How to get rid of corn silks on corn.
Everyone loves corn-on-the-cob especially this time of year. But after you husk the corn, thin corn silks remain on the corncob. There are many ways to remove the silks – pick them out by hand, wipe the corncob with a dry towel or wipe the corncob with a wet towel. These are good ideas but I’ve found the perfect way to get rid of the silk on the corncob.
For a little over a dollar, you can buy a corn de-silking brush from CleanWay http://www.surlatable.com/gs/corn-de-silking-brush-lobster-and-corn-5.shtml. The price on line is much higher than what I found at Walmart right next to the corn display. This washable brush has soft and flexible plastic bristles to brush the corncob after you husk the corn. The brush is 3 x 1.75 x 1.75 inches and is tapered with different bristle lengths for all sizes and shapes of corn.
The instructions show that all you need to do is press down firmly and brush up and down on the cob. You don’t have to brush hard just enough pressure removes the silks from your corn-on-the-cob and it doesn’t damage the kernels. The tampered design along with the different bristle lengths reach and remove the silks especially the hard to get at silks in the rows down between the kernels.
I found the corn de-silking brush to be about 95% effective. Just think no more silks that float to the top when you are cooking the corn and no silks trapped in between your teeth and hang from your mouth when you eat corn-on-the-cob. And this product is made in the USA!
Until later,
Linda
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