Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments

slamdanceswithwolves t1_iwan7i8 wrote

No silk is great, but now you have microwaved corn…

170

AirsoftFatty t1_iwashuh wrote

Yeah but when you do it this way you have this precious sob subconsciously saying to you "what did I tell ya?" after you take that first flavorless chew that is somehow the only corn bite you will ever truly have an emotional attachment to.

You'll be chasin that dragon with every ear you purchase. You'll be nukin corn husks till dusk just to try and get that epoch mf rush you had when you first followed this beautiful bastards advice.

44

Appropriate_Fee9685 t1_iwaxk5e wrote

Grilling it wrapped in foil or in the oven is the same thing. The heating medium gives it no flavor regardless.

20

eduo t1_iwbud7j wrote

Not really. Microwave is not heating externally and it indeed can have an effect in texture and flavor. Particularly when flavour is not intrinsic but developer by the heating process.

10

HemHaw t1_iwcnz73 wrote

Corn in full husk goes on the grill first. Then I grill my burgers or whatever as it continues to steam in the husk. During the phases of having the grill closed, some of the grillsmoke makes it into the corn. I can't say I have had microwaved corn before so no idea if it really makes a big difference, but it should make at least some.

4

diamondpredator t1_iwdazue wrote

Yea there’s no way microwaved corn tastes the same as grilled corn. Especially if you’re grilling with wood or charcoal.

Mesquite grilled corn is one of my favorite things.

4

Appropriate_Fee9685 t1_iwbuz1f wrote

But this is not the case for corn on the cob. Flavor is intrinsic heating does nothing for the flavor. You're typically just wrapping it in foil on a grill or oven. It's abundantly clear you've not had microwaved corn on the cob.

0

KillstardoAbominate t1_iwbxbhh wrote

Here's an idea: Don't fucking wrap it in foil! Slap that MFer right on the grill, get some char on there. You don't need foil on there, all that does is steam it like you said. but if you get some char on it, then you are actually developing some flavor from your heating method.

10

Appropriate_Fee9685 t1_iwc1m72 wrote

Yeah you get a char-y flavor. It isn't necessarily better. Also kills the plump juiciness of the corn which is preserved by the steam method.

0

KillstardoAbominate t1_iwc2zjj wrote

>Also kills the plump juiciness of the corn which is preserved by the steam method.

Absolutely not. It's not like you're charring the whole damn thing (unless you like it burned) it just adds a bit of the grilled flavor, still perfectly crunchy and juicy.

3

Appropriate_Fee9685 t1_iwckkap wrote

Then you're not cooking the corn fully

2

[deleted] t1_iwcvibg wrote

[removed]

−1

Appropriate_Fee9685 t1_iwcysbe wrote

Some confidently incorrect bullshit right here.

Microwaving corn on the cob is perfectly legitimate way to do it. It tastes great. It's not like a mush. I guarantee you haven't tried it. And if you char it on the grill bare you will be cleaning up all the fuzz yourself. Which is the whole point of the post.

Also what kind of asshole tried to gate keep corn on the cob.

You're just an asshole who doesn't know shit clearly

−1

emperorOfTheUniverse t1_iwd3wkn wrote

Your corn game is weak and you don't understand wtf gatekeeping means. You're a disappointment to everyone who ever loved you.

1

Appropriate_Fee9685 t1_iwd4wti wrote

You're literally trying to gate keep. Saying corn on the cob isn't worth having if it isn't made specifically to your tastes.

Enjoy your ban

1

KillstardoAbominate t1_iwd8b8b wrote

> Also what kind of asshole tried to gate keep corn on the cob.

Literally you. You are literally in here telling people they aren't cooking their corn correctly.

1

Appropriate_Fee9685 t1_iwdbyk6 wrote

Did you just hurt yourself in your confusion. I just said microwaving is a legitimate way to cook corn. Im not here insisting you do it. And I never claimed it was the best method. I said the result is similar to cooking on a grill in foil bc you and the other goblin were here acting as if it was like eating trash. Then you're making the assertion it's best just to throw it direct on the grill which is 100% going to dry it out and give you a crap result. You need to at minimum cook in the husk of not foil and only after soaking the corn. Then you can toss it on directly at the end for some grill marks. But that will give you corn with charred hairs all over.

You want to go stop sucking on each other and think about what you're doing?

