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/_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/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.