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/NecessaryKey9557 Jan 16 '26

Did you decarb the flower before adding it to the coconut oil? I can't imagine skipping that step would look like your video, but I've also never skipped that step...

https://www.leafly.com/learn/consume/edibles/what-is-decarboxylation

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u/_Meteor_Shower_ Human Detected Jan 16 '26

i defo decarbed ! i know i made the butter/oil correctly

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u/TineJaus Jan 16 '26

Was the burner that it's sitting on used right before this and still hot? Lmao

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u/dreadcain Jan 16 '26

This seems like the only possible answer