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Corn on the Cob Poll

How do you enjoy your corn on the cob?

I eat it before it's even cooled off and suffer the pain	9 votes
I eat it off the cob, but eat my meat first	3 votes
I cut it off the cob, but still enjoy it!	0 votes
I don't like corn, but I think it's pretty	0 votes
Corn is for farm animals	0 votes

cooby Aug 14 2006 08:01 AM

'Tis the season...

MFS62 Aug 14 2006 08:04 AM

I eat it hot, with butter ,salt and pepper, but I "cheat". I stick those little plastic thingies into the ends so I can pick it up and not burn my fingers. Modern technology is wonderful. Later

cooby Aug 14 2006 08:08 AM

Oh yeah, those things are great!

Elster88 Aug 14 2006 08:13 AM

Plastic thingies.

ScarletKnight41 Aug 14 2006 08:13 AM

I actually eat it at the same time as my meat. I also like "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter" spray with it - it's much easier than trying to butter the corn with a knife.

Johnny Dickshot Aug 14 2006 08:18 AM

Whenever possible, I cook the corn on the grill: Peel the husk but don't remove it -- pick off the hair then re-wrap it, get it damp and wrap in foil, throw it on there for ~15 mins a side. Unwrapping it and removing the husk requires one to scorch a few fingers but it is worth it.

Methead Aug 14 2006 08:23 AM

I'm with JD... cook it on the grill. Then, a little butter, sprinkle some parmesan cheese on it... can't be beat.

sharpie Aug 14 2006 08:33 AM

Answer #1 is really the only acceptable answer. I used to use those plastic thingies but stopped a few years ago.

cooby Aug 14 2006 08:38 AM

Since my daughter has a front tooth implant, I give #3 the benefit of the doubt : ) The whole #1 answer arose because I spent two days last week peeling the skin off of the top of my mouth until I finally took some Advils.

KC Aug 14 2006 08:41 AM

Plastic thingies, no butter or salt - just freshly ground black pepper, must make a lot of pig noises when eating it and knock it off a row at at time. Never stop mid-row. Never. I prefer it boiled more than grilled and slightly undercooked by some corn consumers standards.

Willets Point Aug 14 2006 08:47 AM

The real question is do you eat it of the cob typewriter style (eat a row of kernels across and then move on to the next row) or rotisserrie style (eat a column of kernels around the cob and keep rotating as you eat).

Johnny Dickshot Aug 14 2006 08:51 AM

I'm a rotisserie eater, S&P and real butter. I do not fool with plastic thingys.

Elster88 Aug 14 2006 08:57 AM

Rotisserie. Most of the time.

sharpie Aug 14 2006 08:57 AM

Typewriter. Salt & pepper. Real butter.

seawolf17 Aug 14 2006 09:21 AM

Typewriter, thingies, usually plain. Firmly agree with the barbecue option; you can put just about any seasoning on there before you husk it back up and it's awesome. Another butter trick is buttering a dinner roll and then using that to butter the corn.

Benjamin Grimm Aug 14 2006 09:38 AM

Typewriter style, butter no salt. I wish it made the ding and carriage return sounds that typewriters used to make. I think Woody Woodpecker gets that sound when he eats corn, but I haven't figured out his secret yet.

cooby Aug 14 2006 09:53 AM

but I haven't figured out his secret yet It's a gift

OlerudOwned Aug 14 2006 09:58 AM

Typewriter, salted butter, thingies optional but always welcome.

Rockin' Doc Aug 14 2006 10:35 AM

I'm amphibious. I eat corn on the cob virtually any way (typewriter style or rotisserie style depending on my mood) I can get it. With butter and minimal salt. Grilled or boiled, I'm not too picky, as long as it's fresh.

Willets Point Aug 14 2006 10:46 AM

It's a little known fact that corn was considered food for farm animals until the 20th century when cultivation of sweet corn made it palatable for human consumption straight off the cob. I guess this could go in the "Things you maybe didn't know" thread. Speaking of other threads, I like the episode of M*A*S*H where Fr. Mulcahy grows corn to eat off the cob for the 4th of July picnic but Igor - the crumby army cook - creams the corn. When Fr. Mulcahy complains, Igor says "Well next time you can just eat it off the cob for all I care!"

Willets Point Aug 14 2006 10:47 AM

Rockin' Doc wrote: I'm amphibious. I eat corn on the cob virtually any way Does this mean you can eat corn on the cob underwater too?

KC Aug 14 2006 10:52 AM

I got me a king sized hankerin' for a couple of ears of corn thanks to ya'll.

cooby Aug 14 2006 10:54 AM

I've got some leftover ears in the fridge I was thinking of having for lunch...

KC Aug 14 2006 11:02 AM

I love cold corn in the summer. I also make an ass-kicking corn salsa that goes real well plopped on top of fish.

ScarletKnight41 Aug 14 2006 11:39 AM

Rotisserie, non-butter spray, plastic thingies.

cooby Aug 14 2006 03:10 PM

Willets Point wrote: ="Rockin' Doc"]I'm amphibious. I eat corn on the cob virtually any way Does this mean you can eat corn on the cob underwater too? I thought of this this afternoon while I was swimming underwater, started laughing, and darn near drowned. Willets! Ya almost killed me! Go have some corn on the cob for supper, everybody

ScarletKnight41 Aug 14 2006 03:14 PM

Um - I already have a casserole in the oven. But it does have corn niblets in it. Hopefully that's close enough.

cooby Aug 14 2006 03:15 PM

Well, I'm having spaghetti and meatballs, so I guess you're still further ahead than I am

KC Aug 14 2006 03:15 PM

I'm having casserole deja vu.

ScarletKnight41 Aug 14 2006 03:18 PM

My family likes my casseroles, thankyouverymuch.

KC Aug 14 2006 03:59 PM

I was taught to eat what's put in front of me and to be thankful for it and there's nothing else to eat until breakfast so dig in if you're hungry.

Benjamin Grimm Aug 14 2006 04:28 PM

I'm having pork chops with a Jamaican Jerk marinade.