How To Grill Corn
Quick and Easy Tips on How To Grill Corn
To learn how to grill corn, you must first start with the most fresh and crisp corn on the cob available in your area. If you’ve grown it yourself, that’s Great. If you need to frequent the local market for your produce, that’s great too. The rules will be the same when checking the corn, as you never know what you might find until you take a peek. Do this by peeling a top corner back at the husk and silk, and examining the contents. The kernels should be shiny and dry, but the silk should be fine, slightly moist, and cream to pale yellow in color. Some bare spots at the cob are okay, as long as they are dry and white. Any brown, black, or mushy spots on the kernels, cob, or silk denote problems, and these pieces should not be used.
Now that you’ve chosen the freshest produce, it’s time to learn how to grill corn. Depending on the size of your cook out guest list, find a covered container that can hold all of your corn and the water that you will need to submerge it in. For large parties, this could be a new storage or trash bin, or an ice cooler. Fill the container 1/3rd full of water, and if salt isn’t an issue for any of your guests, add about one teaspoon per gallon of water. This punches up the taste of the corn. Now submerge the corn, husk and all, into the container, making sure that it is completely covered, and let it soak for no less than twenty minutes.
Your corn should be grilled before your main course, as it will benefit from some steaming time after it has been taken off of the direct heat. Place your soaked corn on the grill over a medium flame, and turn it four times in five minute intervals, giving you a total cooking time of twenty minutes. During this time, empty the water from the corn container and ready it for the cooked corn.
As the corn comes off of the grill, it should placed back into the container and the container should be sealed. This allows the corn to stay warm and continue cooking while you prepare the rest of your meal.
Should you wish to offer charred corn on the cob, you will still follow all of these steps, but you will have a bit more work to do. Just before serving, you will need to shuck your cooked corn and place it back on the grill for approximately 8 minutes, turning four times at two minute intervals, or until the corn has reached the desired appearance. To finish off your masterpiece, offer a bowl of melted butter with a basting brush for convenience, and enjoy the compliments. You’ve just learned how to grill corn!