I think I found my mistake.......I watched one show that tells you to squeeze every ounce of butter out of the bud.....Nasty tasting.....then I made the 2nd batch today and did not squeeze out nearly what we did yesterday but we are hoping that what we lost in quantity will be made up for with better tasting butter. Saw a thread that said not to over squeeze or you will end up with WAY TO MUCH NASTY TASTING MJ butter....which is what we got on the first try....They work great.....just gettin them down is HARD!!!!