0

KillstardoAbominate t1_iwdgjml wrote

>Then you're not cooking the corn fully

That's you telling me I'm not cooking my corn correctly.

>I said the result is similar to cooking on a grill in foil bc you and the other goblin were here acting as if it was like eating trash.

First of all congrats on devolving to name calling. Second, i never said anything about microwaving and whether it's good or bad (I don't give a shit btw.) All I said was that your are full of shit for claiming that the cooking method is irrelevant because the cooking method doesn't develop flavor.

>Then you're making the assertion it's best just to throw it direct on the grill

Nope, I never said that. I just suggested a way to cook corn that DOES in fact develop flavor.

2

Goddamn_Batman t1_iwaxfnu wrote

A microwave is a machine from the future, it’s amazing in its range of uses

14

AUniquePerspective t1_iwb1l3p wrote

I made a traditional fondue savoyarde in my microwave and triggered most of r/france but a microwave just heats things up. Admittedly it can be tricky to get the settings just right for whatever kind of heating you want to do but that's also true of other heating methods that people just generally have more practice with.

19

eduo t1_iwbujdv wrote

Microwaves don't heat things up. They make the things heat themselves up which depending on what you want to make can yield radically different results.

This is easily provable by basic experimentation. I'm surprised it needs clarifying at this point.

−4

Fooly_411 t1_iwc8yn5 wrote

You got downvoted, but you aren't wrong. People just might not understand your phrasing or how a microwave works. It doesn't cook things the same way an oven, a grill, or a stove does.

1

AUniquePerspective t1_iwcdo4a wrote

u/eduo is getting downvoted because while they may have something to add they've done it poorly.

If the phrase "heats things up" was some strictly defined scientific terminology they could perhaps argue I'd used the term too loosely. But I used loose terminology on purpose the same way I would with comparison between any of the methods that make food hot. Because to me the point is that the food gets hot. You don't have to understand how a microwave works to use it. The same is true of a kettle, an oven or an induction stove top.

4

eduo t1_iwcppfc wrote

My point is that "just heating things up" is only part of what makes cooking with heat. Same way you can't make bread in microwaves because dough isn't just heated up.

To your example, enough french food requires a finer control of heat and it's application than a microwave provides so it's understandable they'd react badly to using it. Even for things that can easily be duplicated the process is usually not the same.

I already admitted to explaining it poorly though. Even though I believe my point would stand, by now it's stay buried even if I reworded it.

0

PM_me_your_whatevah t1_iwde8oh wrote

You can absolutely bake bread in a microwave. You won’t end up with a crust though.

This example shows what I think you were trying to say from the beginning: a microwave heats things by vibrating the molecules directly. This way the heat is coming from inside the food, versus standard cooking where the heat comes from outside. Heat coming from the outside means the outside gets cooked more, which means you get a crust.

2

eduo t1_iwcc12v wrote

Reading myself I think it also came across as unnecessarily confrontational. Problems of non native language. 😕

3

Protobott t1_iwbtwcw wrote

It's actually from the past. Old timers were doing shit right.

1

[deleted] t1_iwautxe wrote

[deleted]

6

eduo t1_iwbun6n wrote

Something subtle, like mexican esquites.

Mayo, cheese, chili, hot sauce.

1

lItsAutomaticl t1_iwb54ck wrote

You could do this with any corn. The trick is to cut it at the butt end.

2

Bucket_Of_Magic t1_iwe4qca wrote

Microwaving corn is the best way to eat corn especially if you're only feeding 1-3 people. There's no difference between this and boiling it.

2

Grimspike t1_iwehwsa wrote

Microwave corn is a bit sweeter since the sugars leech into the water through diffusion (high concentration -> low concentration). Unless you add sugar to the water to equalize it.

4

Drumsat1 t1_iwdmnaj wrote

Its actually really good that way haha

1

neo_vino t1_iwepxhn wrote

There's no difference between corn boiled in water the traditional way and corn cooked in the microwave.

−1

Haslinhezl t1_iwcakv0 wrote

So now do whatever you want with it? The police won't stop you from cooking it again I promise

−2

newocean t1_iwbb84a wrote

I feel like of all the ways to cook corn... the microwave should be reserved for popcorn (and only if you don't have a Whirly-pop). Is nothing sacred to these people?

−4