Removing corn cob hair

Lorna Maedke
by Lorna Maedke
Does anyone have a method for removing the hair on a corn cob. This is for canning a large amount of corn, so the microwave method won't do.
  4 answers
  • Catherine Smith Catherine Smith on Sep 04, 2013
    Use an old, clean toothbrush or nail brush under running water to remove the silk. You should get most of it when you shuck the cob, but this will remove almost all the fine silk that sometimes gets caught between the rows of corn and in your teeth. LOL I have to be nosey and ask why you are canning corn? You can get a fresher tasting product both in ears and cut off corn kernels by freezing. It's a lot less labor intensive.
  • Lorna Maedke Lorna Maedke on Sep 04, 2013
    Thank you. I used a micro rag, and it worked pretty good, but I will try the toothbrush next batch.
  • Nancy Dean Davis Nancy Dean Davis on Sep 05, 2013
    Great I never thought of a tooth brush. Thanks!
  • Suzanne Lawson Suzanne Lawson on Feb 05, 2015
    Better late than never :-) How to shuck an ear of corn with ease. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNSGwiAgbck