Cooler Corn?

[DonBo]

I know it's not exactly the time of the year for fresh corn on the cob, but just saw this on FB and was wondering if anyone had heard of this? Does it really work? Sounds like a good way to feed a bunch of people with little trouble.

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Am I the only person who hasn't heard of "cooler corn"?

As an obsessive food nerd, you'd expect that I would have at least heard of it, but over the weekend I was blind-sided by the simple genius of this method for cooking loads of corn on the cob perfectly.

I was hepped to it while visiting my family. Short story: We like corn on the cob. And with eight adults at the table, that means a couple of dozen ears. We would have used the lobster pot to cook them all, but the lobster pot was busy steaming lobster. "Let's do cooler corn!" Before I can ask "what the hell is cooler corn?" a Coleman cooler appears from the garage, is wiped clean, then filled with the shucked ears. Next, two kettles-full of boiling water are poured over the corn and the top closed.

Then nothing. When we sat down to dinner 30 minutes later and opened it, the corn was perfectly cooked. My mind was blown. And I'm told that the corn will remain at the perfect level of doneness f...or a couple of hours.

Turns out, Cooler Corn is pretty well known among the outdoorsy set But for those of us who avoid tents as much as possible, it's perfect for large barbecues and way less of mess than grilling. In fact, I may even buy another cooler just so I'm ready for next summer. Now that I'm in the know.

[Opie]

Done it quite a few times. Works great. No better way for larger groups. Now I'm hungry for fresh corn on the cob.

[Finns]

Done it quite a few times. Works great. No better way for larger groups. Now I'm hungry for fresh corn on the cob.

Does the corn have to be covered (submerged) in the hot water?

[paul pachowicz]

corn will not submerge...it floats. Enough water to cover it and a tight lid. Might even pre heat the cooler with a few buckets of scalding water to heat up the insulation before adding the corn.

[LABS4ME]

My cooler usually has a pork shoulder resting in it prior to eating?

Good Luck!

Ken

[Seabass77]

Had to look this up, seems like a no brainer.

[thirdeye]

It works great, I like to add some of the husks on top of the corn for more flavor and I'll salt the water also. Often I'll add more hot water after 15 minutes.

If you want to get the corn submerged, take a cooking grate and set it on top of the corn and set a bottle of hot water on the grate for weight.

A cool idea for buttering lots of ears quickly is to fill a large jar with hot water and add two sticks of butter. The butter melts and rises to the top. .... You just dunk your corn and it comes out buttered.

[nofishfisherman]

I've never done it in a cooler but thats essentially how I cook my corn on the cob if I'm not doing it on the grill. I just take a large/deep skillet and bring water to a boil. Once its boiling I just turn the heat off, toss in the corn, and put a lid on it. I do this right away when i start cooking dinner and its done when I'm ready to eat.

[SkunkedAgain]

So does the corn need to be shucked or can it remain fully dressed while cooking in the cooler? Maybe a longer cook time but I imagine it would still work the same