An Easy Way To Clean Corn on the Cob
My neighbor told me of a tip for easy an easy way to clean corn on the cob. I tried it and it works so well. When I think of all the years of my life I have wasted cleaning and picking silk off of corn, I just can’t believe it could be so easy.
The corn needs to have all of the husk on it and cannot be the kind that has part of the husk removed.
I have only tried it with corn which has been cooked in the microwave for 4 minutes for each ear or grilled in it’s husk.
As soon as it is cooked, slice off the stem end of corn making sure you get a good 1/4 inch at least of the corn. You don’t need to measure you just need to get part of the end of the corn. Next grab the other end by the silk and give it a good couple of shakes. It should slide right out the end you cut with no silks at all on it.
Photo By: Rachel Hathaway
My tip for getting the ears of corn cleaned and trimmed, with minimal energy on my part, have my kids do it! They think it’s fun! I send them out to the deck with a bag of corn and away they go! No mess in the kitchen either.
I would do that too because the kids did like doing it but I guess that was one of the other reasons I loved this method there was o no mess at all. After the corn slid out the bottom all I had was the husks perfectly intact still and not one piece of silk any where it was so neat.
I just cooked corn in the microwave this way tonight for supper and there is just no better way. This is the second time I have done it and even my hubby says the corn is so sweet. No doubt that I will always cook corn this way from now on.