by Angel Ferrer 5 min read
A significant number of cannabis users have transitioned or graduated from dry flowers to dabs, as their preferred method for consuming their favorite strains, and for good reason.
Dabs offer a significantly more potent, flavorful hit irrespective of what variety of concentrate you use. Because of its potency, dabbing is often used by those that consumer herb for medicinal purposes such as pain relief.
With increased use has come added confusion regarding dabbing, especially from those newer to this method of consumption. From finding the right dabbing apparatus, to understanding how dabbing temperature can impact their experience, newbies are left ripping their hair out trying to find unbiased answers to common questions.
In all fairness, even seasoned dabbers often are a bit fuzzy when it comes to the pros and cons of dabbing at a particular temperature.
If you find yourself wondering about how temperature might affect the quality and the intensity of the smoke, then you’ve come to the right place. In this guide, we’ll cover the pros and cons of both high and low-temperature dabbing. Then, you can shop our rigs on sale.
In the end, we suggest you try both and experiment with different strains and concentrates to find the perfect combination for you and your goals.
With low-temperature dabbing, the dab nail is heated to between 250 or 320 °F for cannabis extracts. And not more than 400 °F for CBD extracts as these boil at around 350 °F.
Anything higher than that and you will risk burning off many of the natural terpenes in the concentrate. Keeping these temperatures within the ranges above will result in the preservation of those compounds that give cannabis its distinct flavor and aroma we all know and love.
The ideal nail material for low temp dabbing is ceramic, however quartz is popular too. Although ceramic generally takes a longer heat up to the desired temperature, once you hit that sweet spot, it retains a consistent temperature for a short while after you take the heat source away.
Simply fire up your butane torch, heat the nail until it turns red and starts to glow, take the heat source away, add the dab, flip the carb cap and smoke away.
There’s a lot of debate about the perfect temperature setting for a high temp dab. Some users prefer to heart their nail to around 750 °F, whilst others raise it all the way to a scalding 1000 °F.
That’s pretty intense if you ask us. But hey, whatever works for you.
When it comes to high temp dabbing you will need to swap the ceramic for Titanium nails. They get heated faster and cool down equally as readily. The perfect apparatus for a quick blast of heat.
Fire up the torch at the medium or highest heat setting, wait until the nail gets hot (happens in seconds), remove the heat source, add the dab from your dab jar, it will instantly start to get vaporized, smoke away.
In our personal opinion, high temperature dabbing has far too many risks to make the process worth any potential upside. And that’s what it all boils down to, doesn’t it? Enjoying the hits rather than getting your throat scorched.
However, we are all ears. We would love to hear a different perspective. What is your take on this? Are you a low temp dabber or do you prefer the high temp hits? Be sure to check out our collection of the best dab rigs.
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