Originally Posted by
Phillbo
Sounds like you and the Wife are a great couple other than at the dinner table....
Even after living in the east for 50 years, my wife "suffers" from her decidedly mid-western pallet. I have learned over the years, it is better to accept and accommodate her need for bland than try to expand her horizons. Still, on occasion, she will temporarily lose her mind and take a bite of something on my plate only to realize it has been "personalized"
Back to corn for a minute: I posted this last year, but I will repeat it for anyone who might have missed it.
My go to preparation of corn on the cob for up to 4 cobs at a time (beyond that I steam) is using the microwave. First, I trim the silk end and the stalk end and pull off the outer husk, leaving all the inner tight husk in place. I then turn them end for end beside each other in the microwave. Set it on high for 3 minutes, turn each 180 degrees and back in for 2 minutes. Using hot gloves husk them immediately when you take them out. Grasp the husk at the small end between your thumb and forefinger and pull down making sure the silk is within your grasp. Two or three "pulls" and you are done, with no silk remaining.
For three, I arrange them in the shape of a triangle and for four I use a rectangle and increase the time by 1 or 2 minutes.
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