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Quartz inserts are a new way to enhance the experience of low-temperature dabs without chazzing your expensive new quartz. You’ll spend less money replacing inserts than you would on quartz bangers. Many connoisseurs rebuy their expensive quartz nails once the flavor and aesthetics start to go. Inserts offer quartz protection and versatility by introducing a superior new way to low-temp dab: the insert drop technique.
Insert Techniques
There are two ways to use a quartz insert. The first is done in the same way as any other low-temperature dab out of a quartz banger with slightly different results. The second method heats your dabs from a low temperature to a high one. Some terpenes and cannabinoids are boiled off at far lower temperatures than THC. When you go into a dab from hot to cold, some of those therapeutic components are being boiled off immediately. By starting at a lower temperature and working your way up, you get to experience cannabinoids and terpenes at a wider temperature range.
Long Cooldown Technique
The first way to use an insert is by leaving it in a banger and heating it up like you would normally with a low temp dab. However, using the insert in there will grant you way more heat retention than usual. We found that the insert retained heat for at least two minutes on bangers that normally held heat for a little over a minute. So on top of protecting your bangers from permanent stains, inserts help to provide the longest heat retention we’ve seen on a nail.
Insert Drop Technique
The second way to use a quartz insert