Thread: Easy Shucking corn

On Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:45:14 -0700 (PDT), Chemo the Clown
<[email protected]> arranged random neurons and said:

>No more pesky corn silk!
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnBF6...ayer_embedded#!

I am *so* going to try that! Slicker'n snot on a doorknob <veg>

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

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"Chemo the Clown" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> No more pesky corn silk!
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnBF6...ayer_embedded#!


That's a neat trick. Thanks!

Jill

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<[email protected]>,
Chemo the Clown <[email protected]> wrote:

> No more pesky corn silk!
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnBF6...ayer_embedded#!

Y'know, some of us never thought corn-shucking was rocket science to
begin with.

Miche

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On 15/10/2011 3:13 PM, Miche wrote:
> In article
> <[email protected]>,
> Chemo the Clown<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> No more pesky corn silk!
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnBF6...ayer_embedded#!
>
> Y'know, some of us never thought corn-shucking was rocket science to
> begin with.
>
>
No. It certainly isn't rocket science, but it had never occurred to me
that there was a method to get rid of the husk and silk so easily.

On 10/15/2011 3:32 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 15/10/2011 3:13 PM, Miche wrote:
>> In article
>> <[email protected]>,
>> Chemo the Clown<[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> No more pesky corn silk!
>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnBF6...ayer_embedded#!
>>
>> Y'know, some of us never thought corn-shucking was rocket science to
>> begin with.
>>
>>
> No. It certainly isn't rocket science, but it had never occurred to me
> that there was a method to get rid of the husk and silk so easily.
>
I don't find removing the husks and silk to be particularly difficult
after nuking the cobs, husk on. You can use a kitchen towel if the ear
is too hot for your hands.

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On Sat, 15 Oct 2011 15:32:39 -0400, Dave Smith
<[email protected]> wrote:

> On 15/10/2011 3:13 PM, Miche wrote:
> > In article
> > <[email protected]>,
> > Chemo the Clown<[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >> No more pesky corn silk!
> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnBF6...ayer_embedded#!
> >
> > Y'know, some of us never thought corn-shucking was rocket science to
> > begin with.
> >
> >
> No. It certainly isn't rocket science, but it had never occurred to me
> that there was a method to get rid of the husk and silk so easily.

But it's rather silly and wastes good corn. Besides, I never cook
corn in the microwave and think 8 minutes is way too long.

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On 15/10/2011 4:24 PM, sf wrote:
>
>>>
>> No. It certainly isn't rocket science, but it had never occurred to me
>> that there was a method to get rid of the husk and silk so easily.
>
> But it's rather silly and wastes good corn. Besides, I never cook
> corn in the microwave and think 8 minutes is way too long.
>

I don't cook corn in the microwave either. If I have corn on the cob it
is most likely to be grilled... in the husk. I have to wonder if the
same method can be used for grilled corn.

In article <Bdlmq.550381$[email protected] >,
Dave Smith <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 15/10/2011 3:13 PM, Miche wrote:
> > In article
> > <[email protected]>,
> > Chemo the Clown<[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >> No more pesky corn silk!
> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnBF6...ayer_embedded#!
> >
> > Y'know, some of us never thought corn-shucking was rocket science to
> > begin with.
> >
> >
> No. It certainly isn't rocket science, but it had never occurred to me
> that there was a method to get rid of the husk and silk so easily.

It is a cute technique. I'll give it a go next corn season.

Miche

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On Sat, 15 Oct 2011 16:34:17 -0400, Dave Smith
<[email protected]> wrote:

> On 15/10/2011 4:24 PM, sf wrote:
> >
> >>>
> >> No. It certainly isn't rocket science, but it had never occurred to me
> >> that there was a method to get rid of the husk and silk so easily.
> >
> > But it's rather silly and wastes good corn. Besides, I never cook
> > corn in the microwave and think 8 minutes is way too long.
> >
>
> I don't cook corn in the microwave either. If I have corn on the cob it
> is most likely to be grilled... in the husk. I have to wonder if the
> same method can be used for grilled corn.

