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- Freezing corn on the cob without blanching is an easy summer-time chore. We make freezing corn on the cob without blanching easier by processing it outside right next to the garden. Growing sweet corn is an art so freezing the harvest is extremely important.
The process of freezing corn on the cob is made simple if performed outside. The way we process and freeze our corn will not heat up the kitchen. However, you can do this in your kitchen.
I honestly did not believe that freezing corn on the cob without blanching would work so I did a one year test run. It worked great! Finally we show you how to load the freezer bag which is important when freezing sweet corn.
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Freezing corn on the cob without blanching is easy and simple when processed in the garden. - Навчання та стиль
Blanching corn is the best way it might not be the simplest in the easiest but it taste better and it preserves more nutrients
I blanched my entire life until I tried as shown in the video. I do have a video on the channel of us blanching like we did since I was growing up.
I learned to cook my sweet corn in the husk in the microwave. 3 minutes per ear. All silks come on in one twist of the husk and it tastes fantastic. Haven't boiled away any flavor. Now I'm going to freeze it as you've done and hope that it can still be microwaved in the husk once thawed. Grew up in Illinois 80 years ago and love love love sweet corn. Thanks for you easy to learn from video.
Thanks for the kind comments! Yes, my wife has started to cook the corn exactas you described in the microwave. It works! Thanks!
@@useful.knowledge Does she thaw the frozen ears before microwaving or straight from the freezer to the microwave?
Yes, she thaws them.
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I’m sorry to be a pest could you explain how you wife “ thaws “ the corn out- just sets it on the counter or
Puts in water
Or in the fridge over night?
Last summer - I watched this video- and put away 20 ears of corn! So now it’s time to test em out! So excited! Hopefully I hear from you soon! Thx u so much for your videos
Edit!! I continued looking thru comments snd found where you answered thx u!!!
@@shaylaster1607 Hi. Almost all of the time we will fill up the ziplock bag that the corn was frozen in with hot tap water and zip it back up. Then let is sit for about 15 minutes. Drain the water really well and then you can cook them.
Thank you. My first year freezing corn for winter. I eat so much when in season and sad when over. Searched for ideas to store. Your video showed the after and before. Your video shows from start to finish. A complete video. Thank you. I needed to see what it looked like after frozen ready for cooking (1 year later). People forget that is extremely important detail, especially for beginners. I Thank you. Now I have to clear out bottom drawer in freezer and ready the corn. Happy Harvesting!
Hi. Thank you so much for the kind words. We do try to explain things from start to finish. I just grilled some of the corn that was in the video. I think it taste better than the blanch.
Thanks a lot. I really appreciate your taking the time to make this video for people. I have a dozen ears we got from the food bank tonight and I will freeze them as you showed. THANKS, GUY!
Thank you, sir. Appreciate you taking your valuable time to teach others.
Jamie you’re the man! I love your channel and my family has gained a lot of useful knowledge from you! God Bless you and your family 🙏🏻🇺🇸❤️
Thanks so much for the kind comments!! God Bless you and your family also! 🇺🇸
Thank you…. Easy peasy
Clearly, one of my favorite channels to watch and look for! Thanks again!
Hi. Thanks for the nice comments!
Thanks indeed, I'mma get out there and do that with my home garden right now. 😁
I froze some corn a few months ago . Took it out today , thawed and threw in the oven with the husk on and roasted it. So good! It tasted like the day it was picked! Will definitely continue to freeze corn this way..
Sounds great. I wish I started freezing corn this way 20 years ago. Thanks!
How long and what temp did you roast it on?
Thank you. This is my first year of growing corn and it did very well. I was looking for an easy way to freeze without blanching or taking off cob. Thank you for The clear cut message. God bless
Thanks! I’ve grown corn for 30 years and honestly didn’t believe that this would work. I did the test batch last year and wow! It works. Congrats on growing your first corn and having success. Corn is not easy to grow as a few of my country neighbors found out this year.
Thanks ! This video came in really handy. Picked up some fresh sweet picked corn off the farm next to my house in Laval ! Just froze a bunch just a few min ago
Awesome!!
Thank you for taking the time and making this video! Definitely going to try this and use my vacuum sealer.
