Corn on the Cob Trick

You might think cooking corn on the cob is easy? It’s probably because you have been doing it wrong. There is a trick to it and if you do it this way, you can have the best corn on the cobb possible!

I’m not sure what people mean when they say their corn on the cob is waterlogged? I guess people leave it in the water too long and it becomes that way. I’m not sure I can solve your waterlog problems (if you have any), but I can tell ya how to fix up a nice ear of corn.

1) Grab a pot
2) Turn on the cold water and fill 3/4 full
3) Turn your stove top on high and place that pot of water on it

(Are you with me so for? Good!)

4) Get your corn and do your shucking and washing while you wait for the water to come to a boil
5) When your water is boiling, that is when you stick in the corn (not before)
6) After you have thrown the corn in your boiling pot of water, you can then add a small piece of butter to the boiling mix (this will give the boiling more life and now the water will feverishly boil around those ears of corn)
7) Let your corn boil for 10 to 12 minutes and you have just cooked the most perfect corn on the cob the world has ever seen!
Add your salt and butter to your corn when it’s in your plate

So what’s the trick? The trick is getting the water boiling first. So many people like to throw the corn in the water and let it come up the temperature scale as the water does. This causes the corn to lose it’s tasting and nutrient properties. It’s only a small bit, but it’s that small bit that makes a good ear of corn better. Sliding a lilttle butter in the hot mix is great when you have several ears of corn and some are trapped on bottom, while others stay half out of the water. The boiling pressure sometimes doesn’t stir them that well and adding just a little butter in will be like someone standing there with a big spoon stiring them the whole time!