THE CLAIM
Corn on the Cob snobs say that there's two ways to cook corn: on the grill or in a pot of boiling water. Simply Recipes offered the forbidden alternative: Microwave. Check out the video below.
Please note that this was originally circulated around facebook as a Vimeo.com video by Simply Recipes (https://vimeo.com/102063234). However, since Blogger won't accept Vimeo videos, the above is a version of the same video found on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VX7vcAsrHos).
THE TEST
Guinea Pig Amber put this to the test. Could it really be that easy?
As it turns out, YES. It really is that easy. And it works well. She says, "My first test was with a single ear as in the video. Cooked 4 minutes on high, cut of the end, squeezed top, and the corn slid out with ultimate ease. Taste was also top notch- even better than boiling and not the least bit soggy." She also stresses the importance of making sure you cut off the correct end of the corn, or it doesn't work as well.
But because Amber has a family of four, and because no one wants to do this one ear at a time, Amber started experimenting with microwaving multiple ears at once. She found the following:
- Four Ears: 8-9 minutes
- Five Ears: 10 minutes, and might need a tad more
- More than Five Ears: microwave 2 minutes at a time until done
CONCLUSION
It works well! Quick, easy and clean. Be sure to take into consideration different microwave power levels. What works on one microwave may work slightly differently on another.
