How to Microwave Corn on the Cob

Are you still boiling those tasty ears of corn? There's a faster and easier way of preparing corn on the cob, and you'll be very surprised at how much more delicious it is. So grab that stick of butter and read the secret to the best corn on the cob you'll ever have.

Things You'll Need

• 2 ears of corn
• Microwave oven
• Hot pad or oven mitt
• Butter

Instructions

1. Place 2 ears of corn in microwave with husk intact. Do not shuck corn.

2. Microwave on high for 8-10 minutes. You may want to adjust cooking time due to factors including size of the ears of corn and wattage of microwave oven.

3. Using your oven mitt, remove corn from microwave. It will be very hot, so use caution.

4. Peel back a tiny bit of the husk from the top of the corn, being careful to avoid steam burn. Test the tenderness of corn kernels with a fork. If corn is still a bit hard, microwave another two minutes.

5. Let corn cool 15-20 minutes.

6. When corn is cooled off enough to handle (but still warm), shuck and place on a plate or individual corn serving trays. Use your oven mitt to handle corn if it's still too hot.

7. Butter the corncobs (real butter preferred) and crunch away!

Tips & Warnings

• The secret to the amazing taste of microwaved corn on the cob lies in the steam entrapped by the natural corn husks during cooking.

• This recipe calls for two ears of corn. If you microwave more ears at a time, be sure to adjust cooking time accordingly.

• Microwaved ears of corn will be very hot. Handle with a hotpad or oven mitt.

• Allow ears of corn to cool 15-20 minutes after cooking to avoid steam burn when shucking.