Can you infuse Store Bought BBQ Sauce with cannabis using the Pot By Noids? Fordee from Herbistry420 could not find a single video of anyone trying it, so he ran the experiment himself. The short answer: the infusion works — THC does bind to the sauce. But the longer answer is more nuanced, and the taste was not what he was hoping for. Here is the full breakdown of what happened.
The Experiment: Can You Infuse Store Bought BBQ Sauce?
The theory behind this experiment is sound: BBQ sauce contains sugar, and THC binds to sugar as well as fats and alcohols. The preservatives in store-bought sauce were an unknown variable — Fordee had always made barbecue sauce from scratch and infused it during the cooking process, so this was genuinely new territory for him. He could not find a single video online of anyone attempting to infuse store bought sauce with cannabis this way, which made this a true first-look experiment.
He chose the Pot By Noids for this test because it handles small batches well. No need to commit a large quantity of sauce and cannabis to an untested method — if it failed, the loss would be manageable.
How to Infuse Sauce in the Pot By Noids: Setup
To infuse sauce in the Pot By Noids, Fordee used:
- 285g bottle of store-bought BBQ sauce
- ~4.5g of Gorilla Glue — already decarbed and ground, stored in the freezer for clean dispensing
- Pot By Noids infusion machine — set to the THC infusion cycle
The process to infuse sauce in the Pot By Noids: add the decarbed cannabis to the machine, pour in the sauce, seal the lid, and run the THC cycle. The machine ran for approximately 2.5 hours. As the sauce heats up it liquefies, helping the cannabinoids distribute more evenly. Once done, strain out the plant material using the included strainer, press the pulp to recover as much sauce as possible, and transfer back to a clean container.
One practical note: BBQ sauce is thick. Getting all of it back out through the strainer was a challenge — Fordee lost roughly half the batch to the process. Thinner sauces would likely yield better extraction rates.
Dosage Estimate for Cannabis BBQ Sauce
Calculating dosage for this cannabis bbq sauce experiment required a workaround. The Pot By Noids dosage calculator has no option for barbecue sauce as a solvent, so Fordee selected butter as the closest comparison — knowing this would overestimate efficiency. With 4.5g of 20% THC Gorilla Glue (lab tested) infused into approximately 250g of sauce, the calculator returned around 627.8mg total THC — or about 33.8mg per tablespoon — if butter had been used.
The actual potency of the finished cannabis bbq sauce is lower than this. Butter extracts THC far more efficiently than a water-and-sugar-based sauce. The real per-tablespoon dose is probably somewhere between 15–25mg — enough to feel, but not the full theoretical number. Start with one tablespoon and wait before having more.
Experiment Results: Infuse Store Bought Sauce with Cannabis
Here is what the experiment revealed about whether you can successfully infuse store bought sauce with cannabis:
- The infusion works. THC does bind to the sugar and other compounds in store-bought BBQ sauce. The Pot By Noids completed the cycle without issue and the sauce smelled strongly of cannabis combined with the original BBQ aroma — a clear sign that extraction occurred.
- You lose about half the volume. The thick consistency of most bottled sauces makes full extraction through the strainer difficult. Fordee recovered a little more than half of what he started with. Thinner sauces would perform better here.
- The flavor changes noticeably. A taste of the sludge confirmed the flavor shifted compared to the original sauce. The cannabis processing added a pungent, slightly vinegary edge that was not there before — and not in a good way.
- The plant pulp is salvageable. The leftover pulp after straining still carries BBQ flavor and residual cannabinoids. It can be stirred into ground meat or a marinade rather than thrown away.
Fordee also noted a limitation he would correct in future experiments: he did not taste the original sauce before infusing. Without a baseline, it is impossible to precisely measure how much the flavor shifted. Always taste your sauce before you start.
Honest Verdict: Weed BBQ Sauce from a Bottle
So what is the honest verdict on making weed bbq sauce from a store-bought bottle? The infusion method works — the THC transfers, the process completes, and the sauce is psychoactive. But the taste result was disappointing. The heat and extraction process in the Pot By Noids alters the flavor profile of the sauce in a way that making weed bbq sauce from scratch simply does not. When you infuse during the sauce-making process — starting with raw ingredients — the cannabinoids integrate naturally and the flavor stays balanced.
Fordee’s honest recommendation after this experiment: if flavor matters to you, make the sauce from scratch and infuse it as you cook. If you just need a functional infused condiment and the taste shift does not bother you, the store-bought method works. It is a shortcut — and like most shortcuts, it costs you something.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you infuse store bought BBQ sauce with cannabis?
Yes — can you infuse Store Bought BBQ Sauce is answered with a confirmed yes. The sugar in BBQ sauce gives THC something to bind to, and the Pot By Noids completes the infusion in about 2.5 hours. However, the process alters the flavor and you lose roughly half the volume through straining. For best taste, make sauce from scratch.
How do you infuse store bought sauce with weed?
The simplest method to infuse store bought sauce with weed is a countertop infusion machine like the Pot By Noids. Add decarbed ground cannabis and your sauce to the machine, run the THC cycle for approximately 2.5 hours, strain out the plant material, and refrigerate. Use a dosage calculator with “butter” as the solvent type for a rough potency estimate — and expect real potency to be somewhat lower than the calculator suggests.
Does infusing sauce in the Pot By Noids change the taste?
Yes. When you infuse sauce in the Pot By Noids, the heat and extraction process adds a cannabis flavor and a slight pungent edge to the sauce. For BBQ sauce specifically, the change was noticeable enough that Fordee concluded the taste was not as good as he had hoped. Thinner, more neutral sauces may hold up better than thick, heavily seasoned store-bought BBQ sauce.
What can I do with the leftover cannabis BBQ sauce pulp?
The leftover pulp from straining your cannabis bbq sauce still carries BBQ flavor and residual cannabinoids. Mix it into ground beef, a burger patty, or a slow-cooked meat dish — the BBQ flavor integrates naturally and none of the remaining potency goes to waste.
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