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Default Grilled Corn( (WAS what's with peanuts?)

On 2/18/2019 11:26 AM, wrote:
> On Sun, 17 Feb 2019 22:50:43 -0500, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>
>> On 2019-02-17 8:34 p.m., jmcquown wrote:
>>> On 2/10/2019 4:40 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>>> gain, many other things are justÂ* personal preference.Â* You can make
>>>> excellent corn on the cob in the microwave, but the corn off the grill
>>>> is very different.Â* You may prefer one over the other.
>>>
>>> I love, love, love grilled corn on the cob!Â* In the husk.Â* Peel the
>>> husks back to remove the silk.Â* Put the husks back in place and soak the
>>> ears in a bucket of fresh cold salted water, so the husks won't burn.
>>> Shake them to get rid of excess water.Â* Grill the corn over indirect
>>> coals, turning frequently, so the husks dry out.Â* Don't worry if they
>>> get a bit charred!Â* After about 25-35 minutes the corn is perfectly
>>> cooked.Â* It tastes so much better than from microwaved or boiled corn on
>>> the cob.Â* Brush with some lightly herbed butter.Â* Delicious!
>>>
>>> Another thing to do with grilled corn.Â* Ditto peeling back the husk and
>>> removing the silk.Â* Then soaking.Â* But before grilling, brush the cob
>>> with butter or olive oil.Â* Lay some stalks of of fresh herbs along the
>>> cob before putting the husk back in place.Â* Fresh basil, sprigs of
>>> marjoram or thyme, things like that.

>
> With all those herbs you probably don't appreciate the flavor of
> freshly picked corn.... I only use a smidge of butter, no s n'p
> either. Actually I prefer microwaved corn, with grilled the char
> ruins the fresh corn flavor.
>

I've *never* had freshly picked corn. I didn't grow up on a farm. I
buy corn at the local farm stands or the grocery store. It may have
been picked near here, sure, but I didn't take it from field to table.

>>> While the corn is cooking, you can also grill whatever else you'd like,
>>> be it a couple of steaks, or some other veggies alongside.

>>
>> I don't bother peeling off the silk before grilling. If it is really
>> freshly picked I don't ever bother soaking it. Just turn it frequently
>> until the husk is charred. Thanks to a suggestion here I started
>> eating it with lime juice and chili powder.
>>

Enjoy that. The idea of lime juice and chili powder doesn't appeal to me.
> With cooked corn the silks will come right off with the husks.


Sure it does. I'd still remove it first. Just my grilled corn
preference. Just as soaking the corn in the husks first is also a tried
and true method which I prefer.

Jill