So I want to share my story and hopefully help others make a educated decision of they are looking to purchase a Rosin press and are wanting to know if its worth it and how it compares to shatter. Simple answer is Rosin is a better product overall and the press is worth every penny, the very best Rosin is substantially better then the very best shatter. Much brighter stronger taste and a harder hit, slightly more lung tickle but controlling dab temperature settles that down, where butane holds its own is in the processing of lower grade trim and other leftovers, pressing is only really good if your using high quality materials… In order to process lower grade trim with a press I would make bubble hash or dry sift then press that product.
I have been a long time consumer of Butane Shatter and a few months ago decided to purchase a Dab Press rosin press, I was skeptical at first as not many locals i know have tried proper Rosin and those that did didn’t have anything nice to say so I was pretty worried the juice wouldn’t be worth the squeeze and that I was wasting money on another contraption. I have been using Butane for a couple of decades and had the process down to a science and was very happy with the product, I actually believed the Rosin was going to be a downgrade but I was willing to take the step due to the legality issues of butane along with the fire risk and ongoing cost. Long story short is that I was blown away with how much more I liked Rosin as opposed to shatter, It smells way better, it’s more potent and if you dab at the right temperature the flavor is out of this world . Exactly how the bud smells is how the rosin tastes, if the bud had a blueberry smell the Rosin tastes like Blueberries, if the bud smells like citrus the rosin tastes like citrus., it is is bloody unbelievable how the flavor comes thru dabbing rosin… I have been growing better part of the last 30 years and I felt like a kid at Christmas when I discovered Rosin. I have even mixed 2 different bud profiles into setup and squished out a hybrid profile, last one was Citrus-Trainwreck , the results were stellar, super tasty and tear your face off potent.
So long story short is if you want the very best product to dab and don’t mind using quality material then without question a Rosin Press is the way to go, however if your just looking to process lower grade materials and trim then I would stay with Butane, unless of course you don’t mind the added step of sifting the lower grade material before pressing.
I am finding that a quartz banger works the best, I get it glowing red hot on the bottom, then count to 28 seconds before II take the dab…the flavor is out of this world and the hit will make even the heaviest smoker weak in the knees. Right now I am dabbing a press of a super tasty purple grape/fruit punch type bud… super sweet and tasty with a pungent fermenting fruit aroma …in nearly 30 years of smoking weed I have never experienced flavor this strong, this pure short of those fake E-Cig thing s that are all jacked up on artificial terpenes, that a Rosin pressed from dried flowers can have this much flavor is unreal, I had no idea…
I will come back and update this post with some photo’s of my press and the product ( Dab Press 10 ton )
P.S. I have seen some people saying you can use a Sulphur burner in flowering to control PM, I have to strongly disagree, especially if you plan to make contrates, the sulphur taste will 100% carry over and ruin your product .
