Corn on the Cob Anyone?

[Car Doc]

Yup its one of those crops most people just buy at the store if they want some. I give a lot away to friends that are happy to get fresh but they wont grow any in their gardens its such a pita to keep the coons and bugs away haha!

 

[jinman]

I saw a commercial on TV last night for Tom Thumb Supermarket with 6/$1 corn. I'll soon be buying 24 ears for our family 4th of July celebration, and Walmart will probably match Kroger and Tom Thumb if we ask. It seems our local store runs prices around daily while trying to maximize profits. ...can't blame them for that. I just don't want to buy too many days before the 4th and have the corn dry out. This year, we are only having family for the 4th instead of our normal 40-50 people. My wife and I just can't do the work required to feed and entertain that many people in near-100 degree temperatures. With just family, they can all come and go from the house to stay cool.

 

[Bird]

Jim, when we lived down in Navarro County, the neighbors behind us (same guy I worked with cutting and baling hay) always had a big 4th of July cookout in their yard. Their yard had huge pecan trees so there was plenty of shade, but it's still just too hot for outdoor activities to suit me this time of year.

Is that a sign that you and I are getting old?:laughing:

 

[sodamo]

Kinda makes me long for my younger days. This was in Maine to put in perspective, but this family on our road really was into growing produce with family run stands in 2 places plus out front the house for passerbys. Most years corn was $1 for a bakers dozen most of the time, but have seen tourists charged more if supply was tight and I've paid a lot less if it was closing time and I wanted all that was left. With that in mind, you might imagine how it pained me to pay $3 for just 4 ears at the farmers market yesterday. Guess I was paying for the "local grown, organic" hand lettered sign.
Maybe next year, I'll grown my own.
Used the microwave shucking - worked surprisingly well.

David

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[jinman]

Finally! After Bird posted about cooking corn in the microwave, I was sure I was gonna try it, but never got around to it until Memorial Day this year. I cooked three ears, but was afraid to go a full 12 minutes (4 min per ear) as suggested. My microwave is pretty powerful and I like corn on the undercooked side anyhow. I set the timer for 11 minutes, and with smaller ears would have set it to 10 minutes. The corn turned out perfect. Leaving it in the shuck until you are close to eating time really keeps the ears hot. As we were filling our plates, I cut the ends and popped the ears out perfectly. My wife took them right to the butter and rolled all the ears so they were covered. I sprinkled salt/pepper on mine and went to town. DELICIOUS! It was cooked perfectly. My wife even said it seemed like the kernels separated from the cob better than when the corn is boiled. Maybe the microwave's deep cooking does that. Anyhow, I think this is likely to be the preferred corn cooking method from now on at our house. Who would have thought that it could be so easy to get delicious corn?

 

[Car Doc]

By gosh now I am going to remember to try it the reviews are impressive! I have corn up about 2' right now and lots of it so this is on my list of things to do this harvest thanks all for the tips! :licking:

 

[2LaneCruzer]

As mentioned in the "Food Saver" thread, we freeze up a bushel or two of corn every year. We usually cook in in boiling water, or on the BGE. When I cook it on the egg, I just wrap it in foil still frozen, add some garlic, butter and salt. Cooks up nice in about an hour at 250.

We have a cookout every Summer for our car club; last year Sharn Jean cooked up a big batch of corn in our Coleman Cooler. Put the fresh (but shucked) corn in the cooler, add boiling water and in about half an hour, you have great corn on the cobb. Didn't think it would work, but it does, and works well. Easy way to cook a lot of corn. Lots of stuff on the internet; just google "Cooler Corn".

The Best Way to Cook Corn on the Cob for a Crowd? It's Cooler Corn: BA Daily: Bon Appétit

 

[Car Doc]

Another idea to store away thanks 2Lane! :thumbsup:

 

[jinman]

I cook up to 36 ears at a time in my electric turkey fryer. Bring the water to a boil and then lower the inside basket with corn down into the water. I've also used propane turkey fryers for up to 40 ears at a time. As long as you don't have a windy day or the fryer is shielded, it will do a great job on bringing the water up to boiling. There's something fascinating about all that corn cooking in one of those fryers. When the lid comes off, everyone wants to see all that corn. I try to do it every July 4th.

 

[forgeblast]

We also do cooler corn, (pour boiling water into cooler and add the ears), to keep the house from getting too hot in the summer.
But we use this microwave trick all the time. It works great!!!