Cooking corn without shucking...

I thought this had to be a joke when I heard about it...so, I tried it. 

You basically stick the entire corn cob in the microwave for five minutes without shucking it - so put the entire thing in there. When it is finished, cut the stalk end off and then squeeze the cob out. The corn will come out completely clean - no shucks, no silks!!  Easy peasy!! I have noticed that you can only do 2 cobs at five minutes. If you are cooking more than 2 cobs, you need to increase the time in the microwave to like 7 minutes or so.

 


 

 



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