Boiled Corn
Simple guide to boiling sweet corn
Learn how to boil fresh corn on the cob at home. Also includes a little trick for quickly slicing corn from the cob.
What you will need
Fresh cut corn (Sweet corn)
Salt as needed
(Nutritional facts 12 calories, 0.14 g fat, 2.55 g carbohydrates, 0.35 g protein, undefined mg cholesterol, 1337 mg sodium)How to cook
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Pull away the corn husk and remove the silk.
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![hould taste as salty as the ocean.](https://craftlog.global.ssl.fastly.net/m/ve/b64-8014226-1565057380022-b3B0aW1pemVGb3I9ZGVza3RvcGhoZCZsYW5ndWFnZVRhZz1lbi1VUyZyZW5kZXJDbGlwU3RhcnQ9MiZyZW5kZXJDbGlwU2l6ZT0x.jpg)
Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Season the water well with salt. It should taste as salty as the ocean.
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Place corn in boiling water. Cover the pot.
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Boil for eight minutes
Set a timer for about 8 minutes. You can adjust to your liking, but I think 8 minutes is a great place to start.
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![other uses.](https://craftlog.global.ssl.fastly.net/m/ve/b64-8014226-1565057380022-b3B0aW1pemVGb3I9ZGVza3RvcGhoZCZsYW5ndWFnZVRhZz1lbi1VUyZyZW5kZXJDbGlwU3RhcnQ9NSZyZW5kZXJDbGlwU2l6ZT0x.jpg)
Serve as is with butter and seasonings, or you can cut it from the cob for other uses.
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![astic or wood, or you can cover it with a towel in order to avoid damaging your knife.](https://craftlog.global.ssl.fastly.net/m/ve/b64-8014226-1565057380022-b3B0aW1pemVGb3I9ZGVza3RvcGhoZCZsYW5ndWFnZVRhZz1lbi1VUyZyZW5kZXJDbGlwU3RhcnQ9NiZyZW5kZXJDbGlwU2l6ZT0x.jpg)
Place a small bowl upside-down in a large bowl. The small bowl should be plastic or wood, or you can cover it with a towel in order to avoid damaging your knife.
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![the corn. The large bowl should catch most of the sliced corn.](https://craftlog.global.ssl.fastly.net/m/ve/b64-8014226-1565057380022-b3B0aW1pemVGb3I9ZGVza3RvcGhoZCZsYW5ndWFnZVRhZz1lbi1VUyZyZW5kZXJDbGlwU3RhcnQ9NyZyZW5kZXJDbGlwU2l6ZT0x.jpg)
Stand an ear of corn on the back of the small bowl. Slice the kernels from the corn. The large bowl should catch most of the sliced corn.
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![](https://craftlog.global.ssl.fastly.net/m/ve/b64-8014226-1565057380022-b3B0aW1pemVGb3I9ZGVza3RvcGhoZCZsYW5ndWFnZVRhZz1lbi1VUyZyZW5kZXJDbGlwU3RhcnQ9OCZyZW5kZXJDbGlwU2l6ZT0x.jpg)
Very versatile. You can use in many other recipes.
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