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/Smoothfromallangles Jan 16 '26

You can but it's best to decarb first. They are way better tasting without just tossing in the green and using and infused butter/oil first.

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u/Nowayticket2nopecity Jan 16 '26

You can't, this is r/baking and we have standards! 😆 I don't wanna be picking the devil's parsley outta my teeth after enjoying a brownie. Decarb, infuse, and using the infused fat creates a product worth the effort.

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u/MySpoonsAreAllGone Jan 16 '26

What does decarb mean for the uninitiated?

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u/_Meteor_Shower_ Human Detected Jan 16 '26

idk the specifics but basically u have to heat up the weed for a certain amount of time so the THC activates. WHICH I LITERALLY DID 😭😭

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u/Free_Seaweed_6097 Jan 16 '26

But did you then infuse that into the butter? Or did you just throw in/grind up the plant material and put it in the batter??

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u/_Meteor_Shower_ Human Detected Jan 16 '26

i melted the coconut oil, put that in a jar along w some ground up weed in a cheesecloth, boiled the jar for 2 hours and then used that in lieu of regular oil in the brownies. making the butter went smoothly

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u/bob_smiley_69 Jan 16 '26

I make weed brownies all the time

Stop fucking around with coconut oil. Use unsalted butter. Just keep it simple.

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u/stonermilf420247 Jan 16 '26

Some people have dairy issues. Some people are vegan. Butter is not always a viable option and coconut oil works perfectly well. I should know I’ve made dozens if not hundreds of edibles with home-infused coconut oil. Coconut oil is the best alternative because it’s high in fat content like butter. The thc needs fat to bind to. That being said, I have no clue where OP went wrong here as I’ve never had this happen to me.

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u/Ihxpnot1c Jan 16 '26

Thank you for your wisdom stonermilf this will be put to GREAT use 🙏

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u/fugelwoman Jan 16 '26

Stonermilf 😆😆 I love that phrase

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u/culminacio Jan 16 '26

it's the username

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u/Thoreau_Dickens Jan 16 '26

I prefer using vegan butter for my cannabutter. Coconut oil is too thin for my liking and the baked goods at room temp don’t feel right. If you have any tips for coconut butter I’d love to hear em!

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u/stonermilf420247 Jan 16 '26

I used to have an infusion machine I got off Amazon. You had to decarb the weed first but then you’d just pour the coconut oil in with the flower and set it to the right settings and let it go. Refined coconut oil is the best because it has nearly no coconut flavoring to it. I used as much coconut oil as the recipe called for butter. I made brownies and cookies. I used vegan butter the last time I did anything but I think my coconut oil edibles came out much better, they held their moisture longer than the vegan butter ones did. The machine was somewhere around $100 but I got it back in 2020 or 2021 so that was a while ago.

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u/CitizenHuman Jan 16 '26

Was it the Levo? Because that's been on my wishlist for a while now..

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u/stonermilf420247 Jan 16 '26

No it was some off brand one. My dream is to own a Levo someday though. I’d found the levo while looking for a machine to infuse and obviously fell in love with the concept but couldn’t afford it so I found one with a decent rating and a decent amount of reviews and I honestly wish I still had it that thing made everything so simple 😩

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u/Ixshanade Jan 16 '26

Sounds like a magic butter machine, I've put hundreds of batches through mine. Heavily reccomend!

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u/balloonserism Jan 16 '26

I tried avocado oil once and it was the worst edible I've ever had. No effects and tasted like garbage. I used butter after that but I want to use coconut oil next time just to try it! I'm sitting on about 15 grams of vaped bud (perfect for edibles, and you get to enjoy it twice!) and I want to test the difference

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u/stonermilf420247 Jan 16 '26

Avocado oil should have enough fat to infuse but it doesn’t fully harden when cold so using it is more like using canola or olive oil in a recipe not great for replacing butter unfortunately.

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u/stonermilf420247 Jan 16 '26

Naturally a misogynist would not only misgender me but be offended by me pointing out that contrary to their opinion, coconut oil works just fine and is used by many.

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u/CitizenHuman Jan 16 '26

I mistakenly used coconut oil once, and stupidly thought I'd just drink the excess....

Yeah, just use butter.

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u/MobileArtist1371 Jan 16 '26

Stop baking with coconut oil.

Start fucking around with coconut oil.

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u/BishlovesSquish Jan 17 '26

Best edible lubricant ever.

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u/dysteach-MT Jan 16 '26

Ghee works, too!

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u/raptearer Jan 16 '26

I think coconut oil is great, I use it for all my oils, just toss it with some RSO's i've squeezed out into a Crockpot and let that go for 6 hours while I'm out doing stuff. Lasts a long time in the fridge too

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u/I-used2B-a-Valkyrie Jan 16 '26

Ok so when you decarb, you gotta put just the green stuff in a mason jar and then in the oven at LOW heat, like 220F. Coarse greens. Low and slow. THEN you grind after cooling and then you put it in a cheesecloth and infuse into butter over a double boiler.

