There’s nothing better than sweet, sweet corn on the cob during corn season… unless it’s overcooked. Turns out, the best way to avoid overcooking your boiled corn is to not boil it at all. Follow along as Dan shows you why (and how to do it).
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Typewriter!
Oh, and I'm a typewriter.
Dan, I don't boil my sweet corn at all, but the mouth feel is pretty perfect when I steam cook it. It's super tender and not tough or sticky at all.
typewriter!
The original corn kid is Dan! 😁
There is a 4th type of corn eater. I call it the squirrel eater. Its my wife. She cleans off the entire cob 1 kernel at a time. When she's done the cob is completely bare, just like as you most likely guessed the same as what a squirrel leaves behind.
Typewriter!!
We wrap our corn in 2 layers of paper towel and run that under the faucet, soaking the paper towel. Then we place the corn in the microwave for a few minutes. Perfectly cooked.
Eat it raw! It’s the best way.
Another method is to throw it in the rubbish bin and go get something else – ideally something with a bit of nutritional value.
Typewriter for the first run through, then usually a log runner after that.
Typewriter 🙂
Ummm! Ty from all us Typewriters
I type a third of the way and log.
Typewriter
I'm a shucker, not a husker. And a typewriter.
This guy corns
I actually do a sort of hybrid logroll/typewrite thing.
I use the typewriter method and I absolutely LOVE corn! Great video Dan, thanks for posting!❤🌽❤🌽❤🌽❤
log the ends and then typewriter out the middle.
Never even considered anything other than typewriter existing.
It’s corn. Or corn on the cob. We don’t need to call it sweet corn.
The best corn? Non sweet one grill it on charcoal and eat with chilli
The best way of getting perfect corn on the cob is by using your microwave . Let everything in tact . Cook it on high for 4 minutes . When finished , cut about an inch off the bottom . Next squeeze it out of the husk from the silky end ! Perfection !
Typewriter for sure.
Typewriter here!