Thanks! It should work great with vacuum sealer.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who does this I actually really freeze most of my produce as we do not run through it very quickly and it will mold instead of letting it mold why not freeze it thanks for showing this video now I know I've been doing right the whole time
Thanks!!
I freeze corn this way also, but I put them in a brown paper grocery bag. Turns out great. Thanks for the video.
Hi. Interesting! I guess the brown bag acts as basically freezer paper. Thanks for sharing.
So glad I watched this
I will try it. Thanks.
Thanks for the post, great video and useful knowledge.👍
Thanks!!
I grew up in Arkansas on sweet corn, fresh. Nothing better IMO. We save our grocery store bags. Put a few ears in depending on how big they are. Double tie them down. And add two more bags and tie them down as well. I have had no problems with this method at all, and it really does save a lot of time, especially if you’re like me and purchase a ton of it from the farm at once lol
Awesome! Good info. Thanks for sharing.
Momfluent- I was wondering can you tell me your method preparing and cooking it - once you take it out of the freezer? Please
Great vid!
Thank you
Thanks a lot !
Thanks
Thanks!
I'm just seeing this video now and you've had it out for a while but this is the best idea especially today with the price is being a little higher than normal we can buy the corn and bulk and freeze it and enjoy it all winter and spring until the new crop comes up lol lol thank you so much for the video!!!
Thanks for the kind comment!
AWESOME I REALLY NEEDED THIS VIDEO IT'S THE BEST AND FAST SPECIAL WHEN YOU HAVE A LOT SOME I STRIPPED THE😂OLD WAY AND ANOTHER BAG 😮SO THIS WILL BLESS ME DEARLY AMEN ❤🙌🙌🙌🙌🙏🙏🙏THANKS FOR SHARING THIS INFORMATION CAUSE I WAS ALWAYS TOLD THE SAME THING ABOUT HOW TO FREEZE CORN BLANCHING 🌽 😊
Thanks!!
Thank you I like you always blanched my corn but I like your way better thanks again
Thanks!
Thx
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I cut it off the cob, put it in a baggie and put it in the freezer. Been doing this for about five years and it tastes great. 🌽👍
I do love cutoff corn!
I used to just throw the whole corn in a bag like you buy onions in and freeze. They came out like fresh corn and ate them year round.
Wow! Incredible! Have never thought of this! I’m going to try this!
Hi. It works. I never thought it would but it does. We just put up 60 gallon bags of corn last night.
@@useful.knowledge I have 6 rows of a variety called Montauk. Big ears and one the best I’ve tasted!
Sounds great! I looked it up and it looks very similar to the G90 variety that I grow.
@@useful.knowledge Yes it’s a bicolor, I used to grow G90 years ago.
Old farmer told me to leave the silk on but snap off what remained of the stalk and store two ears in a brown lunch bag stapled shut. That day went home and did as followed writing the date on the bag and one year later exactly took the corn out and cooked and tasted as fresh as it was a year prior.
I had a friend that absolutely did that each year. I may have to try it.
Are you still freezing it?
Hello this is awesome. Thank you for doing this and showing us how to freeze corn un-blanched. Takes so much work out of the process. I do have a question. Does the corn have alot of freezer burn ? It looked like it did okay. Thank you for sharing, God bless stay safe and have a wonderful day
Hi. It really does not show any signs of freezer burn. I didn’t believe it for years but I decided to try a test run last year of about 10 bags. It worked. I never want to put out a video unless I know it will help people so I made certain that this was a success.
All I do is take out how many ears I want to cook and place them in some hot water. About 5 minutes later, you can shuck them and then cook them. It’s so much faster than blanching. My wife, daughter, and I processed that whole tractor bucket in about 1.5 hours. The best thing is, when you are ready to make corn for dinner, you are shucking a few ears at a time instead of about 300 in a evening.
God Bless you are your family also!!
@@useful.knowledge Hello that is so awesome. I totally agree, when I do videos I make sure that something works first before I do a video on it....or when I do a cooking video we have had a that certain dish a few times before the video comes out about it. Cool that there is no freezer burn and it turns out just like fresh from the garden. Great time on the process of the corn. Thank you . 😁👍🌻🍏🍅🌱
Could you cut the corn and freeze them for an hour and then put in vacuum bags
We used to just put the corn in a paper bag & freeze it without cutting it or removing shucks. Take out, however, many you need and put rest back in freezer. Stick in water for 3 to 5 min. And put the whole cob and shuck in microwave. Delicious!!
