Corn on the cob: a quick question

Nathan

Nathan

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This morning I picked up a couple gorgeous ears of corn from the market:

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I could boil them in water with a pinch of salt or...smear butter on them and wrap in tinfoil and put them in the oven, which I'll be using anyway to cook some chicken thighs.

What would you do?
 

Nathan said:
This morning I picked up a couple gorgeous ears of corn from the market:

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I could boil them in water with a pinch of salt or...smear butter on them and wrap in tinfoil and put them in the oven, which I'll be using anyway to cook some chicken thighs.

What would you do?
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My mother used to smear them with butter and put them under the grill until they turned brown then sprinkled pepper and salt on them.
Delicious.
 
Leave the husk on. Just before the other food is ready micro wave them with the husk on. Usually 2 minutes on high they come out steaming. Remove the husk & butter them with creamery butter & salt if you like salt.

Probably just me but the corn always seems to taste better when done with the husk on. & I do like all my food to be warm at the same time.
 
Nathan said:
This morning I picked up a couple gorgeous ears of corn from the market:

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I could boil them in water with a pinch of salt or...smear butter on them and wrap in tinfoil and put them in the oven, which I'll be using anyway to cook some chicken thighs.

What would you do?
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Oven but not just butter them put whatever seasonings you like on them. Most holidays as i raised my kids, i'd make it that way--an advantage is you can customize them to different tastes: butter the foil -- sprinkle salt, pepper. Mine, i'd put strips of onion and bell peppers in there before wrapping up.
 
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Knight said:
Leave the husk on. Just before the other food is ready micro wave them with the husk on. Usually 2 minutes on high they come out steaming. Remove the husk & butter them with creamery butter & salt if you like salt.

Probably just me but the corn always seems to taste better when done with the husk on. & I do like all my food to be warm at the same time.I
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Ive done this for years. Makes corn be like fast food. Toss in an ear. Nuke. Done. :D
I like it better with the husk on too. Also who wants to wash a pot.
 
Veronica said:
Ive done this for years. Makes corn be like fast food. Toss in an ear. Nuke. Done. :D
I like it better with the husk on too. Also who wants to wash a pot.
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We have a small Hamilton grill to do them in the kitchen on the Island
when it's just the two of us and Reds got the kitchen for herself.
Never done them in the Microwave, maybe some time later?

Boiling stuff is for out of doors, The boy has an outdoor deep frier
for good Chicken / mushrooms, very tasty stuff. We don't eat much fried stuff.
 
I do it this way…
  1. Rinse corn in the husk under water briefly. Wrap with a paper towel and place on a microwave-safe plate.

  2. Cook corn in the microwave until hot and cooked through, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from the microwave and let rest for 2 minutes. Remove corn husk.

Cook’s Note​

Cooking time is variable. I cook one large ear for 5 minutes in a 1000-watt oven. You will need to adjust the time if you have small ears of corn.
There's no need to remove the corn silk. When you take the husk off, the silk comes right along with it, and your corn is as clean as it can be. Because the corn is hot, I use a clean dishcloth to hold and remove the husk.
 
First, DH shucks the corn for me - usually 3.
Second, put on a microwaveable plate with a little water and cover with waxed paper
Third, cook for three minutes - could do a little more, if needed.
Most important, butter, S&P, devour.

I love corn season.

I used to boil but it heats the kitchen up too much.
 
Pappy said:
I do it this way…
  1. Rinse corn in the husk under water briefly. Wrap with a paper towel and place on a microwave-safe plate.

  2. Cook corn in the microwave until hot and cooked through, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from the microwave and let rest for 2 minutes. Remove corn husk.

Cook’s Note​

Cooking time is variable. I cook one large ear for 5 minutes in a 1000-watt oven. You will need to adjust the time if you have small ears of corn.
There's no need to remove the corn silk. When you take the husk off, the silk comes right along with it, and your corn is as clean as it can be. Because the corn is hot, I use a clean dishcloth to hold and remove the husk.
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Slightly off the subject but interesting. I knew a scientist at my church who studied corn. He said each strand of silk is responsible for one kernel of corn. If silk is removed during the growth process those kernels will not develop.
 
Nathan said:
This morning I picked up a couple gorgeous ears of corn from the market:

View attachment 433927

I could boil them in water with a pinch of salt or...smear butter on them and wrap in tinfoil and put them in the oven, which I'll be using anyway to cook some chicken thighs.

What would you do?
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Just a note @Nathan... since you are supposed to be at war,
what are you doing smearing butter on things!?
Did you think that you could just casually slip that in and it would
go unnoticed 🫤
 
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