RE: How to roast corn on a grill?

[JonesFamilyJayco]

 
I have always boiled our corn when camping, but I would like to try grilled corn for a change.  Any help would be appreciated!
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 jonesfamilyjayco

[SimiRich]

 JonesFamilyJayco
I ve never grilled corn while camping because of a smaller grill size but I have grilled corn at home on my bar-b-que.
 
 You can grill them right in the husks. It s like steaming them. You may want to cut off the " hairy"  part on the tops because they they will catch fire. The outer husks can get black & scortched but the inner cob should be alright - just keep turning them. I don t remember how long it took to cook them but I think it was about 15 to 20 minutes. Corn is pretty forgiving![8D]

[Bearnkat]

 JonesFamilyJayco
Hi There,
 
 We roast (grill) corn all the time while we re camping. One little trick we ve found is to soak the corn (with husks on) for abount 20 minutes. Then I usually grill the corn about 20-25 minutes turning it every 5 minutes or so. Its major yummy.
 
 C & T

[Wayfarer]

 JonesFamilyJayco
C&T
 
 Your grilled corn sounds real good.  I just told my wife about it and she said, " Good, it ll give you something to do."   And then she added, " And you can pull the corn silks out before we eat them!"
 
 What do you do about the corn silks " entwined"  among the kernels of corn after you remove the shucks?  
 
 I m not too familiar with this (actually, not at all familiar with roasting corn!), but DW says when she cleans corn before cooking (after removing shucks) she has to scrub it with a brush to get all the strings out.  
 
 Any help along this line?

[Miss-Teri]

 JonesFamilyJayco
DH mixes barbeque sauce and butter, then either pulls back the husks, pulls off the silk, coats the corn and puts the husks back, or puts the sauce/butter inside aluminum foil and cooks them without the husk.  
 Very yummy either way!!!

[brainpause]

 JonesFamilyJayco
I try to get most of the silks out, but they won t kill you! Just have your DW tolerate a few silks, and enjoy the taste of the corn, which overwhelms the silks you might experience!
 
 Larry

[Ab Diver]

 JonesFamilyJayco
One way we used to backyard BBQ corn was to lay a piece of plate steel across the firepit. Most of the larger cooking " griddles"  on the market now would do the same job at the campfire or camp grill. Toss on some (cleaned) burlap bags that are soaking wet. Spread the corn, still in the husk, across the burlap in a single layer, and cover with more wet burlap. Sprinkle more water as the burlap steams dry. In about 15-20 minutes the corn is done, and not a burnt kernel anywhere. Stack the corn in a bowl without taking off the husk. The husk helps keep the corn warm if the rest of the meal isn t quite done yet. Melt a pound or two of butter while the corn is cooking for the second part of the meal.
 
 This " secret"  family corn recipe, along with a 5 gallon bucket literally full of boiled crayfish from the local river, was the basis for many a summer feast in my childhood. Apply the melted butter liberally to whichever part of the meal was in your hands at the time.
 
 Cholesterol? Heck, we couldn t even spell it back then, much less worry about it. []
 
 
 

[ForestCreature]

 Wayfarer

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 What do you do about the corn silks " entwined"  among the kernels of corn after you remove the shucks?  
 
 

 I usually soak and wrap in foil, this way there is no messy burnt husk to deal with.
 The silk just peels back with the husk after it is cooked. Then we use the foil as a corn plate.

[topcat7736]

 JonesFamilyJayco
I love grilled corn. Try [link=http://www.cooking.com/recipes/static/recipe2279.htm]Burt Wolf s[/link] method!

[tlhdoc]

 JonesFamilyJayco
We roast corn on the grill every summer.  I soak the corn husk and all in water for about 20 minutes.  Cooking time depends on how hot the coals are, but 20 to 25 minutes, turning it a quarter of a turn every 3 to 5 minutes.  The husk and silk come right off the cob when the corn is done.  It is much easier to remove when it is cooked.

[JonesFamilyJayco]

 JonesFamilyJayco
Thanks for all of your help!  I tried the roasted corn by 1st soaking in water, then placed on the charcoal grill.  I also tried some corn on our George Forman Grilling Machine.  I have to say that the corn on the GF Grilling Machine was the better tasting (and faster).  I think that I tried to put too many ears of corn on my small charcoal grill & it seemed to cool the coals too much (water from the soaked corn).  Should I try something different (such as fewer ears) next time?  
 
 Thank You!
 
 jonesfamilyjayco.