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Eating and Drinking => Cooking, Storing and Preserving => Topic started by: rubyrose on June 10, 2011, 15:20

Title: removing sweetcorn kernels
Post by: rubyrose on June 10, 2011, 15:20

Hi i know it's early in the year yet for sweetcorn but last year i tried slicing the kernels off the cobs after blanching without much sucsess. I am hoping someone can tell me how to remove them for freezing. i had a lot of cobs last year if this year is hopefully the same the kernels take up less room in the freezer
thanks

Title: Re: removing sweetcorn kernels
Post by: arugula on June 10, 2011, 16:01

These instructions show the process quite clearly:

http://www.pickyourown.org/freezingcorn.htm

They don't look very tidy though and don't come off as individual kernels, which is I think what you might be after.

Title: Re: removing sweetcorn kernels
Post by: rubyrose on June 11, 2011, 22:38

Thanks for the link Argille I didnt do strips last time and split lots of Kernels.  But will try again this year

Title: Re: removing sweetcorn kernels
Post by: Trillium on June 12, 2011, 04:19

I must be a horrible person because I never blanch my freezer corn. Just husk it, pull off all the silks, use a long knife with a D shaped handle that is easy to hold, and start slicing like the link showed. As I cut, someone bags them, squeezes out the air, ties and pops the bags into the freezer. We can get through 10 dozen cobs in about 20 minutes.

To cook them, I place a desired quantity in a microwave dish, heat for 2 minutes, drain off water, add salt and butter, cook up to 2 more minutes depending on quantity, stir the butter into the hot corn and serve.

The key I found is having the right knife for the slicing process. Went through several, including blisters, before I found the right one.

Title: Re: removing sweetcorn kernels
Post by: rubyrose on June 12, 2011, 22:14

thanks for advice Trillium, I think i will invest in a new knife and try your way. will save a lot of time too not blanching.

Title: Re: removing sweetcorn kernels
Post by: Trillium on June 13, 2011, 04:13

I know many people prefer the blanched first taste, but I find it yukky, which is why I prefer to simply cut and freeze immediately. Try to get the freshest corn you can and it makes a difference. Corn that sat around in the shops for a day or two have already changed to starch which makes it a tougher chew. I go to a local organic farm market first thing in the morning and wait for their daily, freshly picked corn to come in. I rush home and we start cutting.