i just made butter with a friend are you jealous?? hahaha JK. my method of one stainless steel fine grade strainer works better than cheese cloth i believe. I didnt lose anything although some plant matter passes thru more than cheesecloth prob would. 2 hours on the stove lost the boil a couple times but it turned out pretty good i think. im gonan quit smoking weed for a while and try just eating it.
You will probably be back to smoking it soon. Eating it just isn't the same. Before you know it you will be a hash-head. Hey it's more pure and a whole lot less plant matter to burn. If you aren't down with Iso or butane extractions there is always dry sieve and bubble(or ice) hash.
Start out with a small dose The first time I ate cookies made with cannabutter, I had a bad trip for many hours. That was from just 2 cookies.
WOW, I have never heard of someone having a bad trip from eating bud cookies. Worst I ever saw was my wife get super-paranoid/stupid once...but that was after smoking a BIG bowl of some great shit.. Unfortunately she never smoked again after that...lol