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[holytoastr]

The story behind the corn poll.

Until I moved to va, I had never seen a store leave out a trash can to husk the corn in the store. I don't understand the point of it. Once you take the husk off, the kernels start to dry out, and when they dry out, they start losing their sweetness. But moist sweet corn is so good! So why sabotage that?

For those that husk their corn in the store, you are missing out. Especially on grilled corn, which is super tasty alongside other bbq treats.

Grilled corn Recipe:

- Soak your corn (with the husks on) for 15 minutes in water. It's ok to remove some of the husk if it's really thick, especially if the top silk is unruly, but you want to leave a good size layer of husk on the corn.
- Put corn on the bbq over a high heat. (Right there with the burgers and hot dogs. It won't hurt them.)
- Turn corn 1/4 every 5 minutes.
- Take off heat and let rest for 5 minutes. (The hardest part!)
- Remove husk. Top corn with your favorite butter, salt, soils, etc.

Also, if you like your corn to have a little bit more of a grilled taste, pull back the husk right before you rest it and give the corn a brief run over the flame naked. But put the husk back on to rest.

If you want to do it in the oven instead, grill it at 425-450 degrees for about 30 minutes.

No tinfoil waste created and the bottom of the husk works as a handle when you eat! Yay!

Comments

[skwerlie.livejournal.com]

I wish we could have a BBQ here! It's the middle of winter so it's a bit cold for it though.

I guess if you're going to go right home and cook it that day you could save some mess at home by shucking your corn at the store... I guess the plastic produce bags would keep the moisture in OK, but they'd probably be easier to get a bit battered and bashed without that protection as well... You wouldn't peel your oranges before take them home, I don't know why you'd do it with corn. XD;;

[holytoastr.livejournal.com]

You commented before I edited with oven notes! I was like, "Well, what about those without a bbq, or people who really want corn in the winter?"

Exactly! Corn is the only thing in the produce section people peel before they get home! So weird! And there's no good benefit to it!

[skwerlie.livejournal.com]

Sadly, most of the corn I see in shops here comes in the cling-wrapped trays with 3 or 4 little half-cobs that are cut down to size and already shucked. We do get full cobs sometimes but I guess it's not as popular a way to eat corn in Australia? But I like boiled corn on the cob too so I can still make that. : )

Mmmm... corn on the cob. I'm so hungry now and it's still an hour to lunch! : o

[holytoastr.livejournal.com]

In a pinch, you can also follow the directions above by wrapping the corn in foil. But if you do that, give the corn a thin coating of oil. For some reason the corn dries out faster in foil than the husk, but the oil helps lock in moisture.

I like boiled corn too, but the grilled method keeps in a lot more of the nutrients that the water washes away. You're basically steaming the corn, rather than really grilling it.

Sorry to make you hungry!

[skwerlie.livejournal.com]

Can you use butter instead of oil or does it melt too fast or something? I mean I'll be buttering it when it comes out anyway! XD

This totally hasn't made my hunger better you know! ; P

[holytoastr.livejournal.com]

The butter gets kinda thin and runny. It'll still work, but put a tray under the foil just in case to catch leaks.

Sorry! I'm going to bed now so I'll stop talking about corn! It's almost lunch time though! You can make it! Think of non-tasty things like, um, banana slugs!

[skwerlie.livejournal.com]

You never know, they could be delicious.... : P