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Step by step how to prepare corn for freezing, watch our featured video on How to freeze corn plus get the best buys on freezer bags and instructional guides and books on freezing vegetables.
How to Prepare Corn for Freezing
Remove husks from corn ears.
Remove silk.
Trim out damaged kernels.
Trim the ends of ears.
Wash the ears.
To Prepare Whole-Kernel Corn-For Freezing or Canning:
Boil water
Place ears in boiling water
Blanch for 3 minutes after water begins to boil again.
Cool the ears enough to handle.
Shuck the corn (remove kernels from the cob by cutting approx 3/4 of the kernel depth (Do not scrape the cob).
To Prepare Cream-Style Corn-For Freezing or Canning:
Blanch ears for 4 minutes in boiling water.
Cool ears and cut kernels from cob at about one-half of their depth.
Scrape the cob with a knife to remove the remainder of the kernels and combine with half-kernels.
To Prepare Corn-on-the-Cob For freezing:
Blanch small ears for 7 minutes in boiling water; blanch medium-sized ears for 9 minutes; and blanch large ears for 11 minutes.
Cool in several changes of cold water and drain.
If desired, cut ears into uniform 4, 6, or 8-inch pieces
Packaging Corn on the Cob for Freezing
To package corn-on-the cob, fill into quart or half-gallon freezer bags. Squeeze out air, seal, label, and freeze. (1). See how to package corn for freezing below.
Remove silk.
Trim out damaged kernels.
Trim the ends of ears.
Wash the ears.
To Prepare Whole-Kernel Corn-For Freezing or Canning:
Boil water
Place ears in boiling water
Blanch for 3 minutes after water begins to boil again.
Cool the ears enough to handle.
Shuck the corn (remove kernels from the cob by cutting approx 3/4 of the kernel depth (Do not scrape the cob).
To Prepare Cream-Style Corn-For Freezing or Canning:
Blanch ears for 4 minutes in boiling water.
Cool ears and cut kernels from cob at about one-half of their depth.
Scrape the cob with a knife to remove the remainder of the kernels and combine with half-kernels.
To Prepare Corn-on-the-Cob For freezing:
Blanch small ears for 7 minutes in boiling water; blanch medium-sized ears for 9 minutes; and blanch large ears for 11 minutes.
Cool in several changes of cold water and drain.
If desired, cut ears into uniform 4, 6, or 8-inch pieces
Packaging Corn on the Cob for Freezing
To package corn-on-the cob, fill into quart or half-gallon freezer bags. Squeeze out air, seal, label, and freeze. (1). See how to package corn for freezing below.
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Procedure to Use For Packaging Corn For Freezing
Fill pint or quart plastic freezer containers, tapered freezer jars or zip lock type freezer bags.
For Zip Type Freezer Bags:
Squeeze air from plastic bags.
Seal bag.
Label (Be sure to put the name on the item and the date it was prepared).
For Rigid Freezer Containers:
Allow 1/2 inch of head space at the top of the container for whole corn and 1 inch for quarts of cream style corn (1).
For Zip Type Freezer Bags:
Squeeze air from plastic bags.
Seal bag.
Label (Be sure to put the name on the item and the date it was prepared).
For Rigid Freezer Containers:
Allow 1/2 inch of head space at the top of the container for whole corn and 1 inch for quarts of cream style corn (1).
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Freezer Storage Tip
Don’t freeze more than 2 pounds of food per cubic foot of freezer capacity per day (Laborde, 1).
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References:
1. Laborde, Luke. Sweet corn. Retrieved on Mar.26, 2017 from Home food preservation. Penn State Extension. http://extension.psu.edu/food/preservation/safe-methods/sweetcorn
2. Video: America's Test Kitchen (Oct. 28, 2010). How to store fresh corn. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUNzgFE-Z5c
1. Laborde, Luke. Sweet corn. Retrieved on Mar.26, 2017 from Home food preservation. Penn State Extension. http://extension.psu.edu/food/preservation/safe-methods/sweetcorn
2. Video: America's Test Kitchen (Oct. 28, 2010). How to store fresh corn. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUNzgFE-Z5c