Hi. I’ve had several comments about the paper bag method. Thanks!
I will like to do the same too! After freezing when getting ready to consume do I thaw it then boil it like normal corn? Have any good suggestions in preperation for comsuption of freezed corn ex(grill etc..)?
Hi. That’s basically what I do. I thaw them, shuck them, and then boil them for about 10 minutes. I also sometimes grill them after I shuck them. They are great on the grill.
Awesome thanks!hey question, when frozen how long do you cook them for?
Hi. I drop them in a pot of boiling water. The frozen ears will make the water stop boiling. Once the water gets back up to a boil, boil them for about 10 minutes. Enjoy!
I like 7 minutes
Three questions.
1 how long will it keep in freezer?
2 hiw do you thaw properly?
3 how long to thaw?
Hi. They keep well in the freezer up to a year. I thaw them by putting warm water out of the tap in to the bag. I fill the bag up with water and reseal it and let it sit in the sink. It usually takes 30 minutes to thaw. You can also take a bag or single ear out of the freezer and let them thaw out just in the kitchen for 2-3 hours. Thanks!
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I cut off corn and freeze it straight from the pan , I have corn to next spring with no problems , add a little water and salt
I do love cutoff corn!!! Most folks won’t take the time to do it.
May I ask what is a cut off corn?
Folks actually cut off the kernels with a knife. Basically the corn ends up like cream style corn and it taste awesome!!
How long will it last in the freezer?Have you tried vacuum sealing with this approach to see if it lasts any longer?
They last at least a year. I have contemplated vacuum sealing them.
@@useful.knowledge I'ma try your way leave everything on I I froze corn and took everything off and vacuum sealed it it's was good I cooked it in the freezer bag but thanks for this way
Do you have to cut the ends off before freezing?
Hi. You don’t have to cut them off but it makes them easier to manage when placing them in a freezer bag. Also, corn ear worms can sometimes be in the top end. Cutting that off will get rid of them.
I am 60 years old. From as long as I can remember we would shuck the corn and pack it up and throw it in the freezer. No blanching just wash it off.
You just got a Sub and a like for this great knowledge !!
Thanks!!!
My question: Is this SU, SE, or SH2 corn? That could make a lot of difference.
The corn I grow is G90 which is SU. That’s actually supposed to limit the life but I have no issues up to a year.
So would bacteria not be a concern since no blanching? Thanks.
Hi. Bacteria is not an issue because you are freezing the corn. When you take it out of the freezer, you have to boil (or grill) it for about 10 minutes.
Thanks. My question would be... Is the corn still crispy like fresh corn on the cobb. I vacuum sealed my corn from last summer. I didn't blanch it, but took off the green. When I cooked it this winter it wasn't crisp like fresh. Is this expected?
Hi. Yes, mine is crisp. I usually only boil mine for about 10 minutes. The vacuum seal should have worked well. How long did you boil it and what variety? Mine is G90.
@@useful.knowledge I froze mine raw. I have no idea what the variety was. I get it from a farm I keep my beehives on.
I never did it before and heard of blanching vegetables.
Thanks for the tip
I shucked and blanched my corn since I was a kid. I had to do a trial run of unblanched before I would believe that it would work. I’ve been doing unblanched for several years now.
The crispness could be the variety or even last summer’s weather. I know it rained so much here that half of my sorghum (syrup) died. Good luck with those bees!
Mine isn't crisp either. Its very soft. I wonder what happened?
Hi. Which variety did you grow last year?
How did the corn last over time in the freezer? Without blanching.
It actually was great even after a year.
I did one year without blanching, test horrible
Can you do this without the husk on.
Hi. You probably could but the main reason to leave the husk on is to prevent freezer burn.
Does it matter if you vacuum seal or not?
Hi. Some folks do vacuum seal them. I just use ziplock bags.
This seems like a great idea, but the idea of a defrosted worm that has been in my freezer sorta skeeves me out. 🥴 I think I might have to husk/clean it first.
I hear you 😂. Honestly cutting the top silk part of the ear off gets almost all earworms. I can’t remember when I had to remove any after thawing but it has happened.
