Looking to learn how to dab? Our Ultimate Dabbing Guide for Beginners video breaks down everything you need to know to get started. In this tutorial, Sara from Central Ave Compassionate Care walks you through the essential dabbing tools—like dab rigs, nails, and torches—and shows you exactly how to use them. From heating your nail to applying concentrates safely and effectively, you’ll discover step-by-step tips designed to make your first dabbing experience smooth and enjoyable.
Whether you’re brand new to dabbing or just want to sharpen your technique, this beginner-friendly guide emphasizes safety, precision, and the best practices for getting the most out of your concentrates. Watch the video now to learn how to dab like a pro and elevate your cannabis experience.
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Full Transcript - The Ultimate Dabbing Guide: Tips and Tricks for Beginners
Welcome to Central Ave. My name is Sara and I’m here to show you how to do a dab.
So a lot of patients come in here and ask me about dabs for the first time and why they would do it.
A lot of patients come from either never smoking before, to growing up in the 70s and smoking only joints, to the first time users doing edibles.
I guess the best part about concentrates is that a little bit gets you very far. You get mostly anywhere from a 70% to a 98% THC in this concentrate, and they always say a ‘dab will do you’. You need a very small amount and the high will last you many hours.
First, I’m going to show you each aspect and piece of equipment that you’re going to need to do a dab.
First, you’re going to need a torch. I will show you how to turn on the torch, how to fill the butane, and do all of that.
You’re going to want a dab rig. You can really use any bong, piece of glass with water.
This is the most important piece. It’s called the nail or the banger. You can get these as attachments for any sort of water pipe you have, and that is what you’re going to heat up with the torch to do your dab.
You also have a carb cap here that goes on top to help with the airflow. This will help give you the best hit possible.
You would also have one of these dab tools. You can kind of use something from home. A lot of people use paperclips, things like that, but these are probably the best ones to get.
And then, of course, your dabs. You can get anything from shatter to budder, live concentrates. This one here is a wax and you can kind of see this one’s more of a dry wax. It has a bit of like, I hate to say it, but an ear wax consistency, a little bit crumbly.
This is a really good starter because you can handle it. It’s not too goopy or really hard to use. It’s a good starting concentrate.
So the first step to doing your dab is using your torch. This can be a little intimidating sometimes. It’s really not that scary. So you’re going to get butane. There’s this little tiny hole in the bottom of the torch. You just put this right in, go like that and it will stop when it’s full. I’m not going to completely fill it because I just don’t really need to right now. And then we use a Randy’s torch around here.
The best way to start is you click this button on the back, this one, and it starts going. So on the back of this torch there’s a dial. So it goes up and down. You want to keep it pretty high up there. Get a nice heat on the torch, see how it’s going pretty far. You want to keep the light blue part right on the bottom of the nail. Get it red hot. Takes about 25, 30 seconds.
So after it’s red hot, you want to wait about 25-30 seconds. Let it cool down. It’s kind of trial and error. It does take a while to get the perfect temperature dab. Depending on the temperature, it’s going to give you a different taste and different consistency of your hit.
So you want to wait a good 25, 30 seconds. It lets you get the most flavor out of your hit. If you do it too hot, it’s just going to really burn. It’s going to be really harsh on your lungs or your chest. You’re going cough way too much and it’s not going be a great experience.
So you do want to give it a good amount of time. Once you do it, you just kind of give it a good scoop and you would drop it right in there.
Once you put the dab in, it’s just going to turn to oil really quickly. You want to hit it for about, I don’t know, four or five seconds. You want to put this carb cap on and then you’re going to put your finger right over the top hole here and move it around, and that’s going to actually move the oil around this banger here and get you the most flavor and the most, I guess, clean and even hit possible.
Once you take it off, you are going to grab a Q-tip, which I actually don’t have here right now, and just clean it out really quickly and it will keep your nail nice and clean, and just make it much easier for your next use. They do get kind of dirty quickly.
Thank you for watching this video and if you have any questions or want to schedule a consultation with us, just give us a call or you can go online and schedule an appointment.
