
“You can even get extra chef-y and play around with making non-cannabis infusions in it as well: Basil finishing oil, lavender honey, pandan coconut cream - you’ll find yourself wanting to infuse everything,” she promises. “I love how sleek and clean the process is with this machine, and the steeping method employed here gives your infusions a purity in flavor,” explains Stephanie Hua, founder and chief confectioner of Mellows and author of the best-selling cookbook, Edibles: Small Bites for the Modern Cannabis Kitchen. Tracey Medeiros, author of The Art of Cooking With Cannabis: CBD and THC-Infused Recipes From Across America, calls it her “favorite infuser” for cooking and baking and notes the “chic-looking” design as a particularly nice selling point. Six of the experts we spoke with recommended the LEVO II. Our list of places to donate in support of Black and brown lives includes specific sections on national bail funds, incarceration-reform organizations, and legal defense funds and organizations. To find the best cannabis infusers, we asked Evans and ten other cannabis experts for their favorites, including an affordable option that looks like a Scandinavian coffee pot, an easy-to-clean infuser, and one that works like “an Easy-Bake Oven.”īut before you shop, please consider: As Santiago Rodriguez Tarditi, co-editor of High on Design: The New Cannabis Culture, told us in our gift guide for cannabis enthusiasts, “There are still thousands of people - mostly BIPOC - in jail for nonviolent cannabis-related offenses, while some of us have the freedom to purchase and consume weed effortlessly.” Many other cannabis experts we’ve talked to have also stressed the importance of being conscious cannabis consumers, which includes, at the very least, supporting causes that work to undo the effects of the war on drugs. Cannabis infusers, on the other hand, take the guesswork out of infusing, contain odor, and allow you to set a timer and walk away as the machine does the work.

“Using the stovetop is probably the most common method for creating infusions at home, but you do have to watch for inconsistent heating and need to keep a close eye on the infusion until it’s done cooking (which can sometimes be around three hours or more),” explains Jamie Evans, the Herb Somm and author of The Ultimate Guide to CBD and Cannabis Drinks: Secrets to Crafting CBD & THC Beverages at Home.

Whether the recent legalization of cannabis in New York has inspired you to start experimenting in the kitchen or you’re a seasoned space brownie baker, a cannabis infuser can help make your at-home cooking and baking projects a lot easier. Photo-Illustration: The Strategist Photos: Retailers
