21 minutes ago, KennethT said:According to the MagicalButter machine site, they recommend decarboxylating in the oven prior to using the MB machine
Yeah, I'm currently focused on the decarbing phase. The MB machine is for infusing the butter. I've heard mixed reviews about it. My gut is telling me it's a $175 modified crock-pot. That said, there does exist a device designed specifically for decarboxylating called the Ardent Nova (around $200), which claims to be scientifically proven as the method that offers the best results — but here too, I have yet to be convinced based on the information I've gathered. Seems most likely to produce satisfactory results while riding on trend and marketing. I prefer to do my own testing : )
13 hours ago, Kerry Beal said:The reason to go higher than 212F (and thus require a liquid other than water) is to shorten the time - lower and longer will accomplish the same
So that's the thing. From my research, there's this well known graph, which has been largely adopted (see below) which lead to the 40min/240F rule many go by, but lately I've also read that the graph is no accurate for reasons I'm not sure I know to explain. I just want to do my own testing and see how it works out for me : )
