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Hello Kraft Community, we are very excited to share some great news with you. As loyal Kraft Community members we have heard your desire to do more fun things in the community and we are happy to announce in January 2010 we will be making some changes so you can connect and share food ideas in more ways than ever!
We want to let you know we will not be transferring the existing discussions to the new enhanced message boards so if there are discussions that you would like to save please make sure to either print them or copy and paste into a document that you can save to your personal files.
We will remind you again before the transition occurs but wanted to let you in on the exciting news!!
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Re: Frozen ears of corn??
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Jun 16, 2009 10:18 AM
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But not too memorable, though, huh...
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Re: Frozen ears of corn??
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Jun 16, 2009 10:12 AM
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My mom always used 2 shuck the corn, put it in those half gallon cartons of milk with water IN it then freeze. From what I remember it came out good.
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Re: Frozen ears of corn??
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Jun 16, 2009 9:13 AM
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> > I've frozen corn straight from the produce stand
> with
> > no prep. I put two ears, one point end down,
> the
> > other point end up, in a daily newspaper's
> plastic
> > bag...perfect fit...and then into the freezer.
> They
> > stack pretty well and don't take up alot of
> room.
> >
> > I also boil corn with the shucks on...they're
> much
> > easier to de-silk once they're cooked.
>
> Great tips! I have a question, though. The last time
> I tried to freeze corn on the cob, when I thawed it,
> it was a little.. mushy.. and when I boiled it, a
> bunch of the kernels turned a nasty brown.
>
> Did I do something wrong when freezing it, or was it
> just I had a couple of bad ears?
It is bc the cob retains moisture. All veg is at least 80% water.
Removing the kernals from the cob before freezing will reduce the moisture content, obviously.
There is reallly no great benefit from freezing the whole cob.
If there was, ears would be available in your frozen food aisle by now.
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Re: Frozen ears of corn??
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Jun 15, 2009 9:06 PM
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> I've frozen corn straight from the produce stand with
> no prep. I put two ears, one point end down, the
> other point end up, in a daily newspaper's plastic
> bag...perfect fit...and then into the freezer. They
> stack pretty well and don't take up alot of room.
>
> I also boil corn with the shucks on...they're much
> easier to de-silk once they're cooked.
never thought about boiling with the shucks on. thanks!!
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Moderator_Sky
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Re: Frozen ears of corn??
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Jun 15, 2009 4:53 PM
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> I've frozen corn straight from the produce stand with
> no prep. I put two ears, one point end down, the
> other point end up, in a daily newspaper's plastic
> bag...perfect fit...and then into the freezer. They
> stack pretty well and don't take up alot of room.
>
> I also boil corn with the shucks on...they're much
> easier to de-silk once they're cooked.
Great tips! I have a question, though. The last time I tried to freeze corn on the cob, when I thawed it, it was a little.. mushy.. and when I boiled it, a bunch of the kernels turned a nasty brown.
Did I do something wrong when freezing it, or was it just I had a couple of bad ears?
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Re: Frozen ears of corn??
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Jun 15, 2009 12:52 PM
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I've frozen corn straight from the produce stand with no prep. I put two ears, one point end down, the other point end up, in a daily newspaper's plastic bag...perfect fit...and then into the freezer. They stack pretty well and don't take up alot of room.
I also boil corn with the shucks on...they're much easier to de-silk once they're cooked.
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Moderator_Jane
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Re: Frozen ears of corn??
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Jun 15, 2009 11:25 AM
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> I've never heard of "freezing ears of corn". I saw
> it referenced in a previous message board exchange.
> Is there any preparation required before freezing
> g the corn? Do you leave the husks on? Did you use
> freezer paper or vaccuum sealed bag? Would you thaw
> before using? Or could you take it straight from
> freezer to grill?
I've frozen corn on the cob in the past, but now I usually just do the kernels because of space. You husk, clean and blanch the ears then freeze. I've never tried it, but I probably would defrost the ears, at least a bit, then wrap in foil with seasonings and butter to grill.
I haven't used a vacuum sealer but I portion out my vegetables for freezing in small freezer bags, then put several of these in a second bag. Bags allow you to stack them flat.
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Re: Frozen ears of corn??
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Jun 15, 2009 9:28 AM
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> I've never heard of "freezing ears of corn". I saw
> it referenced in a previous message board exchange.
> Is there any preparation required before freezing
> g the corn? Do you leave the husks on? Did you use
> freezer paper or vaccuum sealed bag? Would you thaw
> before using? Or could you take it straight from
> freezer to grill?
I pull the husk off...fill a large pan with water and bring them just to a boil and put my ears in a ziplock freezer bag.
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Re: Frozen ears of corn??
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Jun 15, 2009 8:47 AM
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It is far easier, and will take up less room in your freezer if you cut the kernals off the cob and freeze them in ziplock bags.
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Jun 15, 2009 7:39 AM
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I've never heard of "freezing ears of corn". I saw it referenced in a previous message board exchange. Is there any preparation required before freezing the corn? Do you leave the husks on? Did you use freezer paper or vaccuum sealed bag? Would you thaw before using? Or could you take it straight from freezer to grill?
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