What's the quickest, easiest way you have used to remove the silk from corn on the cob?
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ibstubro (
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May 18th, 2015
If I buy cleaned corn on the cob in the store, there seems to be no sign of silk.
If I buy corn on the cob in the husk, it seems like I can never remove all the silk.
What’s the trick?
Were it just me, I would leave the silk (but for the brown, dried part) on the cob. Doesn’t gross me out and has the same or more nutrients as the corn.
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I use an old toothbrush to get it off.
I just pull it with my hand. I get about 90% of it on the first pull, then about 90% of what’s left on the second pull. That’s good enough for me. No mechanical devices.
You can use a brush, or just screw it, the corn will get stuck in places, what’s a little floss to go with it?
I haven’t cooked fresh corn on the cob for years because that’s one of those household tasks I hate, regardless of how easy it may really be. Fresh frozen corn on or off the cob is good enough for the lazy elephant.
Honestly? I don’t even really worry about it. I pull the main batch off. The reson just seem to kind of go away as it cooks.
@Pachy If you want something special partially husk the corn on the cob, butter it, then pull the husk back up and roast it over a flame. It’ll be something the elephant never forgets.
^^^^^ First world recipes.
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