# How do you like your corn? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 1, 2012, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-corn/617508 "2012-04-01T20:54:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2012, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-corn/617508/1 "2012-04-01T20:54:04Z")
Well? ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2012, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-corn/617508/2 "2012-04-01T20:57:03Z")
Boiled, buttered and salted. I can eat it until I get sick. ---
**Author:** ![Mosier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ea924/32.png) [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2012, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-corn/617508/3 "2012-04-01T21:51:26Z")
Whoa, this forum has polling now? Or is it a special moderator power? ETA: Why are there any options besides “corndog” on there? ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2012, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-corn/617508/4 "2012-04-01T22:15:55Z")
> [@Mosier](#): > > Whoa, this forum has polling now? Or is it a special moderator power? > > ETA: Why are there any options besides “corndog” on there? My mistake, I put it in the wrong forum, heh. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2012, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-corn/617508/5 "2012-04-01T22:31:21Z")
grilled corn on the cob ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2012, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-corn/617508/6 "2012-04-01T22:54:26Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > Boiled, buttered and salted. > > I can eat it until I get sick. No boiling! Shuck, wrap in plastic wrap and nuke for a couple of minues: hot, sweet, tender and tasty. No water, no mess. Trust me on this. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2012, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-corn/617508/7 "2012-04-01T23:02:11Z")
On somebody else’s toes. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2012, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-corn/617508/8 "2012-04-01T23:06:08Z")
I voted “Hey you forgot” because you can’t pick more than one. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2012, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-corn/617508/9 "2012-04-01T23:32:40Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > No boiling! Shuck, wrap in plastic wrap and nuke for a couple of minues: hot, sweet, tender and tasty. No water, no mess. Trust me on this. Actually, I put about one inch of water in the stock pot, pile the corn in, cover and let sit for 10 minutes. No mushy corn, and do bunches at a time! I do the plastic wrap version on the rare occasion I only cook one… ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-corn/617508/10 "2012-04-02T00:16:22Z")
On the cob, grilled, _not_ in the husk. Regular ol’ butter and salt is good, but sometimes I’m in the mood for that and a bit of lime and powdered chiles. ---
**Author:** ![Prelude\_to\_Fascination](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a183cd/32.png) [@Prelude\_to\_Fascination](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prelude_to_Fascination)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-corn/617508/11 "2012-04-02T00:22:50Z")
Grilled, in the husk, with the kernels slightly burnt. Butter it up, put some ground black pepper on it, and that’s all there is to it. ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-corn/617508/12 "2012-04-02T00:29:40Z")
I was torn between cornbread and corn dog. What I really love most is the cornbread part of a corn dog, more than cornbread by itself, and more than the dog part of a corn dog. Joe ---
**Author:** ![Pai325](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-corn/617508/13 "2012-04-02T00:31:08Z")
Anything but creamed. ---
**Author:** ![minionkat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@minionkat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minionkat)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-corn/617508/14 "2012-04-02T00:39:00Z")
I like frozen corn, steamed with butter and hot sauce. But I voted for popcorn, because of the choices, it’s the one I liked. To hell with “you forgot”… 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-corn/617508/15 "2012-04-02T00:49:15Z")
I like it all. Well, I can do without corn chips. But I voted for on the cob. ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-corn/617508/16 "2012-04-02T01:12:04Z")
Roasted on the cob, buttered, lightly dusted with cayenne pepper. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-corn/617508/17 "2012-04-02T01:21:43Z")
Roasted, de-cobbed, and mixed with lime juice, cotija cheese and a bit of red pepper flake. ---
**Author:** ![Sudden\_Kestrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@Sudden\_Kestrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sudden_Kestrel)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-corn/617508/18 "2012-04-02T01:38:03Z")
I chose on the cob due to the structure of the poll, but really it’s a 3-way tie: on the cob, popcorn, canned sweet corn. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-corn/617508/19 "2012-04-02T02:32:19Z")
I have to admit, I’m one of those people that doesn’t quite “get” popcorn. It’s like eating packing peanuts. I guess once in awhile I’ll like some cheese popcorn mixed with some caramel popcorn, but plain ol’ popcorn is pretty dull to me. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-corn/617508/20 "2012-04-02T02:41:23Z")
I have to choose between “on the cob” and “popcorn”? That’s like having to choose between your two kids (assuming, you know, that you love your kids . . . ). [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-corn/617508.md?page=2)