Quote Originally Posted by sc0usa
hi guys

im going to dry n cure my buds properly but i want to test a little now.
do you think it would work if i place the buds in a jar with moisture mate crystals making sure they do not touch(they are used for reducing condensation in the home),would they suck all the moisture out of the bud and dry them nice or would they lose to much potency or flavour?

cheers guys
Howdy sc0usa,

The way I dry em out quick,is to put them on a saucer in the microwave,depending on the power of your microwave,cycle them on high,for 8-15 seconds. It's a pain in the butt,but at the end of each cycle,you'll see that the moisture is being driven out,turn over the bud each time and place it in a dry area of the saucer,you may have to do this as many as 10 or 12 times,depending on how much moisture the bud has in it. As you do this,you'll notice that there's less and less moisture,until they reach a point where there's no more moisture coming out and they are dry enough to smoke. Also,between cycles,if the bud seems somewhat warm,allow it to cool off some,before doing another cycle-blow on it some to help cool it down,and if ya have to,take a paper towel and soak up the moisture in the beginning.

Just as the moisture is boiled from the inside out of the bud,so will the oil in the trichomes be affected,which is why you don't want to stick them in the microwave continouslly for a minute,also,they will actually begin to burn,as they git dryer..it's okay if the stem begins to scorch a little bit,by the time that you're done..it's usually dry enough by that time to smoke anyhow.

Have a good one...Torog