How to store hash so it stays fresh

Hash is at its best when it’s fresh, and the things that age it are easy to beat: heat, light, air and moisture. Follow four simple rules and your hash will keep tasting the way it should.

The four rules

• Cool. Heat softens resin, drives off terpenes and speeds up aging. Keep hash somewhere cool, and keep rosin in the fridge.
• Dark. Light, and sunlight above all, breaks down cannabinoids and terpenes. Use an opaque container or keep it in a drawer.
• Airtight. Oxygen slowly oxidizes resin and dulls the flavor. Use a small, well-sealed container with as little empty space as possible.
• Dry. Moisture invites mold, especially in loose sift and bubble hash. Only store hash that’s fully dry.

Storage by type

Static sift and dry sift

Keep it in a sealed glass jar, cool and dark. Loose sift has a lot of surface area, so it ages faster than pressed hash. More about static sift.

Ice water hash

Bubble hash doesn’t like warmth. Store it cold in glass, and keep full melt in the fridge or freezer if you won’t use it soon. More about ice water hash.

Pressed hash

Temple balls and pressed hash are made to age, so a sealed jar in a cool, dark place works well. Keep piattella cold. More about pressed hash.

Hash rosin

Keep rosin in a sealed glass jar in the fridge. Cold keeps its texture stable and its terpenes in the jar. More about hash rosin.

Fridge or freezer?

For hash you’ll use in the next few weeks, a cool drawer or the fridge is fine. For long-term storage, the freezer keeps things most stable. Either way, let the container come up to room temperature before you open it, so condensation doesn’t form on the hash.

What to avoid

• Plastic bags. Resin sticks to them, and they don’t keep air out for long.
• Big jars for small amounts. More air means more oxidation.
• Heat traps like hot cars, sunny windowsills and pockets.
• Opening cold jars straight away, which lets condensation form.

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