Heat oven to 115 °C (fan off if possible). Line a small tray with baking paper.
• Break up. Coarsely crumble the cannabis (don’t grind to dust). Spread in a loose, even layer.
• Bake. Put an oven thermometer on the rack. Bake 40–45 min until the colour shifts from bright green to toasty light brown; toss once at the 20 min mark.
• Cool. Let it cool on the tray, then move to an airtight jar until you infuse.

Notes

If your oven runs hot, drop to 110 °C and add 5–10 minutes; aim for dry and toasty, not dark.

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Sous Vide Decarboxylation (No-Oven Method)

If you’d rather not heat the whole kitchen (or have the house smelling like a dispensary), a sous vide is a brilliant, low-odor way to decarb. You get super steady temps, gentle heat, and reliable results — perfect for consistent 5 mg servings down the line.

Why sous vide?

• Precise temp control → more consistent activation
• Minimal smell (sealed jars)
• Hands-off and repeatable

Tools

• Sous vide circulator
• Wide-mouth mason jars with lids (240–480 ml)
• Kitchen scale (0.1 g accuracy)
• Heat-safe tongs or jar lifter
• Tea towel and oven mitts

Step-by-step (decarb only)

• Prep: Bring a pot or tub of water to 95 °C with your circulator.
• Jar: Lightly break up dried flower (don’t powder). Load into a clean, dry jar, leaving headspace. Lid finger-tight (not cranked).
• Submerge: Weigh the jars down so they stay fully under water.
• Cook: Hold at the target time above. Keep water at 95 °C the whole way.
• Cool & burp: Lift jars out, rest 10 minutes, then briefly crack the lid to release vapours before resealing. Cool fully.
• Store: Use immediately for infusion, or keep airtight in a cool, dark spot for up to a few weeks.

“One-jar” decarb + infusion (butter/oil)

If you want to go straight to an infusion without opening the jar:

• Decarb flower in the jar as above.
• Add fat: Carefully open the warm jar and add softened butter or oil (plus a pinch of lecithin if you like). Rough guide: 1 g flower to 30–60 g fat for low-dose everyday cooking.
• Infuse: Reseal finger-tight and return to the bath at 85 °C / 185 °F for 2–3 hours.
• Strain: While warm, strain through fine mesh/cheesecloth into a clean jar. Chill to set.

5 mg Service & Dosing Cheat-Sheet

Quick way to hit your 5 mg targets for any recipe or infusion.

The math:

• Potency per gram (mg) = %THC × 10 (e.g., 20% THC ≈ 200 mg THC per gram of flower)
• Net mg after losses ≈ potency × 0.7 (assumes ~70% overall decarb + infusion recovery; adjust if you lab-test)

How much flower do I need?
Grams needed = total mg you want ÷ net mg per gram

Worked examples

• Infused butter at 5 mg per tablespoon
• 2 cups butter = 32 Tbsp → 32 × 5 = 160 mg total target.
• Flower @ 20% THC: 200 mg × 0.7 = 140 mg usable per gram.
• Grams needed = 160 ÷ 140 = 1.15 g flower.

• Cookie batch: 24 cookies @ 5 mg each
• 24 × 5 = 120 mg total.
• Same 20% THC flower → 140 mg/g usable.
• Grams needed = 120 ÷ 140 = 0.86 g flower (round to 0.9 g).

Pro tips

• Keep it dry: Any moisture in jars invites steam and off-flavours.
• Finger-tight lids only: You want pressure to vent slightly as gases form.
• Odour control: A quick burp outdoors after the bath keeps aromas out of the kitchen.
• Consistency: Always weigh your flower and note the label potency so your dosing stays repeatable.

Health & safety: Start low, go slow. Allow 2–3 hours for edibles to fully peak. Please follow local laws and keep all infused products clearly labelled and away from kids and pet

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Cannabutter (Stovetop / Slow Cooker / Sous Vide)

Butter carries flavour like nothing else. Keep it low and slow, strain gently, and you’ll get a clean, versatile butter that melts beautifully into sauces and sweets.

