# What can the trimmings be used for? **URL:** \ **Category:** Harvesting\ **Created:** [October 2, 2018, 7:46pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/what-can-the-trimmings-be-used-for/24018 "2018-10-02T19:46:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Beachbound](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Beachbound](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Beachbound)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2018, 7:46pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/what-can-the-trimmings-be-used-for/24018/1 "2018-10-02T19:46:59Z")
After drying what are the leaves that are trimmed from the buds for. I have heard the leaves don’t smoke well but it seems like a waste. Cooking? I am new at this. Thanks in advance. ---
**Author:** ![Ian420](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/ian420/32/152727_2.png) [@Ian420](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Ian420)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2018, 8:05pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/what-can-the-trimmings-be-used-for/24018/2 "2018-10-02T20:05:56Z")
My friends make butter and oils from them. ---
**Author:** ![Drinkslinger](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/drinkslinger/32/96644_2.png) [@Drinkslinger](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Drinkslinger)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2018, 8:15pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/what-can-the-trimmings-be-used-for/24018/3 "2018-10-02T20:15:47Z")
Butter, sweet delicious butter. 👍👍👍 ---
**Author:** ![BCPAgrower](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/bcpagrower/32/179231_2.png) [@BCPAgrower](https://ilgmforum.com/u/BCPAgrower)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2018, 8:20pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/what-can-the-trimmings-be-used-for/24018/4 "2018-10-02T20:20:26Z")
there is so much you can do with it. time for you to google some things. bubble hash, bho, decarbing, rosin press and you will find tons of info on what you are looking for. ---
**Author:** ![Hogmaster](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/hogmaster/32/619897_2.png) [@Hogmaster](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Hogmaster)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2018, 8:34pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/what-can-the-trimmings-be-used-for/24018/5 "2018-10-02T20:34:07Z")
I say coconut oil and don’t give me it’s bad for you so is butter smoking and red meat lol I can pass on The recipe but you need a sous vide cooker ---
**Author:** ![OldSkunk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/oldskunk/32/247427_2.png) [@OldSkunk](https://ilgmforum.com/u/OldSkunk)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2018, 12:10am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/what-can-the-trimmings-be-used-for/24018/6 "2018-10-03T00:10:49Z")
Are we talking the sticky sugar leaves or the fan leaves? The sugar leaves can make butter or oil and it’s very strong if the strain is powerful @Beachbound. Sometimes I forget how strong it can be and end up zombied out for several hours when I use too much of either butter or oil. ---
**Author:** ![SilentHippie](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/silenthippie/32/216729_2.png) [@SilentHippie](https://ilgmforum.com/u/SilentHippie)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2018, 12:18am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/what-can-the-trimmings-be-used-for/24018/7 "2018-10-03T00:18:31Z")
If I may piggy back @Beachbound. I made butter for my wife to make edibles. Followed a recipe for cannabutter but she complained about the weed taste. I decarbed wet trim before making it. Question is, if I dry the trim for a couple days and then decarb it, will that knock down some of the “weed” flavor? I’d like the butter to just taste like butter if that’s possible. ---
**Author:** ![OldSkunk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/oldskunk/32/247427_2.png) [@OldSkunk](https://ilgmforum.com/u/OldSkunk)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2018, 6:54am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/what-can-the-trimmings-be-used-for/24018/8 "2018-10-03T06:54:32Z")
You can put vanilla in it to mask some of the flavor. It does taste like cannabis for sure. I dry and cure mine the same way as the bud. Maybe that’s why it’s so strong sometimes. I might not use a jar for a month. I eat it with something pleasant like a sweet roll in the morning or muffin and it’s not bad. You get used to it. For people who will only tolerate a small amount of weed taste, I bake a stick of butter into 6 muffins or something like that. ---
**Author:** ![Whodat66](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/whodat66/32/128842_2.png) [@Whodat66](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Whodat66)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2018, 7:47am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/what-can-the-trimmings-be-used-for/24018/9 "2018-10-03T07:47:55Z")
Look up “bubble hash”. as well. You can just use ice and water to get the goodies off the leaves - and then you can either smoke it, make dabs, make butter or oil, whatever. ---
**Author:** ![Happyweed84](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/happyweed84/32/123021_2.png) [@Happyweed84](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Happyweed84)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2018, 8:15am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/what-can-the-trimmings-be-used-for/24018/10 "2018-10-03T08:15:14Z")
@Hogmaster please can you send me as I have a Sous vide cooker? ---
