Cooking corn on the cob in a cooler? Weird, right?!? Well, it is actually awesome because it cooks perfectly without hardly any effort!
We recently had a big gathering with many friends and corn on the cob is sold everywhere around here with all of our local farmers and farmer’s markets.
Well, it is a lot of work to cook up tons of corn on the cob on the stove. A few pieces work out well, but a lot is a lot of heat and back breaking, time consuming cooking!
Well, one of our friends had this idea that she had seen some where about cooking corn on the cob in a cooler.
So we put it to the test!
There was 18 full cobs or 36 half cobs in a cooler at once to be cooked.
How To Cook Perfect Corn on the Cob in a Cooler
Boil about 10-14 quarts of water on the stovetop (varies based on cooler size and amount of corn).
While the water is coming to a boil, shuck the corn and place in the cooler. We like our’s split in half for ease in eating and smaller portions for littles.
Once the water is boiling, pour it over the corn in the cooler until the corn is fully covered.
Then close the lid and don’t open it for 30 minutes as it “cooks” in the cooler.
After 30 minutes, open it and check it to see if the center of the cob is soft and can be pierced by the cob holders or forks. This means it is done!
If it isn’t quite done, just close the lid for a bit more time.
30 minutes was perfect for us. The corn was not over done at all, but rather just barely complete and was the crisp perfect taste that makes corn on the cob so great!
Party Guests Grabbing The Perfect Grub
We just let our party guests use tongs and the cob holders to grab their corn. We had a stick of butter on a butter dish with flavored salts of all kinds to “dress-it.”
It was a perfect corn party solution and a great way to feed a large crowd and it was really easy to prepare this much food! It can easily be transported too (which is what this cooler did!) from it’s original destination to the party! The water was just poured right before leaving and perfect upon arrival!
So no matter how to plan to serve it, this might be a great solution!
What do you think of this idea?
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May
That is a great idea. Have a family event coming up and this is perfect.
Alex
Yes, we fed about 25 people different finger foods, but this was the hit and so easy and tummy filling!
martel
To butter the corn easier than just a stick of butter. Boil a couple cups of water then poor it into a mason jar about 3/4 full. Then poor melted butter on top and dip the cob into the butter water mixture. It comes out perfectly buttered.
Alex
What a great tip! Thanks!!
Chris
We do this every weekend on the t. I prepare it in the morning and eat at dinner time. Corn is always perfect!
Rebecca
It doesn’t overcook this way? Does it stay warm for 8 hours? My mind I can’t believe this…
Sherry
mine either and does it hurt the cooler???
Jesseca
I am wondering how early is it ok to husk the corn? I have 146 ears that will be broke in half. It’s for an outdoor wedding on this Saturday 7/16/16. We were thinking of husking it tonight 7/14/16
Cher
Was the corn OK husking it early? I’m having ppl over and I was thinking of husking it the day before, putting it in the cooler and leaving it overnight like that.
Shawnda Scott
Wondering if this can be done in a Orion Cooler? Should I line it with a trash bag or something?
Alex
I am not familiar with an Orion cooler, but you could line it if you want.
Joyce
I use melted butter and have several silicone basting brushes on hand for buttering the corn. Far easier than the mess of having the stick of butter on a dish and everyone trying to get their corn buttered before it gets cold. Melted butter gets right down into the very base of the kernels that way, too, so every little bit of it is buttery good.
maria j
what size cooler did you use? specific brand might be helpful too!
i’ve got a big party coming in and would like to try ahead of time.
please and thank you!
Mo Momma
Can cooler corn be done using the frozen corn on the cobs?
Allison Bowsher
Hi! I’m a writer with GustoTV.com and we’d love to use your cooler corn recipe in an article about having stress-free bbq season. We can link back to your site and credit it. Would you mind supply a high res image of your cooler corn for the article?
Thank you!
Joanne
I have a big orange drink cooler and works great. Using it today