How to Cut Corn Off the Cob - CHOW Tip

Corn kernels always go flying when you cut them off the cob, but it's easy to keep them in check with this simple trick from the CHOW Test Kitchen's Christine Gallary. All you need is a bowl, a paper towel, and a short knife.

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TRANSCRIPT
Corn on the cob is the perfect summer food but it's so messy when you try to cut the kernels off. They fly everywhere. Here's an easy way to cut the corn off the cob without making a mess. Place a large wide bowl on a damp kitchen towel so that it doesn't slide around. Next, fold a paper towel into fourths and place it inside the bowl. It'll help stabilize the cob so that it doesn't shift around. Stand an ear of corn up on the paper towel and using a short knife cut the kernels off from top to bottom, rotating the cob as you're done with each section to get to the next. The kernels will fall right off into the bowl. If you're working with more than one ear of corn, just adjust the paper towel as needed so that it's always sitting on top of the pile of corn kernels. If you do it this way your counter and floors will remain corn free, plus the corns already sitting in a bowl and ready to go into a delicious summer salad, corn bread, saute, or soup.

[WorkingTitles]

Perfect! Just what I needed!


I would just add, if you notice you didn't get the corn cut all the way down to the bottom of the cob, it seems easier to turn it upside down and cut the rest from the top.

[libbiemagee]

Is the corn cob cooked when you do this?

[AbductionFromAbove]

You guys are the one who clicked it, suggesting you wanted to know this information. Don't be so mad that she's giving it to you, geeze.

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Should the cob be cooked first, or is raw fine?

[liveloveleh]

xD here i am during stay home period not knowing how to chop off corn lol

[bioroid]

I got an easy method that lots of people already know. Get a single chopstick or skewer and stick it through the middle of the corn cob. Then hold on to chopstick or skewer and cut straight down corn like shown in the video. This will keep your hands clean and prevent and possible cuts from holding the corn with your hand

[bluecollarmenproductions]

Whose looking up how to make corn during the quarantine?

[GreatSwordNH]

Before this video, I was cutting corn in my bathroom, with a fork! But now, thanks to Chow, I can cut corn in the kitchen, with a knife! Thanks Chow!

[sgbaird]

Is cooked corn OK, too, or should it be cut off before cooking?

[himomhi]

This video:
How to cut corn without it falling on the floor;
Put it in a bowl while you cut it.. Simple enough

[ShogaNinja]

OR, you could buy your corn frozen or in a can, it would be fresher and in the case of the can, already cooked and you wouldn't waste a bunch of it and get corn silk all in your business like you did.

Even better you could just eat it off the damn cob like a normal human being. The only people I know who cut corn off of a cob have false teeth. They are my grandparents. They're 80+. They don't know what YouTube or the internet is. They write snail mail letters and use these things called stamps.

[ShogaNinja]

FYI those "lil cob hair things" are called "corn silk". I said something about that too. Chow is 99% fail lol. I come here for the Doritos Consomme jokes. :)

[RyanBrosnahan]

HOW DO I SNEEZE WITHOUT SHITTING MYSELF PLZ CHOW.COM HELP ME

[gearaxis]

stop making jokes about doritos consomme, it ain't funny anymore

[sharpkeet]

And this is why there are consumme comments still going around.

[marusholilac]

Just did 4 ears your way - great. I used the plastic cover from my mixing bowl under the bowl, and I found that a serated tomato knife did a great job- short enough but super sharp.

[Slayer]

I am aware of that kind sir. I have bought locally grown produce all my life, I simply commented vaguely to simply, for the general masses. Also, I thought FOR SURE when she started cutting fresh corn, it was for a soup, with a south-western kick.

[RLAPSIN]

Or you can buy a can of corn at the store...

[KasCooks]

She did say "shift" around, right?

[REDKILLARED]

Will this corn be going into a meal that needs a southwestern kick?