Choosing Corn On The Cob (frozen, butter, vegetables, salt)
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People who pull back corn and then don't buy it are a huge pet peeve of mine. Do not even get me started on those who shuck the ear in the store. UGH!!! It drives me nuts. Its very easy to tell if its good without peeling it. At around 20c an ear its not much of a risk anyway.
But what should they do if it's a bad ear? It's not like they can put it in the trash. I don't completely shuck but I pull back and if I see rotten or dried out areas on top, I put back. Pretty much everyone I see does at least that. I agree about the full shuck being rude only bc there's only so much room around the area and you hold up people from buying.
But what should they do if it's a bad ear? It's not like they can put it in the trash. I don't completely shuck but I pull back and if I see rotten or dried out areas on top, I put back. Pretty much everyone I see does at least that. I agree about the full shuck being rude only bc there's only so much room around the area and you hold up people from buying.
How about people like the OP who pulls back the husk and punctures a kernel or two with a fingernail?
This is just an observation, but I thought it was interesting.
I generally shop at the store with the best prices and don't care about decorating in the store because that has no effect on the food once I get it home.
When I buy corn on the cob, I peel back a few leaves and pop a kernel to make sure the corn is fresh and not overripe. Everyone around me buying corn does the same thing. I get really good sweet corn at the stores where I shop.
The local Safeway, which is an expensive store, had a huge bin of corn on the cob and lots of nicely dressed people were buying corn. Not one of them opened an ear to check it. Everyone just bagged up as many ears as they wanted and bought them without checking them.
I wanted corn and I opened 5 ears and every one of those was quite over-ripe. I stopped checking because I didn't want to leave all of their corn opened and if 5 ears were bad, I suspect all of it was bad.
But here is what I thought was odd. People who were price conscious check corn before they buy it. Those stores carry good corn or they can't sell it. Nicely dressed people at the expensive store don't check it and just buy it. In that particular case, they were buying bad corn. But I don;t know if the corn is always bad because I don't routinely shop there.
Question for everyone. Do you check corn before you buy it?
Veering a bit off topic, we used to check the corn for worms before we would buy it, but there haven't been worms in corn for many years.
Just corn? I'm amazed that everyone I see pulls a bag, and starts dumping in whatever with not a look for bruises, wilting, heaviness, or scent. If it's there to buy, it must be fine. I've taught a number of people how to pick fruit, if they ask why I am doing what I am doing...
How about people like the OP who pulls back the husk and punctures a kernel or two with a fingernail?
Yeah, then if it's not up to their liking they put it back with their dirty fingernails having punctured it. (No offense to the OP, just saying that people most have bacteria on their hands/nails). I'd rather see an open bad ear then to have to look for puncture marks.
I do not bother. I have not encountered a bad ear of corn in decades, except in the winter, but in winter they usually have less than a dozen ears of corn, you have to take what you get. If it has bad parts, just break them off after roasting it.
We always barbeque corn in the husk, it makes better flavor. If you open the corn, it will burn the kernals, so you pretty much just ruined it.
My only rule with corn is when available I always buy Michgian sweet corn, it is much better than the corn we get from elsewhere or the corn that was available in California. I have no idea why, but it is sweeter and has better flavor.
People who pull back corn and then don't buy it are a huge pet peeve of mine. Do not even get me started on those who shuck the ear in the store. UGH!!! It drives me nuts. Its very easy to tell if its good without peeling it. At around 20c an ear its not much of a risk anyway.
I am with you. Buy an extra ear if you want yo be on the safe side but do not dig around in produce unsuspecting strangers will eat.
I prefer to buy "peaches and cream" if I can find it. There are other really good types of corn but it is my favorite. I don't peel the husks back but I do check the silks to make sure they are dark and I also like an ear than feels heavier for its size.
There are different ways to choose different fruits/veggies -- some by their smell (cantaloupes), some by how shiny they are (chiles), some by weight, but some you just HAVE to squeeze a little -- like avocados
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