Man, I want a cute little dude like that to keep in my pocket and hand out sage advice.

A pocket Ken

I want to buy corn now just so I can do this

This is an actual life hack that can be applied to daily life. I can’t believe I’ve never seen this before…my grandpa was a farmer!

Well I'll be shucky-darned.

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I’m not eating microwaved corn.

It works pretty well. I'd recommend adjusting the time a bit based on your microwave though. 4 minutes per ear is too long in mine.

Did yours start to pop?

No silk is great, but now you have microwaved corn…

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Hold up, do you have to microwave it or is that just how he likes to cook his? Seems like this might logically work without the microwave step, no?

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An oven at 400°F or on the grill with the husk on for about 10 minutes gets you the same result.

nah, it's just too cooked. It starts getting soft and it's not as good if you cook it too long. Just like steaming broccoli or any other vegetables too long, once you go too far they start getting bad again.

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I love the Ove-Glove/Miracle Blade combo. It just really brings it home.

Yeah but when you do it this way you have this precious sob subconsciously saying to you "what did I tell ya?" after you take that first flavorless chew that is somehow the only corn bite you will ever truly have an emotional attachment to.

You'll be chasin that dragon with every ear you purchase. You'll be nukin corn husks till dusk just to try and get that epoch mf rush you had when you first followed this beautiful bastards advice.

but... but i dont like microwaved anything...

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How about uncle roger? Hes not quite as cute and if by sage advice you mean lots of hiaaaaaayah's and yelling then hes pretty close!

https://www.youtube.com/c/mrnigelng

A microwave is a machine from the future, it’s amazing in its range of uses

Then... You're.... Irrational

I prefer this method.

Grilling it wrapped in foil or in the oven is the same thing. The heating medium gives it no flavor regardless.

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And by golly he eats 'em.

And you handle my ass pennies. Everytime you make a wish. Every cent you're kid gets from the tooth fairy. You pick up my ass pennies off the ground for good luck, whose the big man now!?

I see what you did there🤣

I don't mind a few strings in my corn.

The charm of Uncle Roger was entirely lost to me when I discovered that his speech pattern is a total fabrication.

I'd rather have silk on my corn than microwave them.

I made a traditional fondue savoyarde in my microwave and triggered most of r/france but a microwave just heats things up. Admittedly it can be tricky to get the settings just right for whatever kind of heating you want to do but that's also true of other heating methods that people just generally have more practice with.

Put some dried corn kernels in the microwave nobody panics. Put unshucked corn in the microwave and everybody loses their minds.

This guy shucks.

Rachel Ray told me to jack the corn off with a rubber band like 15 years ago.

You could do this with any corn. The trick is to cut it at the butt end.

unhusk it first then boil it or grill it

or de-husk it first

I feel like of all the ways to cook corn... the microwave should be reserved for popcorn (and only if you don't have a Whirly-pop). Is nothing sacred to these people?

Is that what the knife he uses is called? I have no interest in microwaves corn but that knife cut through it pretty nice.

I took of the husk for a while and went back to my old husky ways. Keeps in more moisture and does a fantastic job on the bbq. I’ve been using this guys method for a couple of years now and it just works.

Ok I will gove it a go next time I get some 🥳

Pre cooking the corn will take forever if you’re doing a dozen ears

Dehusk. Salt, pepper, butter, and adobo. Wrap in tinfoil and throw on the grill. Amazing corn every time. As long as you wrap it properly the juices stay in.

I still have and use my miracle blade set that's like 25 years old. I use that carving knife and the steak knives all the time. It came in a set of like 14 knives for $40 or something like that. Not the greatest knives but they have a unique edge so you never have to sharpen.

No! Grill with husk on, no worries of anything at all. Good corn every time

OK, you just sent me down a 4-hour rabbit and am still not sure if he is playing a character, but am have subscribed!

I like the smoky flavour you get as the outer leaves of the husk char

Actually needed this after listening to Contagious.

With the husk on soak it in water before grilling it. I stopped removing the silk as well, it's easier to remove after it's cooked and adds more flavor.

Ahh, I always put mine on the top warmer rack while everything else cooks. I will have to leave some in the husk closer to the heat next time.

Mexican street corn right there. Love it.

Ha ha, is it? My buddy had me try it a few years ago and I never went back

So that's what happened to Wendy's founder Dave Thomas.

Yep. Delicious. Only way I do corn. (Except maybe also in the husk, but can’t get butter in there unless you deconstruct first.)

Add Queso Fresco and a bit of lime from the finishing touch.

lol it takes less to cook it https://youtu.be/XKxIxR1VYd0?t=33

But then you've removed the handle! I wonder if when it's opened, if you cut the base around if those silks will come off just as easy?

I like to live in a world where his full birth name name is Ken Clean-Ears Everytime.

