How To Use A Herb Grinder Properly

Herb Grinder

Do you want to impress your friend by looking like a professional stoner? If yes, then you have to know how to use the grinder.

When you are new to smoking cannabis, you might be confused about how this grinder works. Grinders are readily available at any of the smoke shops. If you want to avoid going to the store and purchasing from there because it is too much hassle, you can always get it from a good headshop online.

These grinders are in different forms. Some grinders are very simple, like grinding cards. On the other hand, some of them are more complex.

In this article, we will guide you about what grinder is and how to use them.

Continue reading to find out more.

What is a Grinder?

You might have guessed it already. A grinder is basically a tool that helps break the cannabis into small pieces for a smooth hitting in bowls, or you could either wrap it in rolling papers and blunt wraps. Although there are many different ways of grinding cannabis, the best is using the grinder as the grinders grind the cannabis in no time. Apart from that, it also has the advantage of the kief catchers.

The bottom chamber below the screen, known as a kief catcher, collects all of the strong crystal kief knocked off the buds during the grinding process. You could get the kief out and then add it to the top of your bowl or use it later.

How to use the grinder?

  • First of all, take off the lid at the top from the grinder. Break the bigger pieces into small ones and place them in between the teeth of the grinder. Ensure you don’t put it in the centre where the magnet is as it will not be ground.
  • Now rotate the grinder from the top and give it about ten rotations. You will see that most of the bud would fall through the holes. To loosen any sticky particles stuck in the teeth, remove the top and tap it against the grinder’s side.
  • Unscrew the chamber along with the teeth, and you will see the basket layer which holds your freshly ground cannabis.
  • Now, fill it up into your pipe and enjoy!

You would have collected the kief in the bottom chamber. You can scrape it with paper or the scraping tool. The scraper tool can be included with the purchase of the grinder, but that’s not always the case. After doing that, you can sprinkle the kief onto the bowl or save it for later use.

Conclusion

Using a grinder isn’t something that is going to take time for you to understand. It is effortless to use, and after using it a few times, you’ll get to know how to use it like a champ. When purchasing a grinder, make sure you get the one that has a lot of teeth. Secondly, buy an aluminum or zinc grinder. Lastly, when you grind your cannabis, don’t overfill the grinder as the finished product won’t be ground well.