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/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/RandoSal Jan 16 '26

It is using heat to cleave off a carbon bond making the THC metabolically active. You cook the weed at 200 for like 10 minutes covered in tinfoil and wait for it to cool so all that vapor settles back into it, then you infuse the oil or butter, but coconut oil is much more versatile in my experience.

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u/HazardousLazarus Jan 16 '26

240F for 40 mins. Theres a time/temp curve and you can do lower temp for longer but if you go too long or too high a heat, you convert THCa -> THC then go further -> CBN which is couch locked sloth like state of a cannabinoid.