I was so confused by this comment because I’m currently reading a book titled Contagious.

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You need to heat it up to loosen the cob from the husk. What method you do to heat it up though is up to you.

It's actually from the past. Old timers were doing shit right.

Not really. Microwave is not heating externally and it indeed can have an effect in texture and flavor. Particularly when flavour is not intrinsic but developer by the heating process.

Microwaves don't heat things up. They make the things heat themselves up which depending on what you want to make can yield radically different results.

This is easily provable by basic experimentation. I'm surprised it needs clarifying at this point.

Something subtle, like mexican esquites.

Mayo, cheese, chili, hot sauce.

But this is not the case for corn on the cob. Flavor is intrinsic heating does nothing for the flavor. You're typically just wrapping it in foil on a grill or oven. It's abundantly clear you've not had microwaved corn on the cob.

Or you could grill them in the husk

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Here's an idea: Don't fucking wrap it in foil! Slap that MFer right on the grill, get some char on there. You don't need foil on there, all that does is steam it like you said. but if you get some char on it, then you are actually developing some flavor from your heating method.

And don't sleep on the ove-glove. I'm clumsy and used to burn myself all the time.

Wouldn’t your corn be rubbery from microwaving it?

Does that help with the silk?

Yes, it mostly comes off due to the moisture released from cooking them in the husk. Recommend soaking them for 30 mins to an hour before grilling so the dry husks don’t catch fire

Yeah you get a char-y flavor. It isn't necessarily better. Also kills the plump juiciness of the corn which is preserved by the steam method.

>Also kills the plump juiciness of the corn which is preserved by the steam method.

Absolutely not. It's not like you're charring the whole damn thing (unless you like it burned) it just adds a bit of the grilled flavor, still perfectly crunchy and juicy.

I was expecting it to be a disaster, when he said one corn was 4 minutes, and he put 2 corns in for 8, not really how microwaves work, but by golly, he got the results he promised, fantastic

Not sure if his lost fingertip here has anything to do with this said MiracleBlade

As someone that loves corn, I always resisted trying it, but it is so good and easy. Can then pop it in a hot skillet with butter after and toast the kernels. Tons of flavor and ready super fast.

You got downvoted, but you aren't wrong. People just might not understand your phrasing or how a microwave works. It doesn't cook things the same way an oven, a grill, or a stove does.

Are you not aware of the Miracle Blade??

It's a shawp knife; https://youtu.be/T2N4U7B1Jog?t=262

Exactly, if I put some food in the microwave for 8 minutes I wouldn't be surprised if it caught fire... (unless it was a low wattage setting)

So now do whatever you want with it? The police won't stop you from cooking it again I promise

Reading myself I think it also came across as unnecessarily confrontational. Problems of non native language. 😕

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u/eduo is getting downvoted because while they may have something to add they've done it poorly.

If the phrase "heats things up" was some strictly defined scientific terminology they could perhaps argue I'd used the term too loosely. But I used loose terminology on purpose the same way I would with comparison between any of the methods that make food hot. Because to me the point is that the food gets hot. You don't have to understand how a microwave works to use it. The same is true of a kettle, an oven or an induction stove top.

That's a real Dick Dinger

if you know what I mean

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Then you're not cooking the corn fully

Corn in full husk goes on the grill first. Then I grill my burgers or whatever as it continues to steam in the husk. During the phases of having the grill closed, some of the grillsmoke makes it into the corn. I can't say I have had microwaved corn before so no idea if it really makes a big difference, but it should make at least some.

By unique you mean serrated.

I bought both for my mom on her birthday. I ended up using them more than her.

My point is that "just heating things up" is only part of what makes cooking with heat. Same way you can't make bread in microwaves because dough isn't just heated up.

To your example, enough french food requires a finer control of heat and it's application than a microwave provides so it's understandable they'd react badly to using it. Even for things that can easily be duplicated the process is usually not the same.

I already admitted to explaining it poorly though. Even though I believe my point would stand, by now it's stay buried even if I reworded it.

It may be serrated, but it's different than any other serrated knife I have used, it cuts well after 25 years and I use it almost daily.

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Some confidently incorrect bullshit right here.

Microwaving corn on the cob is perfectly legitimate way to do it. It tastes great. It's not like a mush. I guarantee you haven't tried it. And if you char it on the grill bare you will be cleaning up all the fuzz yourself. Which is the whole point of the post.

Also what kind of asshole tried to gate keep corn on the cob.

You're just an asshole who doesn't know shit clearly

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Your corn game is weak and you don't understand wtf gatekeeping means. You're a disappointment to everyone who ever loved you.

A serrated knife is a saw; saws perform well even when they're not very sharp; a knife, on the other hand, has to be kept sharp to perform well.

You're literally trying to gate keep. Saying corn on the cob isn't worth having if it isn't made specifically to your tastes.

