Freezing Fresh Corn?

[duckman1911]

A friend gave me a bunch of fresh corn. More than I really have time to deal with right now but I don't want it to waste. Has anyone tried freezing it in the husk and did it work? I don't see why it wouldn't work but don't want to do it if it will just be a waste.

[marty f]

I don't see why not, hell it comes in bags in the frozen section..............

[MathGeek]

For maximum tenderness and sweetness, you want to blanch it first. Otherwise, the sugars will keep turning to starches and some other enzymatic processes will continue that turn sugars and starches into cellulose (less tender fibers).

[FF_T_Warren]

I wish I could find a pay to pick kind if place to get some corn

[eman]

Originally Posted by MathGeek

For maximum tenderness and sweetness, you want to blanch it first. Otherwise, the sugars will keep turning to starches and some other enzymatic processes will continue that turn sugars and starches into cellulose (less tender fibers).

We blanch in water w/ a lil crab boil in it the let dry overnight in fridge and vac seal 4 ear packs.

[Andy C]

We cut the ends off and freeze, husk and all.

Never stays in freeze long enough to get unsweetened or tuff.

[Cappy]

Yo Ducky dude we have received unexpected corn like that when we didn't have time to mess with it just took the ears as is and threw them in th freezer as is. We used them over the next 6 months mostly every time we lit the pit we threw a few ears straight from the freezer to the pit. It was very good corn and we would do it again in a heart beat.

[duckman1911]

Thanks guys. I'm grateful for it but didn't want it to go to waste. I would give it to someone else before I let that happen. In da freezer we go.

[Cappy]

Been there done that. We got a sack full from a friend this year and shucked cleaned cut and froze some on the cob then stripped some off and made about a gallon of moc chew ?sp? but when busy or caught by suprise we jsut chuck in in as is and use it first. It may have gotten a lil hard but not so ya could tell specially afta dredging it in butter and seasoning.