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Home / Food / PopCorn on the Cob

PopCorn on the Cob

John P.

October 6, 2007 By John P.

Popcorn on the CobOk, this video is a bit corny (pun intended), but it’s also an interesting concept. So take a look at how you can make fresh popcorn directly from the cob.

The process simply involves freezing a fresh ear of corn and then slapping it in the microwave! The video has all the details…

If anyone actually tries this, please come back and let us know how it turned out!

UPDATE: This video turns out to be a hoax. See the comments below. Still, it’s funny and turns out great microwave corn on the cob.


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Comments

  1. reiny in Minnesota says

    October 19, 2010 at 1:08 pm

    Best of all, it works ! So it’s not Orville’s – but then it is not supposed to be. Nor is it a top secret (can’t be, it’s on the internet . . .) And besides, it’s simple, it’s basic, and it’s oh so good – and even Grandma could do it. Thank you for this little delight !

  2. Kat says

    June 1, 2010 at 9:55 pm

    Thanks for this. It was obvious this video was a hoax for a few reasons (a) the corn she put in the freezer was not the one she took out (you can see the corn she put in on the bottom when the freezer door is open), (b) the microwave was so steamy you couldn’t see anything, (c) she took the plate out w/o getting burned after 7mins in the micro (c’mon!), and (d) the husk disappeared (when she sat down to eat the husk was gone).

    For anyone checking here’s a real ear being popped: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DfIC97ygh4

    Thanks to the 2 people who mentioned/linked big red popcorn.

  3. Amber says

    April 22, 2010 at 9:49 am

    It does work IF you grow popcorn corn it is its own strain and you need to leave it on the stock till its dead and the ears are hard then you can put it in the micro right on the cob and it will pop! Regular ears of corn from the store dont work

  4. Mick says

    October 2, 2009 at 6:56 am

    I would like to add my comments about popping popcorn on the ear. We are Ohio popcorn growers and are known for selling whole ears to our customers. We put the fun in popping popcorn by showing them how to make fresh right off the ear. Our ears take a minute and a half to fill a paper bag in the microwave oven. Kids of all ages love it.

    Covered Bridge Gardens is located in Jefferson, Ohio. the heart of Ashtabula County corn country. We grow yellow, white, blue and crimson (of course we’re in Ohio State country). We would be glad to answer any of your questions about popcorn. You can also find us at the Fabulous Food Show on November 13-15, 2009 at the IX Convention Center in Cleveland, Ohio.

    I also want to comment that the video is a hoax as she is holding an ear of sweet corn and not popcorn. Popcorn is about half that size.

  5. Mario says

    September 22, 2009 at 1:38 am

    See the link http://www.bigredpopcorn.com/ for on the cob popcorn. They sell it and ship. The concept is not a hoax, while the video may be.

  6. andrew says

    October 24, 2008 at 9:04 pm

    You can pop corn off a cob, but you have to use flint corn, like the multicolored indian corn. You can identify the right type by tapping the kernals. If they are hard like “flint” they will work. It takes a while, and I tried two ears and one that I boiled first and then used provided a lot more pop corn.

  7. Eric Ladnier says

    August 27, 2008 at 7:36 am

    I’m growing popcorn this year, and even though you can’t pop regular corn, you can eat popcorn as long as you pick it before it matures and dries out. In fact the corn in the video isn’t popcorn, because the husk is still green. So there is no way that it would pop even if it was popcorn. Also if you do pop corn while it is still on the cob, most of the kernals would come off of the cob when they pop although some will stick. I recomend that if you grow popcorn grow the variety called Indian Corn. The kernals are all different colors.

  8. sar says

    July 27, 2008 at 10:18 pm

    that video is a hoax but u can find the real thing on YouTube if you search for popcorn on the cob

  9. r says

    June 3, 2008 at 10:38 pm

    is it possible that you needed a different kind of corn? not all corn pops

  10. Mandah says

    February 1, 2008 at 3:55 am

    Hey.. it’s me again… I googled it and the website is http://www.Bigredpopcorn.com !! How original right? lol Check out the site it shows pics of the ear and after etc. So here is the answer to all of your questions! :-)

  11. Mandah says

    February 1, 2008 at 3:51 am

    Hey! You can have popcorn on a cob. I have family in Nebraska and it is known there.. Every year they send me an ear for xmas! lol But it’s not like sweet corn!! So a normal ear of corn would not work! But you put the ear in a clear bag etc and it pops and you open it up and season to your liking.. They might have a website, I know the company is called Big Red Pop Corn,Inc. And it is in Nebraska! It’s like $2.50 an ear.. try it.. I encourage you to.. it’s a different experience!

  12. Pamela says

    January 19, 2008 at 8:49 am

    I have been searching for someone who can tell me the steps taken to prepare popcorn on the cob from harvest to cooking. If you have time I am really wanting to try my hand at planting some this year. I don’t have a clue about after harvest care or cooking and can’t seem to find info. Once again, thanks for your time.