**Author:** ![Aolelon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/aolelon/32/112803_2.png) [@Aolelon](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Aolelon)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2018, 11:44am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/what-can-the-trimmings-be-used-for/24018/11 "2018-10-03T11:44:50Z")
Do you make it with water as well? I know that when you cook the butter, water, and bud together, the water pulls out a lot of the weed taste and leftover chlorophyll. Then you stick in in thefridge, the butter will solidify, and the water will stay liquid at the bottom of the bowl, just scoop out the butter and throw the water away. ---
**Author:** ![Hogmaster](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/hogmaster/32/619897_2.png) [@Hogmaster](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Hogmaster)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2018, 11:59am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/what-can-the-trimmings-be-used-for/24018/12 "2018-10-03T11:59:57Z")
First you must decarboxylate your raw material. Use the whole plant minus the roots. This will give you the highest medicinal effect. Heat oven to 200-212 degrees. Put desired plant material in a mason jar and seal the top. Put jar in oven for 45 minutes. After decarboxylation remove from oven and let it cool over night. This will allow the terpenes to absorb into the plant material. Fill this jar with Organic Coconut Oil. Fill to the top of the jar covering all the plant material. Cook in a water bath at 118 degrees for 5 days. Stir occasionally. Remove from water bath and filter Coconut Oil. Squeeze the material to remove all the oil. Re-fill the jar with new oil and heat for an additional 3 days. Remove from water bath and filter. Now add Sunflower liquid Lecithin. Add 1 to 2 tablespoons to one cup of coconut oil. This can be used as an oral or topical solution. Enjoy. ---
**Author:** ![SilentHippie](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/silenthippie/32/216729_2.png) [@SilentHippie](https://ilgmforum.com/u/SilentHippie)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2018, 12:43pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/what-can-the-trimmings-be-used-for/24018/13 "2018-10-03T12:43:32Z")
Personally I don’t mind the taste. I made brownies with the last batch and I thought they were ok. I was wondering if dry or wet trim makes a difference. Since you’re decarbing anyways does it matter either way? ---
**Author:** ![DoobieNoobie](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/doobienoobie/32/235851_2.png) [@DoobieNoobie](https://ilgmforum.com/u/DoobieNoobie)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2018, 1:00pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/what-can-the-trimmings-be-used-for/24018/14 "2018-10-03T13:00:18Z")
> [@SilentHippie](#): > > Since you’re decarbing anyways does it matter either way? That’s a good question. I wonder does it takes longer to do the decarb since it still has a lot more moisture on the fresh frozen versus dried? ---
**Author:** ![OldSkunk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/oldskunk/32/247427_2.png) [@OldSkunk](https://ilgmforum.com/u/OldSkunk)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2018, 2:44pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/what-can-the-trimmings-be-used-for/24018/15 "2018-10-03T14:44:05Z")
I’m not sure, but decarbing wet would have more moisture so I would think that dry would be better. Everyone does it differently, but I decarb at 240° for 1 hour myself. It doesn’t hurt the strength of the weed. ---
**Author:** ![raustin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/raustin/32/113556_2.png) [@raustin](https://ilgmforum.com/u/raustin)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2018, 2:49pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/what-can-the-trimmings-be-used-for/24018/16 "2018-10-03T14:49:40Z")
I do exactly the same thing: 240° for one hour. ---
**Author:** ![blackthumbbetty](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/blackthumbbetty/32/528626_2.png) [@blackthumbbetty](https://ilgmforum.com/u/blackthumbbetty)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2018, 2:53pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/what-can-the-trimmings-be-used-for/24018/17 "2018-10-03T14:53:20Z")
Yes, drying it before cooking with it will significantly decrease the grassy/hay flavor. ---
**Author:** ![Drinkslinger](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/drinkslinger/32/96644_2.png) [@Drinkslinger](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Drinkslinger)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2018, 3:00pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/what-can-the-trimmings-be-used-for/24018/18 "2018-10-03T15:00:32Z")
I freeze mine immediately after harvest, then when I want to make butter I decarb at 240 for an hour. It’s then dry enough to crumble, and pull out the stems. Then butter and water in a double boiler for at least 24 hours. @raustin 1 stick of butter for 6 muffins? Ouch! I use a stick for 20 treats. ---
**Author:** ![raustin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/raustin/32/113556_2.png) [@raustin](https://ilgmforum.com/u/raustin)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2018, 3:04pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/what-can-the-trimmings-be-used-for/24018/19 "2018-10-03T15:04:31Z")
Depends on how much we’d is in each stick really. I use 12-20 grams per cup of butter, sometimes more. ---
**Author:** ![Drinkslinger](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/drinkslinger/32/96644_2.png) [@Drinkslinger](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Drinkslinger)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2018, 3:07pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/what-can-the-trimmings-be-used-for/24018/20 "2018-10-03T15:07:56Z")
Ahhh, I use a minimum of 1oz dried/decarbed trim for each lb of butter. Last batch I used 2lbs butter and 88 grams of trim. My trim is all sugar leaves and popcorn buds. I’m a finicky trimmer and if the bud isn’t dense it goes into the trim. I don’t collect fan leaves. [Next page](https://ilgmforum.com/t/what-can-the-trimmings-be-used-for/24018.md?page=2)