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Thanks for giving me permission to re-cook my corn. Can’t wait!

I had miracle blades for probably over 10 years - they always were sharp. Then I bought an expensive set of knives (different brands, generic block) - most work great, but the expensive steak knives cut less effectively by far than the miracle blades did. They have a finer serration though.. the miracle blade was not quite the same as other serrated knives I have owned.

It's a funny thing really.. but the miracle blades were actually a really decent investment. : )

> Also what kind of asshole tried to gate keep corn on the cob.

Literally you. You are literally in here telling people they aren't cooking their corn correctly.

You can have serrated saws or knives, or even serrated scissors. Serration does not make it a saw.

Yea there’s no way microwaved corn tastes the same as grilled corn. Especially if you’re grilling with wood or charcoal.

Mesquite grilled corn is one of my favorite things.

The point is to get the husk off easier by cooking it. Trust me. No need to soak it or shuck it then rewrap it. Just corn + heat = easy to shuck.

Did you just hurt yourself in your confusion. I just said microwaving is a legitimate way to cook corn. Im not here insisting you do it. And I never claimed it was the best method. I said the result is similar to cooking on a grill in foil bc you and the other goblin were here acting as if it was like eating trash. Then you're making the assertion it's best just to throw it direct on the grill which is 100% going to dry it out and give you a crap result. You need to at minimum cook in the husk of not foil and only after soaking the corn. Then you can toss it on directly at the end for some grill marks. But that will give you corn with charred hairs all over.

You want to go stop sucking on each other and think about what you're doing?

What makes it a saw, then, in your view?

You can absolutely bake bread in a microwave. You won’t end up with a crust though.

This example shows what I think you were trying to say from the beginning: a microwave heats things by vibrating the molecules directly. This way the heat is coming from inside the food, versus standard cooking where the heat comes from outside. Heat coming from the outside means the outside gets cooked more, which means you get a crust.

I would say it's more around purpose, like taking down a tree, a branch or rope would be the purpose of a saw. They have saw blade knives for smaller beaches or other purposes. Kinda if hard to explain but I think usually you can tell the difference.

I take the 2 sides and pull - shucked - then I rinse it under cool water while running the palm of my hand against it - silk gone - total work time; 20 seconds for perfectly shucked corn - sheesh people.

>Then you're not cooking the corn fully

That's you telling me I'm not cooking my corn correctly.

>I said the result is similar to cooking on a grill in foil bc you and the other goblin were here acting as if it was like eating trash.

First of all congrats on devolving to name calling. Second, i never said anything about microwaving and whether it's good or bad (I don't give a shit btw.) All I said was that your are full of shit for claiming that the cooking method is irrelevant because the cooking method doesn't develop flavor.

>Then you're making the assertion it's best just to throw it direct on the grill

Nope, I never said that. I just suggested a way to cook corn that DOES in fact develop flavor.

Bless this man

Its actually really good that way haha

I grew up in a corn farming region surrounded by corn farms. Don't microwave your corn. How gross. Shucking corn? Split the top, yank one side / pull the other off. Crack the bottom off it and run your hand down the cob to pull off any silk. I can do two bags or more in the time he did two cobs.

Get a big pot, fill it with water. Add some salt, and a ton of brown sugar. Stir until the sugar dissolves. Boil the cobs for 8 to 10 minutes and remove from heat and take the cobs out of the water.

That's it. They'll be perfect.

I have a neighbor (honest to god) who edged a lawn with a miracle blade. Does that make it a trimmer?

The texture to me is the same as boiling it

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Haha, I believe it, but I would still say no, I would say intended purpose. Maybe your neighbor refers to it as a trimmer.

Microwaving corn is the best way to eat corn especially if you're only feeding 1-3 people. There's no difference between this and boiling it.

short video shows it all ..pretty cool

https://youtu.be/J89FJcHJ1pQ

oh you have a video too :) i never saw that "_"

Stick 'em in Uncle Glenn's armpits while he watches the game?

In this thread; people slinging death threats and personal insults over microwaved corn

Microwave corn is a bit sweeter since the sugars leech into the water through diffusion (high concentration -> low concentration). Unless you add sugar to the water to equalize it.

he-wea-goe

There's no difference between corn boiled in water the traditional way and corn cooked in the microwave.

Omg, a traditionally boiled vegetable steamed in it's own leafy shell, what a sacrilege lol.

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He 100 percent is, he has said so in interviews but it his first character\claim to fame so there isn't other stuff out there on him.

He said he wanted to do character comedy and did a clip as uncle roger and it picked up so he just kept doing it.

but glad you enjoyed it :D hes always worth a chuckle for me as well

It has been a wild ride.

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There are worse choices. Actually she’s lost a bit of her looks at 54 years old…