I don't grill corn very often anymore, but when I want to replicate
the flavor, I roast them (unhusked) in the oven and the silk is no
problem for me either. Plus I don't have to cut off one end and waste
all that corn.

--
All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.

On Sat, 15 Oct 2011 15:32:39 -0400, Dave Smith
<[email protected]> wrote:

>On 15/10/2011 3:13 PM, Miche wrote:
>> In article
>> <[email protected]>,
>> Chemo the Clown<[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> No more pesky corn silk!
>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnBF6...ayer_embedded#!
>>
>> Y'know, some of us never thought corn-shucking was rocket science to
>> begin with.
>>
>>
>No. It certainly isn't rocket science, but it had never occurred to me
>that there was a method to get rid of the husk and silk so easily.

I've posted about removing corn silks by microwaving several times, at
least once even twice every year, I'm sure I did this past corn
season. Anyone who has ever nuked corn in the husk would know that
the silks come right off with the husks... makes me wonder about some
folks... even if folks claim they don't read my posts from browsing
this thread there sure are a lot more keyboard kooks than I had
thought... a whole lot more.

On 15/10/2011 6:08 PM, sf wrote:
> On Sat, 15 Oct 2011 16:34:17 -0400, Dave Smith
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On 15/10/2011 4:24 PM, sf wrote:
>>>
>>>>>
>>>> No. It certainly isn't rocket science, but it had never occurred to me
>>>> that there was a method to get rid of the husk and silk so easily.
>>>
>>> But it's rather silly and wastes good corn. Besides, I never cook
>>> corn in the microwave and think 8 minutes is way too long.
>>>
>>
>> I don't cook corn in the microwave either. If I have corn on the cob it
>> is most likely to be grilled... in the husk. I have to wonder if the
>> same method can be used for grilled corn.
>
> I don't grill corn very often anymore, but when I want to replicate
> the flavor, I roast them (unhusked) in the oven and the silk is no
> problem for me either. Plus I don't have to cut off one end and waste
> all that corn.
>

How do you roast them? Peel them back and butter them then cover again?
I'm interested in how you do this (so I can, too).
Hoges in WA.

On Sat, 15 Oct 2011 19:55:30 -0400, injipoint <[email protected]>
wrote:
> On 15/10/2011 6:08 PM, sf wrote:
> >
> > I don't grill corn very often anymore, but when I want to replicate
> > the flavor, I roast them (unhusked) in the oven and the silk is no
> > problem for me either. Plus I don't have to cut off one end and waste
> > all that corn.
> >
>
> How do you roast them? Peel them back and butter them then cover again?
> I'm interested in how you do this (so I can, too).
> Hoges in WA.

Nothing that fancy. I like to believe I'm doing something special up
by running them under water (silk end up) and getting a little
moisture under the husk, but that's probably all in my mind. I heat
the oven to 400-450° and put them in for a few minutes. The timing is
like you'd do on the grill. When the outside of the husk starts to
brown and you smell "corn", it's done. Timing is between 5-10 minutes
depending on your true oven temp.

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On Oct 14, 5:45*pm, Chemo the Clown <bhansen1...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> No more pesky corn silk!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnBF6...ayer_embedded#!

I like Rachel Ray's way!

http://www.break.com/index/rachael-ray-corn-porn.html

:-)

John Kuthe...

In article <[email protected]>,
Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:

> On Sat, 15 Oct 2011 15:32:39 -0400, Dave Smith
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >On 15/10/2011 3:13 PM, Miche wrote:
> >> In article
> >> <[email protected]>,
> >> Chemo the Clown<[email protected]> wrote:
> >>
> >>> No more pesky corn silk!
> >>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnBF6...ayer_embedded#!
> >>
> >> Y'know, some of us never thought corn-shucking was rocket science to
> >> begin with.
> >>
> >>
> >No. It certainly isn't rocket science, but it had never occurred to me
> >that there was a method to get rid of the husk and silk so easily.
>
> I've posted about removing corn silks by microwaving several times, at
> least once even twice every year, I'm sure I did this past corn
> season.

