Just take your ears of corn as you pick them or as you bring them from the market. Do not remove the husks or the silks. Don't even strip them down. Just cut the sharp end off the bottom of the ear just below the cob. Wrap each ear separately in plastic handi-wrap and pop them into the freezer. They do not have to be bagged. I have a wire basket to keep them together.
When you are ready to use them, remove the plastic wrap, leave the husks intact, and lay them, a couple at a time, in the microwave. We are a family of two, so I do two ears in the microwave at high power for 10-12 minutes. Carefully, using potholders, pull the husks off and brush the silk away. Dress them up with a little butter and salt. YUM! Tastes like fresh from the garden!
By Harlean from Arkansas from Hot Springs, AR
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04/11/2011
I am so glad you also found the simple joy of fresh tasting corn on the cob. When we get the word that the silver queen is available here in s. Alabama, we buy a bushel, bring it home in a rush, and have it all in the freezer within a couple hours. We do check for any worms at the tip, and chop them off below their "activity", but well wrapped, or done with the vacuum bags, which we use, because we have them, we have used corn that was done a year before, and it tastes like we just pulled it. Glad you made people aware, again, 'cause there just isn't anything quite as yummy as "fresh" corn on the cob.
Today I cooked some corn on the cob on the stove. I had a lot of leftover cobs. Is it safe to freeze them and then heat then up again in a week or so?
By Mel S.
By dreamwvr
06/21/2011
I wouldn't freeze it, I would refrigerate it. When you reheat it from freezing (if it's been cooked all the way), it will be mushy. :(
What is the shelf life for fresh frozen corn on the cob?
By dfp
By Deeli
10/11/2011
No more than a year unless your freezer temperature is zero degrees or below.
With all the gardens here, I get lots of summer corn. What is the best way to freeze it, with the husk on or off? Must I blanch it first or just husk, seal, and store? Thanks for all replies!
By Edith
By Doris40
08/17/2011
When we had a garden, I froze corn on the cob and off the cob. I preferred it off the cob as sometimes one could taste the cob if frozen on the cob, and it took up much more room in the freezer. When I froze it on the cob I always shucked it, cleaned off the silks, blanched it, cooled it and put them in zip lock bags.
When I froze it off the cob, I shucked it, cleaned off the silks, blanched it, and as soon as it was cool enough to handle, cut it off the cob. I filled a zip lock bag half full, flattened it out and put into freezer. By flattening out the bags, they freeze faster, take up less room, and defrost quicker.
What is the best and easiest way to freeze corn-on-the-cob?
By Linda K.
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08/02/2011
Don't know if it is bad, but I just shuck them. I put in freezer bags and freeze. They seem to be fine when I use them later.
Can I put corn in the husk, from my garden, directly in the freezer?
By JE
By diana1117
09/08/2011
No, do NOT just stick it in the fridge. You must blanch first and then shock it in ice cold water.
I know that corn on the cob can be frozen, but I don't know if any special prep is needed to do this. Could someone please tell me what I need to do to freeze it on the cob? My dd's grandmother gives us some of their extra.
Is it OK to freeze corn on the cob without blanching the cobs?
Fresh corn on the cob, we usually cut some off both ends and put in microwave for 2 minutes for each, then easily shuck it.
How do I freeze fresh corn on the cob?
Is it possible to freeze sweet corn on the cob? If so, how is it done? If not, please tell me how to freeze it off the cob. Thank you.
What do I do to corn to ready it for freezing, on the cob?
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