yeah, i usually am sorely disappointed at mass-produced (like at a fair) corn on the cob. back in the 70s we cooked it a lot longer and harder, partially because it wasn’t so sweet and tender. i feel like the cooking methods haven’t adjusted for that.
the corn today, you can just show it to boiling water, and it’s done.
I remember people dumping sugar into the boil back then. Doesn’t need a ton of help these days.
Germans love to cook the shit out of their corn. I posted a pic of vacuum-packed, cooked-to-death-and beyond corn at a German supermarket somewhere here, but I’d have no clue how to search for it.
Best you don’t see it anyway… a crime against corn if I’ve ever seen one!
same. tons of corn preparations/recipes that called for very long cooking.
I stick with the boiling salt water poured over the corn in a cooler. Too easy, good for two days, easy clean up (easier in the country… pitch those dead ears into the high grass.)
1.5-2 min in the MW for one ear with most of the husk removed does the trick for me. For 2 ears, maybe 3-4 min… but I’d rather add time if needed since ya can’t un-cook the corn.
I’ve lived 30 miles away for more than 30 years and still haven’t been! It always seems too hot but this year would have been the year.
Do you mean the cooked corn, cooked that way, tastes good for two days?
Yes, it does. When I spend a week at a fishing cabin, my group always does this. It’s not overcooked the next day and still warm enough to eat, for those who like theirs cooked. If it’s great corn, I always eat , at least, the first one raw. Try it some time.
I wish I liked oysters more than I do. I can’t get into them.
Eh. Think of all the $$$ saved! Took me almost 30 years to get into them. Didn’t really need another pricy obsession 
That’s how I approach fatty diet busting foods that I don’t enjoy, like pork belly. With gratitude, that it’s one thing I don’t need to work to talk myself out of.
I love pork belly, too. Thankfully, it’s much cheaper.
Not my thang but I know how popular it is.
I don’t usually post here but today is the day Minnesotans get a little crazy, the opening day of the Minnesota State Fair.
I won’t be attending until next week but I’m anxiously reading the food reviews online. Here’s some reviews from one of my favorite foodies.
MSP magazine
Hubby and I are already planning our food schedule and I’m sending reviews to S who comes from out of state for the big event.
Wow, so many of those look great. That first one especially!
That caught my attention right away. I’m lucky enough to live a few blocks away from the bakery so I may be able to pick it up there.
The raspberry beer soft serve is getting lots of praise from the reviewers so we may need to try that if the lines aren’t too long.
That is exactly what I said “Oh, YES!” to! I mean, “spiral cinnamon roll and a caramel apple pie” - how can you go wrong?
OK! I’m book-marking this one for next year’s corn harvest. Will give it a try. 
Too easy to believe. I just noticed that, when I have friends over, the sweet corn is like a course of its own. So, on the side of the buffet line lies the cooler, butter, chili powder/Tajin, cotija and mayo on ice. Separate course. No plate needed bc we’re eating outside. They just pull and ear, peel, dress, chow, toss. Love watching ‘em all standing by the firepit mowing them down and how the kids love to toss them into the high grass (so my dog can get them.) People will either start with, or finish with, the corn. It’s its own course. Seeing people’s’ messy smiling faces makes my day.