If you have fowl of any kind it would a awesome frozen summer treat though hehe.
How do you cook it when it comes out of the freezer?
I just thaw them, remove the shucks and silks and boil them in water for about 10 minutes
Try it without the bag. I never put mine in a bag. I do everything else identical.
I did just what you said, I even vacuum sealed the corn. But, how do you cook it without getting MUSHY??
Hi. I shuck it, get the silks off and the boil for about 10 minutes
I had the same problem with mushiness in the corn after vapor sealing. Boiled for 8 minutes . Going to roast in the oven to see if it helps with the mushiness in it.
What about bugs that might be hidden under the husk? A year old frozen bug on my corn don't sound to yummy...
Hi. If you cut where I cut the head of the cob off, you won’t have corn earworms. I also hate those bugs!!
How did you cook the frozen corn, did you just shuck it and put it in a pot on the stove?
Hi. I thaw it, shuck it and then boil it for about 10 minutes.
Thank you!!!
should vacuum seal to keep ice crystals out
You’ll get some ice crystals on the outside of the shucks but the shucks protect the actual corn from freezer burn. If you wanted to vacuum seal, I think it would provide even more freezer burn protection.
Good ideal
Thanks!
Is it mushy?
No not at all. I was completely surprised. Now that how I freeze my corn.
What's the best way to cook it after you take it out of the freezer
Hi. We take it out of the freezer and run warm water into the bag so it will thaw. I shuck it and then boil it for 5-10 minutes. You can also cook it on the grill.
Can you still eat it on the cob?
Absolutely!
I would get my corn strip it down wash it and put it in a zip lock bags and freeze it and use it as needed. Its still real good. My corn been in freezer over a year we still eating it. I didnt know i should of blanced it , i still dont know the reason for it. But its still good when i cook it.
Hi. I blanched my corn for probably 25 years. I recently started freezing it unblanched with the husk on. Check out our channel for the video.
@@useful.knowledge i saw you didnt strip your corn you froze it shulks and all. Ill try that! A much Easier way! Your corn looked beautiful! If you sold it id sure buy it. I love sweet corn and its the best looking corn i ever saw.
@@patricia9574 Thanks! That is the G90 bi-color variety. I’ve been planting that for 25 years. It’s awesome. Grows at least 8ft tall and produces lots of corn.
After 3yrs do you still prefer this method...
Hi. Yes, I haven’t had any issues with the corn done this way.
What if the corn has worms on it ?
Good question. That’s why I cut off the ends.
I went ahead and did it. I feel like it will be fine 🙂 thank you.
@@glendawoodward8750 I have always just cut off the ends and never had any issues and that’s all the way back to when I was really young. 99% of the time, they are only at the end of the ear of corn. Also it’s a good sign that someone didn’t put insecticide on the corn.
I can’t even get good corn, bugs and worms eat it up
If I froze it this way I would be freezing worms in it🤣🤣😂
Hi. Most of the time you have to cutoff an few earworms. I use diatomaceous earth when the corn is little for flea beetles and sometimes when it’s tall for other beetles.
Was the corn blanched?
I believe it should have been mentioned if the corn was blanched or not.
Obviously it wasn't blanched. You don't blanch it with the husk on.
😂. That’s the point of the video.
Man it looks the same
You left out the part where the dogs helped you harvest the corn.
So true! They love hanging out with me around the garden. They are great to keep the deer and bunnies from eating the beans and peas.
@@useful.knowledge I kinda figured you didn't enlist them to pull the ears off the stalk. I expect most people like their own teeth to be the first to bite into the kernels.
@robertdouglas8895 😂 that would be awesome. What is interesting is they love blackberries and will pull them off the vines when I’m picking them.
Interesting, but that's a ton of extra freezer space. No?
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Why you eating one year old frozen corn
when you have fresh ears ready to pick???
I see @useful.knowledge hasn't answered this question so I'll be so bold as to try for him. I suspect he did this to see if, in fact, the process worked to his satisfaction. The only way to determine that is to try it and actually eat a few ears at the end of the year.
Leaves the corn very soggy waste of time waste of money
Thats not my experience. I just ate corn on the cob that I grew and froze last summer. We also had it at Thanksgiving and it was perfect.
Agree with you,did this years ago.not a good taste,waste of time. 3:17