Best Method to Cook Corn on the Cobb?

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I'm getting ready to cook several pork chops this afternoon.  I typically boil the corn because it's easy.  What's the best way to grill corn on the Egg?  

shtgunal3

Some folks silk it and then cook in the husk. I shuck, silk, and wash it then wrap loosely in foil with salt, pepper, and butter and grill until tender

Jstroke

I just shuck it and throw it on--no foil. 

Dfoshee

I just let the wife bring it to me and cook it. 

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Thanks guys.  I covered it with melted butter, salt and cheese. 

NonaScott

Soak corn in water thirty minutes with husk on. Put on grill and turn 1/4 turn every 6 minutes for a total of 24 minutes. Remove and cut of 1/2 inch of cf corn at bottom and squeezeeze corn out from the top. Comes out clean as a whistle. I'm doing as we speak.

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Update, forgot something.....

jdsmithii

http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2013/07/mexican-street-corn-elotes-recipe.html

jstewart12a

I  shuck and remove the silk and then soak them in water for 15-20 minutes and then brush some butter on and throw me on the egg. For about 10-15 minutes turning them a couple of times. 

Troykahack

i have just left mine in the husk and cook about 20-30 mins (rotating often)  Always comes out good but will try some of the other ways.  Always looking for better.

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Thanks again to everyone!   Egger's are the best!!!

Tony_T

I leave the husk on, run under water for a minute, then wrap in foil.  The wet husk then steams the corn.  When done, the silk comes off easily.

fishlessman

take it out of the bag, grill, shuck, eat. for me the less i put into the better it is, stays hotter longer if you just cook it intact as well, we eat 8 to 10 each for dinner, never knew it was a side dish til i was in my 20's

clemsontyger97

I go at it one of two ways.   1st is the same as @shtgunal3 noted above (except I use olive oil instead of butter).  

Second is to shuck it, lightly spray it with canola oil, and put it on at 350-400*.   Every 5 minutes or so I will turn it, baste it with melted butter, and repeat until it's softened and has a light char (or heavy if you prefer).   Remove, slather it with mixture of lime juice mayo (3 TBS mayo, 3-4 tsp Lime).   Season it with a corn rub, then sprinkle shredded cheese.  Gold.

Jupiter Jim

clemsontyger97 said:

I go at it one of two ways.   1st is the same as @shtgunal3 noted above (except I use olive oil instead of butter).  

Second is to shuck it, lightly spray it with canola oil, and put it on at 350-400*.   Every 5 minutes or so I will turn it, baste it with melted butter, and repeat until it's softened and has a light char (or heavy if you prefer).   Remove, slather it with mixture of lime juice mayo (3 TBS mayo, 3-4 tsp Lime).   Season it with a corn rub, then sprinkle shredded cheese.  Gold.

What is corn rub?

Foghorn

NonaScott said:

Soak corn in water thirty minutes with husk on. Put on grill and turn 1/4 turn every 6 minutes for a total of 24 minutes. Remove and cut of 1/2 inch of cf corn at bottom and squeezeeze corn out from the top. Comes out clean as a whistle. I'm doing as we speak.

I have to try this.

Foghorn

jdsmithii said:

http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2013/07/mexican-street-corn-elotes-recipe.html

@Mickey, is this the recipe you like?

Mickey

Foghorn said:

jdsmithii said:

http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2013/07/mexican-street-corn-elotes-recipe.html

@Mickey, is this the recipe you like?

No. S&P with a little butter or oil and husk first. Simple only 

NonaScott

Foghorn said:

NonaScott said:

Soak corn in water thirty minutes with husk on. Put on grill and turn 1/4 turn every 6 minutes for a total of 24 minutes. Remove and cut of 1/2 inch of cf corn at bottom and squeezeeze corn out from the top. Comes out clean as a whistle. I'm doing as we speak.

I have to try this.

I saw it on FB and figured it was bs but it really works. Depending on how thick the husk is you might want to go a little longer. The ones I did last night could have used about 10 more minutes I think. Also you have to squeeze the top pretty hard to get it started but it will squeeze out with not one single silk attached to the corn

abpgwolf

My family's absolute favorite sweet corn. http://www.food-fire.com/index.php/2011/06/02/1st-sweet-corn/ 

Zmokin

I prefer to cook the meat on the BGE, and use my steamer for steaming my corn on the cob.  I like to use my preferred tool for the preferred job and don't try to use my BGE to cook everything in the cookbook or on the menu.

But that's just how I like to do it.

Ladeback69

It depends on what how I am eating as to how I cook corn on the cob.  If making salsa, I shuck them, put a little EVOO on them and roast them till they have a good chat on them.  If eating corn on the cob, I soak in water for 20 to 30 minutes in them grill at about 400 direct for 10 minutes or so. Turning a few times.

Focker

Zmokin said:

I prefer to cook the meat on the BGE, and use my steamer for steaming my corn on the cob.  I like to use my preferred tool for the preferred job and don't try to use my BGE to cook everything in the cookbook or on the menu.

But that's just how I like to do it.

I hear ya. Corn boils and hog roasts were a family staple growing up.  Dad's best buddy raised hogs.

If you are lucky to posess good sweet corn genetics.....plump, juicy, flavorful kernels, trump shriveled, dried, and carmelized.  Butter, salt, and white pepper are nice additions, not necessary.  Good Midwest sweet corn will easily stand on its own.  

DieselkW

I love summer corn....
I use scissors to cut the silk off, then lay it on the grill at 350º turning often until steam comes out the silk end.
The stalk end is a handle, just peel the leaves down to the stalk, cut them off with the scissors but leave the stalk end alone.
Place back on the grill when the meat is resting to give it a little char. and make sure it's hot when it hits the table.

In my house, they reach for the corn before they grab a fork. The poor butter looks like WW3.

clemsontyger97

@Jupiter Jim 1/2 tsp chili powder, 1/4 tsp cayenne, 1/4 tsp cumin, 1/8 tsp seasoned salt.   I make larger batches because we eat the hound dog out of grilled corn.

kmyszka

do you cook corn on the cob with platesetter in or out?

Eoin

Follow as above, soak and grill on direct heat (no platesetter) with the leaves on.

frazzdaddy

Street corn for the win! But damn, I got to try some of these. Well done gents.

loco_engr

Thanks for all the different methods 

Ozzie_Isaac

Wrap wet paper towel and microwave till it pops.

Dawgtired

I think I got this from a Curtis Stone cookbook as a “try this and you will never go back to boiling.” Oven at 350 and roast them in their jacket for 35-40 minutes. Silk just comes right off..next to none on the cob. Easiest and most delicious way unless you are going Mexican or something. The only thing I do is trim any silk off the top and remove any loose leaves that may fall in the oven. Takes two seconds.