Wondering if a griddle with the lowest setting being "warm" then the next 200*F be right for bho?

[-Dodge-]

Title says it all, I have not made bho yet and bought this one. The lowest temp indicated is 200, but there is a lower setting called "warm" which I'm guessing is at 190*F because of the increments. I know for shatter you want 120-140*F or around there, but I also read that the temp inside (a vac purge) would be lower then the griddle temp. Please let me know if I need to return this one for one with lower temps. Thanks for any help.

 

[SnapsProvolone]

You want 115f for shatter.

Use an IR thermometer to gauge temps.

I doubt that will be what you want sans some insulation like sand.

 

[lio lacidem]

You can definately use it with sand as a insulator. I used to use a rival that had same setting warm was more like 150-170° using sand and an ir temp gun made it doable

 

[skepler]

I like a seedling warming mat which I put a pyrex baking dish directly on. It gets to about 110° when the room gets into to 80°s. I evaporate 1 pint at a time, that contains 3-4gms of concentrate. I've found the amount of concentrate is a critical factor, too much and it never gets hard. I let all the liquid evaporate, smooth the soft resin into a fairly uniform film with a razor in a small pair of vise-grips, and let it sit for 24-48 hours. I use this for straight qwiso or winterized bho extracts. The result is glass-like shatter.

 

[-Dodge-]

Thanks guys, I will be using the sand insulation technique. I really appreciate the advice.

 

[Fadedawg]

Thanks guys, I will be using the sand insulation technique. I really appreciate the advice.

Good idea! No griddles we've found have even enough our even adequate temperature control in the range we operate, and a sand bed lowers the temperature and evens it out enough to do a good job.