As have I. I've been nuking corn now for a good 15 years or more and
silk became a non-issue/problem at that time. I run them under cold
water to husk them but the cob retains enough heat to quickly re-heat
the kernels to butter melting temps in a few seconds.

> Anyone who has ever nuked corn in the husk would know that
> the silks come right off with the husks... makes me wonder about some
> folks... even if folks claim they don't read my posts from browsing
> this thread there sure are a lot more keyboard kooks than I had
> thought... a whole lot more.

Some people are set in their ways. Pre-husk the raw corn, struggle to
get all the darned silk off, then boil the corn to death and cook all
the flavor out.

Nuking them in the husk eliminates the silk with no fancy tricks (just
peel the husks off as usual without cutting the end off) and leaves them
plenty hot to eat.

Nuking in the husk also gets you more tender, moister, sweeter corn.
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On 16/10/2011 3:50 AM, sf wrote:
> On Sat, 15 Oct 2011 19:55:30 -0400, injipoint<[email protected]>
> wrote:
>> On 15/10/2011 6:08 PM, sf wrote:
>>>
>>> I don't grill corn very often anymore, but when I want to replicate
>>> the flavor, I roast them (unhusked) in the oven and the silk is no
>>> problem for me either. Plus I don't have to cut off one end and waste
>>> all that corn.
>>>
>>
>> How do you roast them? Peel them back and butter them then cover again?
>> I'm interested in how you do this (so I can, too).
>> Hoges in WA.
>
> Nothing that fancy. I like to believe I'm doing something special up
> by running them under water (silk end up) and getting a little
> moisture under the husk, but that's probably all in my mind. I heat
> the oven to 400-450° and put them in for a few minutes. The timing is
> like you'd do on the grill. When the outside of the husk starts to
> brown and you smell "corn", it's done. Timing is between 5-10 minutes
> depending on your true oven temp.
>

Ok, will do.

On Sun, 16 Oct 2011 09:34:04 -0500, Omelet <[email protected]>
wrote:

> Some people are set in their ways. Pre-husk the raw corn, struggle to
> get all the darned silk off, then boil the corn to death and cook all
> the flavor out.

Frankly, I've never had any trouble removing silk from raw corn. It
only takes a matter of seconds. Where do these myths come from?

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On Oct 14, 6:45*pm, Chemo the Clown <bhansen1...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> No more pesky corn silk!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnBF6...ayer_embedded#!

Four minutes per ear??!!! With fresh corn, one is enough. Two if you
like it overdone. His corn must be at least a week past cooking. You
don't need to cut off so much of the cob, either, but it does make it
a bit easier.

Jerry
--
Engineering is the art of making what you want from things you can get.

On 10/16/2011 5:29 PM, Jerry Avins wrote:
> On Oct 14, 6:45 pm, Chemo the Clown<bhansen1...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> No more pesky corn silk!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnBF6...ayer_embedded#!
>
> Four minutes per ear??!!! With fresh corn, one is enough. Two if you
> like it overdone. His corn must be at least a week past cooking. You
> don't need to cut off so much of the cob, either, but it does make it
> a bit easier.
>

I'd say 2 minutes is just about right but the corn should rest covered
for 5-10 minutes.

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James Silverton, Potomac

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On Oct 16, 5:43*pm, James Silverton <not.jim.silver...@verizon.net>
wrote:
> On 10/16/2011 5:29 PM, Jerry Avins wrote:
>
> > On Oct 14, 6:45 pm, Chemo the Clown<bhansen1...@yahoo.com> *wrote:
> >> No more pesky corn silk!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnBF6...ayer_embedded#!
>
> > Four minutes per ear??!!! With fresh corn, one is enough. Two if you
> > like it overdone. His corn must be at least a week past cooking. You
> > don't need to cut off so much of the cob, either, but it does make it
> > a bit easier.
>
> I'd say 2 minutes is just about right but the corn should rest covered
> for 5-10 minutes.
>
> --
>
> James Silverton, Potomac
>
> I'm *not* not.jim.silver...@verizon.net

I'll drink to that [hic]. (I meant a week past picking, not past
cooking. [hic again])

Jerry
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