Everybody loves eating corn on the cob at a barbecue, but you'd be hard pressed to find anybody who enjoys shucking corn.

While you can cook corn on the cob anyway you like, not every approach adds layers of flavor. The best method would be especially good for cookouts.

The best method for shucking corn is peeling the husk by hand and using a slightly damp kitchen towel to remove excess silk, leaving the corn raw and ready to cook. The microwave method is an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. corn on the cob on plate - Rimma Bondarenko/Shutterstock While nothing quite beats the fresh version straight from the grill, ...

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Editor's note: This article was originally published in 2015 and was updated in 2024. Every summer Iowans are faced with a decision: How to cook sweet corn? Should you be boiling? Grilling?