Best Ways to Grill Corn on the Cob – guest blog By Chandra Ram 

Best Ways to Grill Corn on the Cob

Perfectly grilled corn is our idea of summer gold. The middle of summer brings to the farmers market one of our favorite things to cook on the grill: corn. This summer vegetable is at its peak of flavor in the hottest months, and its inherent sweetness takes well to the char and smoke you get from a grill. But do you shuck the cobs? Grill them in the husks? There are a few options when it comes to grilling corn on the cob — here are three ways to do it.

Grill it directly on the grates

If lightly charred corn is your goal, this is the method for you. Heat your grill to medium-high. Shuck the corn, and clean off the silk threads as best you can (don’t worry about catching every bit; any stray threads will burn off). If you’d like to use the husks as a handle, peel them back, leaving most of the husk attached to the cob…

Keep it wrapped in the husks

If tender corn kernels are your ideal, grill your corn with the husks on. This method requires little-to-no prep work in advance of grilling, but takes a bit longer for the corn to cook. You can simply place whole cobs in the husks on a medium-hot grill, and cook them for 15 to 20 minutes, turning them occasionally. The husks will char all over (and — fair warning — get a little messy), but the corn itself won’t brown or char at all; it essentially steams in the husk. Pull them off the grill, peel back the husks, and eat…

Wrap it up in foil

If you bought corn already shucked, or want the results of grilling corn still wrapped in the husks without the mess of all those burnt husks, you can wrap the cobs in foil for similar results. Richard Sax, the founding director of Food & Wine’s test kitchen, suggested this cooking method, noting that it also works well for roasting corn in the oven…

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