out_of_the_ordinary Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 (edited) I bought a stainless steel Lee corn cutter several years ago in a hardware store. We had a dozen ears of corn that we planned to blanche, cut as whole kernal corn and freeze. That needed done last night. Perfect chance to try out the Lee corn cutter. Morning sickness hit hard the day before. Yesterday, I still wasn't feeling well (weak/dizzy), so DH (thankfully) took over and did most of the work. After the first batch of ears were blanched, he tried out the Lee corn cutter, placing it over a mixing bowl. He had a difficult time. The ears weren't "sliding' along well. It nearly became a safety issue, so he just ended up using a knife and cutting the corn off the cob that way. Has anyone used one of those before? Maybe there's a trick we just didn't get? Edited August 1, 2013 by out_of_the_ordinary Quote Link to comment
Amishway Homesteaders Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 (edited) Had them and gave them away to people we didn't like! here's what I do and it works for me..................... Get a 'bunt' pan (think anglefood cake) and sit you butt in a chair, put it (the pan) on your lap then put the ear of corn point down into the hole. now just holh the top of the ear of corn and run the knife down the sides to cut off corn as it falls into the pan. Dump out as needed and the center part helps hold the corn steady so the knife works better. Edited August 1, 2013 by Amishway Homesteaders Quote Link to comment
The WE2's Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 I've tried the bunt pan thing, but it leaves a little "ridge" of corn at the bottom and doesn't work real well for the smaller ears. I just take a big glass bowl, put a small glass ramikin bowl upside down in the big bowl and away I go! Quote Link to comment
WormGuy Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 I'm gonna try this when my corn is ready which should be less than two weeks. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1vRFUZ3KbE John Quote Link to comment
out_of_the_ordinary Posted August 1, 2013 Author Share Posted August 1, 2013 Thanks for the tips! Quote Link to comment
WormGuy Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 ooto, are you talking about one like this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5T4r3e2lgU John Quote Link to comment
out_of_the_ordinary Posted August 1, 2013 Author Share Posted August 1, 2013 Wormguy, it's similar. The one I have is here: http://leemfgco.com/Item/Corn-Cutter-Stainless-Steel Quote Link to comment
Jeepers Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 (edited) Ack...I quoted the wrong quote. Edited August 2, 2013 by Jeepers Quote Link to comment
Jeepers Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 I'm gonna try this when my corn is ready which should be less than two weeks. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1vRFUZ3KbE John I love the way men think! More power argh-argh. Quote Link to comment
WormGuy Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 I just now remembered this subject. (Must be the drugs...my back is real bad today), I bought two corn cutters like the ones in the video link I posted. They both worked the same...not very well. I tried them after I had blanched the corn and they left more than I like on the cob. Also my ears were not the big, fully filled top to bottom like I see in the store. I dehydrated about 800 ears and hoped this would speed up the process. I ended up using one like Out-of-the-Ordinary linked to. I plowed the garden for next year and almost doubled it in size. I will try the cutters again but I will cut the corn and then blanch it to see if the process works like in the video. John Quote Link to comment
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