Keep it fresh and sweet.
While corn is best eaten the same day it’s brought home, that isn’t always possible.
Here is how to keep it fresh until you are ready to eat it.
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The cool temperature will help preserve the sweetness for longer.
For best flavor, use corn within two days.
Once harvested, corn begins to dry out and its natural sugars start turning into starch.
When kernels are exposed, the process just speeds up that much more.
Once you get home, leave the husks on unless you plan to prepare the corn right away.
(Note that Blanching is optional, but can help preserve the texture and flavor of your corn.)
Use appropriately-sized freezer bags, remove air, label with the date, and freeze.
Even frozen fresh ears taste better than store-bought frozen ears.
To do this, stand corn upright on a large cutting board.
Using a sharp knife, cut straight down across the base of the kernels.
Place bags in the freezer in single layers to allow the corn to freeze completely.
Once frozen, you could stack the bags to make the most of freezer storage space.
Blanching works to heighten and set the color and flavor when freezing produce.
Corncobs
Rather than tossing the corncobs into your compost bin, consider freezing them as well.
There is stilldelicious flavor to be foundin the cobs even once the corn kernels are gone.
Make a pot of corn broth and use it in place of chicken or vegetable stock inyour chowders.
