Corn on the cob

[chazza]

What is the best way to cook fresh corn on the cob (I dont' want to just boil it)?

I like the look of the barbecued stuff but obviously it's not really barbecue weather here, is there anyway i could recreate that indoors?

[jack daniels]

first cut them into 2" pieces. I like to boil it for an hour - and then finish them off under the grill in an ovenproof dish with lots of butter, salt & chilli powder - yum

[Jillius]

Put knobs of butter on it, salt and pepper and wrap it in foil and bung it in the oven.

[chazza]

Excellent thank you for the suggestions. i want to serve each one whole (easier to eat I find)!

[Clanad]

If you mean fresh as in still having the husk as in summer corn, then just peel back the husk, removing the silk threads (completely), put several pats of soft butter on replace the husks, tie with butchers string, place in a flat pan (to catch any melted butter) and roast in the oven in a hot oven ... at least 400 degrees F (we're in the U.S.) for about 30 to 45 minutes.
If it's fresh sans husks, place in aliminimum (I told you we're in the U.S., didn't I), add a tablespoon of water, some butter mixed with about a tablespoon of sugar per ear, wrap tightly and place in the same hot oven for about the same time...
Enjoy!

[funnygirl]

Boil for an hour!!
That's way too long. You're only supposed to light boil them for at least 12 mins.

[jack daniels]

believe it or not, boiled for an hour doesn't turn them into mush

[Twenty20]

But what's the point of boiling for an hour when it only needs 10 - 12 minutes? You're not going to make it taste any better.

Personally, I can't think of any better way of cooking corn on the cob fresh from the garden than straight into a pan of boiling water. Nothing else needed. If you're buying old, imported corn then maybe it needs something else to revive it, but corn on the cob is best served fresh.

[messyjessy12]

get a george foreman,they cook veggies great x