Keep the oil and lecithin together as they melt, then stir the prepared cannabis through evenly. Have the strainer and clean container ready before the steep finishes.
Cannabis Infused Coconut Oil
Use already decarboxylated cannabis for this method. The listed cup of plant material is approximate and is described as about ¼ ounce (7 g). Neither that volume nor the strained oil yield establishes THC strength.
Ingredients
Instructions
Melt the oil and stir in the lecithin
In a crock pot on warm or low, combine coconut oil & sunflower lecithin.
Melt and stir.
Add the cannabis, steep and cool
Add organic cannabis. Stir every half hour or so.
After 2-3 hours of heating and steeping, turn off the crock pot and allow the oil to cool before moving to the next step.
Strain through cheesecloth
Set up your strainer so it fits snugly in a container. Line with a large piece of cheesecloth.
Slowly pour plant matter and oil into the strainer.
Using a string or twist tie, gather the cheesecloth around the plant matter and secure.
Once cool enough to handle safely, squeeze the cheesecloth to recover the remaining oil.
Measure and store the strained oil
Pour into a clean jar, cover and refrigerate. Measure the amount of oil actually recovered.
Keep refrigerated and use within four days, or freeze for longer storage. Label clearly and keep securely away from children and pets.
Monitor the oil
The recipe suggests keeping the oil near 160°F. Use a thermometer rather than assuming every warm or low setting holds that temperature. Stir about every half hour during the listed two-to-three-hour steep.
Cool, strain and measure
Cool until safe to handle before squeezing the cheesecloth. Measure the oil you actually recover instead of assuming the input cup remains after straining. Use that measured yield in the coconut-oil potency calculator when estimating strength for another recipe.