Thanks Dave! That is a wrap for the corn episodes this corn season. Freezing corn was pretty easy to film and edit, so that helped. It was also the first time in a long time where I finished hungry! I never ate any corn! Go figure. Thanks for all of your support, and thanks for watching!
In your neck of the woods you will be eating fresh sweet corn in a few months. Up here, our season run just about six weeks. So sweet, but so short. Out mail carrier/sweet corn connect says that they are done until next year. We run from just after the 4th of July, until just before Labor Day. I have a sweet corn video from last year that gets a few views. I've learned that looking at which states are watching "FIVE Ways to Cook Sweet Corn on a Pellet Smoker", will also tell me where the fresh sweet corn it located. Funny stuff. I also know a guy that also has sweet corn is his freezer, if you ever get this far north.
Now is the time to do it. I doesn't really take that much time if you are organized about it. And it is sooo tasty in January! Let me know if you have questions, and thanks for all of your support!
Great tutorial! Since you’re the corn guru, I have a question. This time of year I get all my produce at farmers markets. I buy corn by the bushel and my corn guy has a dumpster on site to get rid of the husks and silk. Would the quality of the corn begin to degrade after it has been husked for a couple of hours before being prepared? Appreciate any input, cheers.
I don't think removing the husk accelerate ripening, but the ears will lose moisture quicker when shucked. The husk also acts as a protective layer. It is pretty easy to ding up the kernels, especially when dealing with bushel quantities. The most important thing you can do to preserve freshness is to refrigerate the ears, unless they are to be eaten that day. And that is surprising words coming out of my mouth, refrigerate unless the corn is to be eaten that day. Until very recently, I would not have considered eating fresh sweet corn, unless it was picked that day. Sweet corn genetics have come a long way in preserving freshness. Last week I found a few ears tucked in the bottom of the fridge. They had been there 8 days. What did I do? Put some water on to boil, and see how they fared. They were still pretty good. Not fresh by any means, but still very tasty. I would not hesitate to fridge store fresh corn for 2-3 days, and still proudly serve it to guests. If the corn is refrigerated, be sure to account for that temperature starting point difference when calculating cooking times, or allow time for the ears to come up to room temp. I've seen it in real time on the infrared thermometer, and had to adjust on the fly. I'm about corned out for this season It has been fun! Thanks for the many paragraphs of corn talk, and thanks again for your support!
Corn-gratulations on another great episode. You are a corn-ucopia of information. Thanks for the bonus episode this week. And a big hello to Christy.
Thanks Dave! That is a wrap for the corn episodes this corn season. Freezing corn was pretty easy to film and edit, so that helped. It was also the first time in a long time where I finished hungry! I never ate any corn! Go figure.
Thanks for all of your support, and thanks for watching!
This is a mouth watering episode. I can't believe I missed sweat corn season this year.
In your neck of the woods you will be eating fresh sweet corn in a few months. Up here, our season run just about six weeks. So sweet, but so short. Out mail carrier/sweet corn connect says that they are done until next year. We run from just after the 4th of July, until just before Labor Day.
I have a sweet corn video from last year that gets a few views. I've learned that looking at which states are watching "FIVE Ways to Cook Sweet Corn on a Pellet Smoker", will also tell me where the fresh sweet corn it located. Funny stuff.
I also know a guy that also has sweet corn is his freezer, if you ever get this far north.
Since I'm in Mexico right now, this makes me think of poblano pepper, corn, and creama! Yum
That does sound good right now. So good on a taco! Enjoy your time in Mexico, and thanks for watching!
I've never even considered freezing corn😮 Another first to try!
Now is the time to do it. I doesn't really take that much time if you are organized about it. And it is sooo tasty in January!
Let me know if you have questions, and thanks for all of your support!
Great tutorial! Since you’re the corn guru, I have a question. This time of year I get all my produce at farmers markets. I buy corn by the bushel and my corn guy has a dumpster on site to get rid of the husks and silk. Would the quality of the corn begin to degrade after it has been husked for a couple of hours before being prepared? Appreciate any input, cheers.
I don't think removing the husk accelerate ripening, but the ears will lose moisture quicker when shucked. The husk also acts as a protective layer. It is pretty easy to ding up the kernels, especially when dealing with bushel quantities. The most important thing you can do to preserve freshness is to refrigerate the ears, unless they are to be eaten that day.
And that is surprising words coming out of my mouth, refrigerate unless the corn is to be eaten that day. Until very recently, I would not have considered eating fresh sweet corn, unless it was picked that day. Sweet corn genetics have come a long way in preserving freshness.
Last week I found a few ears tucked in the bottom of the fridge. They had been there 8 days. What did I do? Put some water on to boil, and see how they fared. They were still pretty good. Not fresh by any means, but still very tasty. I would not hesitate to fridge store fresh corn for 2-3 days, and still proudly serve it to guests.
If the corn is refrigerated, be sure to account for that temperature starting point difference when calculating cooking times, or allow time for the ears to come up to room temp. I've seen it in real time on the infrared thermometer, and had to adjust on the fly.
I'm about corned out for this season It has been fun! Thanks for the many paragraphs of corn talk, and thanks again for your support!
@@paulplayswithfire appreciate the advice, till the next one. Thanks