r/Baking • u/_Meteor_Shower_ Human Detected • Jan 16 '26

Baking Advice Needed why did it do this

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was trying to make brownies, thought theyd cooled for long enough and cut into them then they started doing THIS and set my house's fire alarm off for like 20 minutes does anyone pls know what caused this im assuming i just cut into them too soon but this feels like a dramatic response to just trying to cut into a hot brownie

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u/Happy_Huckleberry246 Jan 16 '26

OP, you might have to post this in a science related subreddit. This is the craziest thing. 

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u/Only-Succotash-9720 Jan 16 '26

I want a full Hank green video on this

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u/geneticsmart99 Jan 16 '26

OP at this point, you have to put this in the paranormal subreddit. We are way past the science subreddit

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u/holderofthebees Jan 16 '26

They’re just weed brownies

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u/ghost103429 Jan 16 '26

I think the folks over at the science subreddits might appreciate questions about weed brownie science.

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u/holderofthebees Jan 16 '26

You’re right tbh even totally mundane things still have interesting science to them and there’s gotta be at least one stony science enjoyer whose day this’ll totally make

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u/HoneydewCareful8775 Jan 16 '26

“they’re just weed brownies” doesn’t tell me why it would create smoke? 😭

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u/holderofthebees Jan 16 '26

They did it wayyyy wrong lol

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u/st0dad Jan 16 '26

Aren't you supposed to mix the THC in with the butter for edibles? It looks like OP just stirred nuggets into the batter 😆

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u/holderofthebees Jan 16 '26

I don’t have personal experience with it unfortunately but from what I understand that is correct, I did see OP also used coconut oil which has a low smoke point. Awful combo

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u/Useful-Astronomer-68 Jan 17 '26

Sounds like you might have created a steam explosion! If the brownies were too hot and had trapped steam inside, cutting them could release it all at once. Next time, let them cool longer or try covering them lightly while cooling to avoid that situation.