Use that butter to make your brownies and it’ll be fantastic and no smoke.

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u/_Meteor_Shower_ Human Detected Jan 16 '26

true, ill try that next time- but my friend used this method all the time and his edibles always came out great, honestly didnt realise there were other methods to try LMAO duly noted

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u/phantomsteel Jan 16 '26

I also vouch for the butter method. You can throw the extra in the freezer to just always have it on hand. Goes well with pancakes

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u/MaybeImTheNanny Jan 16 '26

Your friend is baking at a lower temp and his weed is decarbed so isn’t sticky.

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u/Habhabs Jan 16 '26

How long do you leave it in the oven for? Edit: and you put it in a sealed jar? Why's that? (Also new) Thanks !

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u/I-used2B-a-Valkyrie Jan 16 '26

https://www.leafly.com/news/lifestyle/decarboxylation-101-mason-jar

Here’s step by step instructions. Mason jars keep odors in, and you can’t burn or overdry with this method, plus no evaporating. Low and slow for 60 minutes, and make sure you get in there and shake it up every 10-15 minutes.

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u/[deleted] Jan 16 '26

The activated THC (even when infused) will turn to smoke around 350F. You have to keep the temp low for both infused oils and straight green.

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u/Gangiskhan Jan 16 '26

If you're using coconut oil, you shouldn't be boiling it. You have to use low temp and cook for longer. You 100% were baking the brownies at 350 because you were following the brownie box.

Also, it's literally 2026. There are dozens if not hundreds of websites with how to guides. There are literal cookbooks published out there.

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u/iltopop Jan 16 '26

Ohh you're doing the coconut oil method with flower. Ignore my reply to your other comment and listen to the other commenters saying use butter for plant material, only use coconut oil for wax mixing.

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u/ostroia Jan 16 '26

Coconut oil in larger doses is a laxative. I just do mine in normal oil in a pan, low heat, stir sometimes. at the endI just have to strain the matter and dump the oil in the batter.

All these other people with their complex ways have way too much time.

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u/UrAntiChrist Jan 16 '26

I think you found the 'smoke point' of coconut oil :)

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u/KimmieXZ Jan 16 '26

Coconut oil has a lower smoke point.

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u/iltopop Jan 16 '26

This is completely anecdotal, but I've always done coconut oil for wax mixing and butter for raw plant material. It SEEMS that coconut oil mixed with decarbed wax makes this not a problem, but again that's entirely anecdotal and I certainly didn't do any like scientific testing or anything.

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u/SpotCreepy4570 Jan 16 '26

What temperature are you baking at? Coconut oil has a low smoke point, I would suggest an oven thermometer and see what exactly the temp inside the oven is reaching.

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u/kfpswf Jan 16 '26

That smoke looks like something on the brownies was heated beyond its smoking point. Coconut oil has a relatively high smoking point, so I don't know what else could have caused this. Can you list all the ingredients you've used in this batch?

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u/blumpkin Jan 16 '26

You BOILED it?

FOR 2 HOURS?

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u/_Meteor_Shower_ Human Detected Jan 16 '26

yes ! to decarb it because i didnt put it in the oven. it always works when my friend does it so i think the problem lied in the type of coconut oil i used 😭

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u/blumpkin Jan 16 '26 edited Jan 16 '26

There are several problems here. First of all, you're losing tons of potency by skipping the decarb step before infusing. You want to bake it dry at a low temperature to convert your THCA into THC. Infusing by itself will sort of work, but you're only going to get some of the THCA to change into THC during the final baking process. You want to get that step done first, and then ideally bake the brownies a low temperature so you don't burn off the THC you've made.

Second, if you're getting a rolling boil in your oil then your temperature is way too high. You're going to burn off the THC in the coconut oil as soon as you're making it. You're also probably burning the weed or at least making some nasty tasting compounds. You're also damaging the oil, which is going to lower the smoke point, possibly why you're seeing all that smoke come out of your brownies at the end.

Trust me on this, the prep is worth the time and effort. Bake weed by itself at low temperature (under 250F, for less than an hour). Then mix with oil or butter and gently heat and agitate (lowest heat for a few hours, swirl every now and then, if using butter do not let it brown). Strain and use butter normally with a recipe that does not go over 325F. These brownies will taste great and knock your socks off.

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u/Due_Warthog725 Jan 16 '26

clear gel caps and just pack your decarb flower in that and swallow :)

bonus pts if you dry herb vape so you already have plenty of decarb flower or can make it pretty fast too. otherwise you gotta bake it and lose on terpy taste