  13. sarah says

    December 22, 2007 at 5:25 pm

    ACTUALLY – this is not a hoax. The trick is that it has to be POPCORN on the cob – which is quite different from regular (sweet) corn on the cob. I grew up working on a pumpkin patch in the summers, and yes, we grew and sold popcorn. It comes on a cob like sweet corn. And you can pop it in the microwave! (I’ve never seen it in a regular grocery store.)

  14. kathi says

    October 15, 2007 at 10:01 pm

    I did try this with already refridgerated corn on the cob, so I cut the freezer time down 15 minutes–I heard the popping sound, but didn’t see any results, so I kept adding time. Eventually, everything burned and it took hours to air out the house. After opening the husk, there were no popped corn! So, what was the popping sound!!!???

  15. Genericus Maximus says

    October 14, 2007 at 2:11 pm

    If you take one of those decorative ears of dried corn (check your local craft store) and toss it in the microwave, you get popcorn on the cob.

  16. Lisa Marie Mary says

    October 10, 2007 at 8:56 am

    Aw man! That’s a bummer, we all got taken on this. I was getting all excited to tell my brother in Dallas. For some odd reason, the last couple years, I’ve been wondering about corn and popcorn and the differences and such. And when I was in town over the summer, my bro and I got into a discussion about it – we were just wondering together… So I was totally going to show him this video. Oh well. Heehee.

    (The new way your comments sort makes the threaded comments hard to read…or maybe the unthreaded comments are hard to read. Oh heck – the flow of the conversation doesn’t quite flow correctly! There – I got it out! ha!)

  17. Sax says

    October 8, 2007 at 5:14 pm

    And, if you take a look, she grabbed on to a corn husk that had spent seven minutes in a microwave on high without burning herself.

  18. John P. says

    October 8, 2007 at 1:18 pm

    Yeah, you’re right Nic. I thought the cutaways were just to compress time, but clearly they used those to rig the video. Nicely done!

  19. Nic says

    October 8, 2007 at 8:17 am

    I had a feeling it was fake. With the cutaways, they simply put some popcorn in a corn husk. The husk acted as a bag, and voila!

  20. melayu says

    October 8, 2007 at 2:28 am

    hmm too good to be true eh

    it sure look real from the vid

    gotta settle for the popcorn from over the counter i guess

  21. John P. says

    October 8, 2007 at 1:07 am

    The results are now in! Guess what… it’s a hoax. :-)

    I gave it a try, and all I got was some fresh microwaved corn. Hehehe. But it was worth it.

    You know, when I first saw this I thought “I’ve got some frozen corn in the freezer right now! But that won’t pop. Maybe it has something to do with the fresh corn being only partially frozen?”

    Nah, just a clever little hoax that someone put together. And they got us good.

    John

  22. TheDane says

    October 7, 2007 at 7:24 pm

    Never heard about this, sounds like fun though.

    It might work but produce smaller popcorn than the traditional way.

    Kim:)

  23. melayu says

    October 7, 2007 at 12:33 pm

    aaah ok, so if its alright to leave it overnight

    we shall see what’s john outcome of his popcorn, if it works

    with such nifty ideas natural corn is cheaper than those ready-made popcorns. being a student, anything to cut cost, i’m all for it!

    i wonder how am i going to explain this to my date when in the movies, when i bring my own corn! haha :p

  24. John P. says

    October 7, 2007 at 12:13 pm

    Yeah, that is what I was wondering. What if you leave the corn in the freezer all the time in case you want to enjoy some later?

    You know what… I’m going to pick up some corn today at the store and give this a try later. I’ll report back with the results!

    John

  25. Brandon says

    October 7, 2007 at 12:12 pm

    I think the point of freezing it if to trap water in the kernels so then when it’s microwaves, that boils and turns to steam. So I would think it would work if you froze overnight.
    Next time I go shopping, if I remember, I’ll pick up a few ear’s and try this out :)

  26. melayu says

    October 7, 2007 at 8:13 am

    she waited an hour plus for it to freeze?

    i wonder if putting the corn earlier in the night in the freezer matters

  27. Derek Wong says

    October 6, 2007 at 4:28 pm

    Well that is an interesting idea, although I’m not sure when I’d use it. I will think of that, though, the next time that I’m hankering for some popcorn and ears of corn are on sale at the local supermarket! It would be a fun thing to try! Have you/will you try this?

  28. Urbanist says

    October 6, 2007 at 1:31 am

    Awesome. I just told my girlfriend (who actually deals with getting us healthy food, as opposed to the frozen dinners I buy by default to save time) and she is all for it. She also works with kids and, if it works, she’s going to make it a participatory fun project at her work ;)

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