decarboxylation question

[conch420]

no, it has to be put in an oven/ toaster oven cause you have to controll the heat. the microwave might vaporize the thc, and i never grinded it up when i tried it. i just threw it in the oven on a baking sheet

[Coelho]

The microwave cant evaporate the thc. Its boiling point is somewhat like 200C, and the microwave cant reach temperatures greater than 100C (water's boiling point). The microwave only heats water (and things with water into itself, obviously). After the water evaporates, it dont heat anymore.

[conch420]

lol ok then ^thats^ why you dont put it in the microwave lol tahnks

[AlwaysBlazed]

man I feel so cool, i know what a carboxyl group is!

[Coelho]

lol ok then ^thats^ why you dont put it in the microwave lol tahnks

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[Bob the Awesome]

I'm doing this RIGHT NOW. I think it'll work somewhat. I've wrapped a joint's worth into tin foil, I'm gonna put it in my oven for 5 minutes at 220 F. I'm preheating the oven now, I'm gonna keep you all posted on how it goes.

[Bob the Awesome]

Alright, so I cooked it, it was matted down into the aluminum, and somewhat more sticky. I rolled it into a joint and I'm going to smoke it now. I'll post once the high comes up.

[shoi]

man I feel so cool, i know what a carboxyl group is!

yeah turns out high school science is usefull!

[Bob the Awesome]

The smoke was not noticeably harsher. The high was slightly more prominent than usual, even after having already smoked 1/2 a joint and a bowl this morning. I smoked around 2/3 of the joint.

The oven didn't smell too badly, a noticeably odor only appeared around 20 seconds left to cook. I'm letting the oven air out now, I'll test for smell and post back.

In conclusion, it's not too bad, if you have the time to do it I recommend it. Not so amazing that it warrants doing it before every smoke however.

[Bob the Awesome]

After letting the oven air out for over an hour, no smell was noticeable.

And the peak of my high lasted longer, which was a very nice effect. I think I'm going to do this trick more often.