Easiest-Ever Way to Shuck Corn

By RoketJSquerl

Ingredients

• BY COOK'S ILLUSTRATED PUBLISHED JULY 2012
• The microwave makes shucking corn a cinch.

Preparation

Step 1

1. With sharp chef’s knife, cut off stalk end of cob just above first row of kernels. Place 3 or 4 ears at a time on microwave-safe plate and microwave on full power for 30 to 60 seconds.


2. Hold each ear by uncut end in 1 hand. Shake ear up and down until cob slips free, leaving behind husk and silk.