Cutting the Corn off the Cob - Tip of the Day

by Monika Bartyzel, Posted Jun 26th 2009 @ 9:00AM

Love the fresh flavor of corn on the cob but hate how it gets caught in your teeth? There are a few ways to cut a good kernel.

Corn on the cob. Photo: theilr/Flickr

Say goodbye to the floss -- there's no reason you can't enjoy corn on the cob just like everybody else. Just grab a knife and get ready to cut. Here are a few of the easiest techniques:

"Fine Cooking" suggests cutting the ear in half by standing it up on one of its flat ends and simply slicing down vertically on one side without cutting too far into the cob's harder core. In the book "How to Break an Egg," this method is taken a step further: Ears are dipped into boiling water for a minute or two, rinsed in cold, and then cold. According to the book, "This 'sets' the milk so it doesn't spurt when you cut the kernels off the cob."

Martha Stewart, on the other hand, leaves the stem on, cuts a flat piece off the tip, and then works the knife straight down the exterior of the whole cob.

What's your favorite de-kerneling technique?

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Reader comments (Page 1 of 1)

6-26-2009 @10:46AM ssmwih2 said... An angel food cake pan works great. Put the end of the corn into the end of the center piece and cut the corn right into the pan.
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