Shucking corn is definitely one in every of my least favourite cooking duties of all time. I inevitably make a large number each single time and, irrespective of how exhausting I attempt, I can by no means appear to get all these darn silks off.

Nicely, I lately found a ridiculously straightforward and practically palms off methodology of shucking corn on the cob utilizing a microwave. I made a decision to place this tip to the check and see if utilizing the microwave to shuck corn really works.

There are various movies and articles across the internet that discuss the best way to shuck corn in a microwave. This video from America’s Check Kitchen was the primary one to essentially catch my eye.

In it, an ATK chef lays out the steps:

Impressed by this video, I made a decision to conduct my very own check, following these steps:

After 2 minutes was up, I eliminated the ear of corn from the microwave, held the un-cut finish with a kitchen towel and gave it a bit shake. Tada! A freshly shucked ear of corn, with no silks.

Whereas the kernels have been softer after being within the microwave, the corn was undoubtedly not cooked via.

Verdict: This can be a mind-blowing tip!

Gone are the times of shucking corn by hand!

Yet another factor to say is that the corn may be very scorching when it comes out of the microwave. It’s finest to make use of an oven mitt or kitchen towel when dealing with it.

Have you ever ever husked corn within the microwave?