Nugsmasher OG vs ?

[StillHigh1982]

I'm about to get a rosin press, nugsmasher og is what I'm looking at now, anyone have one? Or a competitive model from another company? Or any press that you dont like or do like.....any info is appreciated greatly.

[RFheavy]

Kind of late but if you are looking for a nice home unit, I would go with dabpress. I have never used one but have only read great things about it from the internet.

https://www.dabpress.com/

[StillHigh1982]

Thanks RFheavy. I am browsing now, I am noticing they are kits and not fully complete presses, they require a hydraulic pump, this is not a deal breaker for me unless it's very noisy. I guess my next step is to find out about noise, and if it's just gonna plug into my wall or if I need a dedicated breaker. Ugh. Now I know why I am still buying dabs.

[RFheavy]

https://www.dabpress.com/collections/hydraulic-rosin-heat-presses/products/dp-bj6t35-hydraulic-rosin-press-kit?variant=19756509495369

Maybe something like this? Hand pump for pressure. Don't look at the pneumatic presses. Those require an air compressor and can be a bit noisy, or at the very least, aren't quiet.

[ZigZag]

Never tried the Dab press but I have a Rosin Bomb. It only has a 4x4" plate, but the temp control is great. And its totally self contained.

I use two pieces of heavy parchment paper between the plates and set it at between 175-210 degrees. It does a good job. I tried using some of the rosin bags but they didn't provide as much rosin as just squashing the buds (which I first put in a form and squash by hand into a small hockey puck like chunk before putting it in the press). Most of the rosin pushes out beyond the plant material and is easy to scrape off the parchment into a silicon container.

Keep it in the freezer and its easier to use when you wish. But it does make some noise, no question. It was kinda expensive and I got it a few years ago but it makes great rosin. Keeping the temp in the 180-190 range provided the cleanest gold colored rosin, Higher temps resulted in darker rosin. Dense gooey buds produce the best. I just use my "popcorn" buds for this. No leaf or trim. I think you'd need the rosin bags for that to keep the plant material more contained.
Happy rosin making! When you pull the parchment out from the press

[Cloud]

Saw a guy on youtube using that press compared to some other model i cant remember. Other model got twice as much yield

[StillHigh1982]

ZigZag Are you pressing fresh buds or should I dry and cure first?

[Cloud]

Fresh buds dont press good. In my experience the rosin is really runny and hard to scrape off even trying to use cold plate.

[ZigZag]

I'm pressing dried and cured buds in the 55-60% humidity range that have been cured for 4 weeks or more.

I've never tried fresh green bud in a rosin press_ if you do let me know how that turns out!

When I make bubble hash I use fresh frozen sugar trim and popcorn buds. The results are cleaner and very sticky and the terps are awesome!
But I usually only run it once so I don't get as much as when I use dried bud which isn't as strong or "terpy" (which I always run 2X).
If you use fresh frozen the product is so nice and a little easier to use than rosin.

To sum up I like the rosin press for dried/sugary popcorn buds_ the more "sugar" the better and bubble hash for fresh frozen trim and bud.

I also use the press when I have frozen bud that is a year old and want to preserve its goodies for as long as possible_once you've finished pressing and get the rosin in silicon containers put them in a small canning jar in the freezer and they will last a long time and won't get freezer burn like the buds might!