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chuckbqn
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 Posted - 07/16/2012 : 08:55:53
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Does anyone have a recipe or directions for cooking sweet corn in a cooler
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BILLYBONESBBQ
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Posted - 07/17/2012 : 01:54:30
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I'VE GRILLED A LOT OF CORN IN THE HUSK AND "HELD IN A COOLER" UNTIL SERVING TIME. BEST BUTTER IS FLAVORED WITH DRY RUB AND DIPPED AT SERVING TIME .. AS TO YOUR QUESTION OF COOKING IN A COOLER. I WOULD THINK THAT THE AMOUNT OF HOT WATER NEEDED TO COOK THE CORN, WOULD BADLY DISTORT THE PLASTIC LINER AND RUIN THE COOLER..
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Al Dente
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Posted - 07/19/2012 : 04:25:28
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Just saw a "recipe" for this in a magazine. They say to add 2 quarts of boiling water to "cook" 12 ears of corn in a cooler. Let it "cook" for 10-15 minutes inside. To me, it's nut. Why risk ruining a cooler, and you have to boil the water anyway. Just put the ears in, and of you need the burner space, just cover and remove it from the burner. Then wait the 15 minutes.
I wish I was born with two stomachs. All the best, Al. |
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livespive
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Posted - 07/19/2012 : 08:04:21
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I am guessing the pot will not hold the heat like the cooler.
Water boils at 212F, and folk wrap and store meat in a cooler at 190-205. If the cooler can hold the wrapped meat as long as it is a good cooler, I don't think there would be a problem. Also you could use a Styrofoam cooler......
Now I am going to have to try this. Al Dente, do you have the link for the recipe?
I am guessing that because you are using only 2 qts you are steaming more than boiling the corn.
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Edit,
Upon more research, I found this on snopes:
http://www.snopes.com/food/prepare/coolercorn.asp
It appears that it can be done, but shouldn't be. I guess
this was a good idea back in the days of the old Coleman Green metal
coolers.
Edit the edit lol,
Looks it it depends on how old you cooler is, and if it has BPA in it.
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Originally posted by Al Dente
Just saw a "recipe" for this in a magazine. They say to add 2 quarts of boiling water to "cook" 12 ears of corn in a cooler. Let it "cook" for 10-15 minutes inside. To me, it's nut. Why risk ruining a cooler, and you have to boil the water anyway. Just put the ears in, and of you need the burner space, just cover and remove it from the burner. Then wait the 15 minutes.
I wish I was born with two stomachs. All the best, Al.
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Al Dente
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Posted - 07/20/2012 : 04:05:32
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It was in the latest "A Taste of Home" magazine. Cannot find it, maybe the kids hid it somewhere. They don't like when Mommy excperiments and tries to "cook". She can burn ice. That is, when she attempts to make it.
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chuckbqn
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Posted - 08/06/2012 : 11:06:12
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We winged it they came out ok, used a good cooler let about a gallon of hot water sit in it for ten minutes or so dumped it out put in the twenty ears of corn added back a gallon and a half of very hot sugar water closed it up and let it sit for thirty minutes , just as easy to flip them on a hot grill and let them go
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BILLYBONESBBQ
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Posted - 08/06/2012 : 12:24:39
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ONE LAST FROM ME ..MY DADS FAVORITE SWEET CORN WAS NAMED "ILLINOIS WHITS" SMALL SHOEPEG KERNALS AND OFTEN ATE IT RIGHT FRESH FROM THE EAR. NO COOKING NEDED. HOWEVER MOST DID RECEIVE A RUN ACROSS THE GRILL AT THE FAMILY GATHERINGS. i am sure i still eat my sweet corn without much HEATING. LOVE THAT ILLINOIS WHITE .. 
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chuckbqn
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Posted - 08/07/2012 : 06:36:33
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Billy there is a truck fram not far from me that has that corn all summer, we have to stop and get some from him three or four times a year good stuff
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