What if you bought a mountain of corn? You know, the kind of haul that makes your neighbors assume you’re feeding a small army. Freeze it!
But don’t just toss it in raw. That’s like freezing a salad—sad and soggy when thawed. You need to blanch it first.
Drop the shucked ears into boiling water for exactly 4 minutes. Then plunge them into an ice bath. This stops the enzymes that turn sugar into starch.
Pat them dry, wrap each ear in plastic wrap, then pop them in a freezer bag. They’ll keep for up to 12 months. That’s a year of summer, whenever you want it.
Quirky fact: frozen corn actually tastes sweeter than fresh if you eat it within a few weeks. The cold locks in the sugar. Science is weird and wonderful.
3 Ways to Store Corn on the Cob - wikiHow