Tools

• Oven thermometer: Davis & Waddell.
• Digital kitchen scale (accurate grams = accurate potency).
• Cheesecloth + fine mesh strainer (you’ll use these later too).
• Glass jars for storage (Ball-style mason jars).

Yields: ~1 cup (225–250 g)

Ingredients

• 250 g unsalted butter
• 250 ml water (optional but helps prevent scorching; you’ll discard later)
• 7–14 g decarbed cannabis (see potency maths below)

Method

• Melt: In a small saucepan, melt butter with water over low heat.
• Infuse – choose one: Stovetop: add cannabis. Hold 80–90 °C for 2–3 hrs, stirring occasionally. Slow cooker: combine in crock on Low 3–4 hrs, lid ajar. Sous vide: combine in a jar, finger-tight lid, and hold 90 °C for 2 hrs.
• Strain: Line a strainer with cheesecloth over a bowl; pour through. Don’t wring – let gravity do the work.
• Set: If you used water, chill until the butter solidifies, lift it off the water and blot the base dry.
• Store: Refrigerate 2–3 weeks or freeze up to 3 months. Label with estimated potency.

Potency & Dosing

• 10 g flower at 15% THC ⇒ 10 g × (15×10) × 0.7 = 1050 mg in the batch.
• If you finish with 1 cup butter: 1050 mg ÷ 48 tsp ≈ 22 mg/tsp. To serve ~5 mg, use ¼ tsp per person, or dilute the butter (blend with plain butter) to land nearer 10 mg/tsp.

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Cannabis Olive Oil (Neutral or Extra-Virgin)

Olive oil is your weeknight workhorse. Because it stays liquid, it’s perfect for finish-dosing dressings, drizzles and warm sauces without changing the texture.

Tools

• Digital kitchen scale (accurate grams = accurate potency).
• Cheesecloth + fine mesh strainer (you’ll use these later too).
• Sous vide circulator (optional)
• Thermometer

Ingredients

• 250 ml olive oil (light or extra-virgin)
• 7–14 g decarbed cannabis

Method

• Combine & heat: Jar or saucepan method is fine. Hold 80–90 °C for 2–3 hrs (bare shimmer; avoid boiling).
• Strain through cheesecloth; let gravity do the work.
• Store in a dark bottle in the fridge for up to 2 months. Oil may cloud when cold – that’s normal.

Potency & Dosing

Use the same potency maths as cannabutter. Aim for around 10 mg THC per teaspoon so that 1 ⁄2 tsp ≈ 5 mg. Label the jar with potency and adjust serving sizes accordingly.

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Cannabis Coconut Oil

Coconut oil is fantastic for sweets and vegan bakes. It firms in the fridge (great for truffles and slices) but melts quickly on warm food.

Tools

• Digital kitchen scale (accurate grams = accurate potency).
• Cheesecloth + fine mesh strainer (you’ll use these later too).
• Sous vide circulator (optional)
• Thermometer

Ingredients

• 250 ml refined coconut oil (neutral flavour)
• 7–14 g decarbed cannabis

Method

• Melt and infuse. Jar or saucepan method is fine. Keep at 80–90 °C for 2–3 hrs (bare shimmer; avoid boiling).
• Strain through cheesecloth and let settle.
• Store chilled; warm gently to liquefy before use.

Potency & Dosing

Use the same potency maths as for cannabutter. Target around 10 mg THC per teaspoon so 1 ⁄2 tsp is about 5 mg. Label your coconut oil with potency and adjust serving sizes accordingly.

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Service & Dosing Cheat-Sheet (5 mg targets)

This is how we keep the food tasting clean and the dosing consistent: finish-dose, measure, label.

How to land ~5 mg per person

• Aim for infusions at about 10 mg THC per teaspoon so that 1/2 tsp ≈ 5 mg.
• For shared sauces or dips, pre-dose the bowl and divide the total dose by the number of servings.
• Avoid stacking multiple infused components on one plate unless you proportionally reduce each amount.
• Always label infused foods clearly and keep them away from kids and pets.

Quick conversions: 1 cup oil or butter = 48 tsp; 1 tbsp = 3 tsp; 1/4 tsp of a 20 mg/tsp butter = 5 mg.