Timeline for Tips for Removing Silk from Corn?
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| Apr 16, 2019 at 16:14 | comment | added | Alex M | Both of these techniques are what works for me as well. Almost all the silk should come off when peeling the husk off initially. After that I use a vegetable brush to get the rest. That's if I have to use the corn for some off-the-cob preparation, that is. For corn on the cob, cook the corn in the husk. | |
| Aug 1, 2018 at 3:03 | comment | added | Megha | The husking technique, of grabbing at the top and pulling apart, also works for just the silk. If most of the silk is still on the corn, you can grab the top, pinch half (or a third) in each hand, and pull apart. Most of it comes right off. I do it this way because I tend to cook sweet corn while husked - baked usually - so I peel leaf-atta-time-gently so as not to scorch my fingers. | |
| Sep 1, 2011 at 22:01 | comment | added | Martha F. | There are lots of companies that sell corn brushes: google.com/… -- I haven't actually tried any of them yet. | |
| Sep 1, 2011 at 15:49 | history | edited | Joe | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
added explanation of initial husk removal
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| Aug 11, 2010 at 1:28 | comment | added | JustRightMenus | Yeah, I tried cold, too. I'll probably try again w/ another batch of corn b/c my family really does not like the silk on their corn and I really don't like how hard it is to remove before cooking. | |
| Aug 10, 2010 at 21:57 | comment | added | Joe | @JustRightMenus : I've always done it cold, before cooking. I've never tried it hot. It might be that we need to get one of the kitchen gadget companies to do the research to build the correctly bristled brush (bristle stiffness & number of bristles per square inch) for this task. Anyone have any connections? And does this count as prior art to keep someone from patenting the idea? | |
| Aug 10, 2010 at 19:43 | comment | added | JustRightMenus | The brush didn't work very well for me, though it did mean I could remove the silk from hot, cooked corn w/o burning my fingers. | |
| Aug 5, 2010 at 18:17 | comment | added | Joe | @Michael : it might be all about finding the right brush, and using the right amount of pressure. I also don't know if corn fresh from the farmstand might be easier to clean that corn that's sat around for a day or two. Mine looks like this : amazon.com/Clipper-Mill-Mushroom-Brush/dp/B0000CFOTH (although it doesn't have the white thing under it, it looks like it was molded from a single piece of plastic) | |
| Aug 5, 2010 at 17:02 | comment | added | Michael Natkin | I haven't found that to work so well for me (I have both soft and slightly firmer brushes). Will try again now that I know someone else swears by it. | |
| Aug 5, 2010 at 16:33 | history | answered | Joe | CC BY-SA 2.5 |