This proves something that I’ve known for years…no matter
how great a kitchen technique is, unless you use it regularly, you’ll forget
about it. Usually, as soon as I get home from the store, I shuck the corn, and
go from there, but as soon as I saw that ear go into Carl’s microwave, it all
came back. Now I can forget about it all over again.
I’ve heard through the grapevine that some other food
channels have also published this “hack” recently, but since I don’t watch
anyone else, I can’t confirm those reports, but I couldn't have been the only one. The point is, it works.
It works perfectly, and I hope you give it a try soon. Enjoy!
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Did we see your reflection dancing in bunny-slippers and shorts there?
That's so smart!
Seriously, I love your wry sense of humor. Oh, the methods of today. I mean, the innovations of today. Have you ever wondered what folks did in the 1800s? I suppose that they all had split and broken kernels of corn. Them poor bastards! ;)
Wow! I am running to the farmers'market and getting some corn!
I can't confirm or deny those are bunny-slippers and shorts.
No cayenne? Sacrilege.
Chef John, you haven't lived until you put fresh pepper on your corn along with the salt and butter.
I do the 333 or 888 timing too.
How To Butter Corn On The Cob
Take a slice of white bread. Slather one side with butter. Holding it in your hand (dry side down), run your corn cob along the buttered side. Repeat as necessary.
When all the corn is buttered, eat the bread.
BOOM
That is how to butter corn on the cob.
I have the same microwave! Still have no idea what "Inverter Turbo Defrost" does, or what makes it Turbo or Inverter. I'm pretty sure their marketing team decided just plain "Defrost" didn't sound nearly edgy enough.
We prefer to grill our corn with the husks on…we soak it in water and then grill it. Would this method work as well for corn grilled this way…or would it be better to cook in the microwave first then de-husk/silk and then put on the grill just enough for grill marks?
Will be trying this method tonight...how many ears of corn have you tried this method? is it 330 min. per ear?
We've been microwaving, but first we'd take off the husk, and the strings, then wrap it in a wet paper towel. Geesh! This method is a much easier and a cleaner way to fix corn on the cob. Thanks for eliminating a lot of unnecessary steps.
Another way to cook corn. Get half kg table salt which is little garainy. Heat up in sause pan. And put the de-husk corn therein. Stir and when brown pu in palte and cool it down before eating.
Chef John, this post is a year to the day of the other posts. I just watched the video. Is the cook time 3:30 minutes per ear of corn, or just 3:30 minutes. I want to cook 6 ears at once. How long would that be?
Never done more than one at a time. They stay hot a LONG time in the husk, so I just do they while working on the main course.
I tried this last night and it worked perfectly, the corn was cooked to perfection with no nasty corn silk. It's also great if you just cooking for one.
Hi, Chef John! I love your recipes and make them alot. Since I am a big fan of both your jokes and the old tv show MASH, I came up with this joke for you: You are after all, the Benjamin Franklin Pierce of your microwaved corn-cob ears!
Hope you like the joke!
Sincerely,
JocularityGirl
Three comments:
1. I have been microwaving corn for decades and never knew this clever tip for getting rid of the silk. Thanks.
2.My experience with all methods of cooking corn is that its done when it smells like corn. There is a lot of biological variability between corn from different sources and the state of hydration of the ears is probably also a factor. Sometimes 6 min is fine for 4 ears.
3. The very best way to butter corn is to put a stick of room temp butter on the table on a flat plate. Put the ear on corn holders and revolve it on top of the stick of butter until the ear is sufficiently buttered (maybe sufficiently buttered is an impossible goal). Any leftover butter can be used in cooking other things.
Hi Chef John, I have been saving your YouTube posts for quite some time. I like the way you walk us through the cooking process while adding a little humor in now and then. Just one suggestion for my way to butter corn. No matter how you cook it, boil, steam, or microwave.
Melt about 1/2 stick of butter, (depending on the number of ears being cooked) in a coffee cup. Stick the cooked ear of corn into the coffee cup and baste the ear with a small basting brush. Works great!
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