1. Buy the freshest corn you can, preferably picked that morning. Once picked, corn has a tendency to get starchy very quickly and starts to lose its sweetness so it is best to do your prep for freezing as soon as possible.
2. Have any children in the house shuck the corn outside. This will keep them busy for a long time.
3. Put a big pot of water with a pinch of salt on to boil.
4. Check on the corn cleaning progress outside and be amazed at how many dirty jokes and double entendres your husband and you can come up with using the words 'shucking', 'corn hole', and 'cob'. Realize that you both have the maturity of a 12 year old boy.
5. Once the water is boiling, add the ears of corn and boil for about 4 minutes.
6. While corn is boiling, set out a huge bowl of ice water and a towel.
7. After boiling for 4 minutes, remove corn and place in ice water until cooled. Remove from ice water and let cool further on a towel.
8. Remove corn kernels with a super cute tool like this amazing one, or stand the corn upright on top of a little bowl turned upside down in a big bowl. (does that make sense?)
9. Once cooled, place the kernels in freezer bags in 2-3 cup portions. To use, simply thaw first for the best texture and use in your favorite recipes. We add to chili, cornbread, veggie soup, salsas, etc.
10. Realize that it is going to take a shit load of corn to fill up that new freezer in the basement.
post shucking
lined up and cooling. can you find the 1/2 eaten one?
removing kernels with this cute little guy
ready to be packed up, frozen, and enjoyed in the dead of winter
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