Silly question but....Where do you shuck your corn

I shuck at home.

#1. I don't want to hang out at the store longer than necessary.

#2. Sometimes we opt to eat the corn the following day, and I find it stays nicer in the husk than out of it.


Oh, and I don't peel & peek, either.  

I usually only buy at local farm stands (I live in the land of corn! ) so I only shuck at home. However, I blanch in cold water and then bake in a 450 degree oven for 20 mins. Husks and silks slide right off and it's perfectly cooked every time!

I buy pre shucked corn at Costco. If I do buy corn with the husk on, I soak it in water and then grill it, peel and all.

If I know that I'm going to eat it that evening, I will shuck it in the store if there's a trash can available.

If we aren't, I will sometimes take out the outer leaves and the very bottom of stalk put them in the trash. I am very careful about getting everything in the trash, though.

It's definitely the norm here (Central NJ), at least at the stores I shop at.


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Years ago, it was unheard of to shuck corn in the store. I always put newspapers on the floor and shucked into a paper bag. But we no longer subscribe to printed newspapers, and paper shopping bags are a rare commodity. I shop in the late afternoon, so when I get home, I'm in a rush to get my groceries into the house and put away before starting dinner. Life has changed, and so have our habits. Store policies have shifted, too. Nowadays, I always shuck corn at the store (there are usually TWO waste cans set out for that purpose), unless I am not planning to use it that same evening. The produce staff keeps the floor clean, and it's very rare to see empty husks discarded on the table where the corn is displayed. Sometimes, two or three other folks are standing beside me, all shucking corn, and we get into a friendly conversation, so it makes the work more pleasant.

At home in the sink lined with a bag...I've seen some store have trash cans next to the corn and people doing it in the stores. Sometimes it's such a mess. We usually toss our corn on the grill with the husk so it comes home with me.

Last weekend I did it on the patio with my grand kids. I loved all their comments & just visiting/bonding with them. It reminded me of green beans & peas with MY grandmother. Sometimes we just need to slow it all down.

Some people DO shuck it at the store which is why Walmart has the trash can next to the corn. So people HOPEFULLY won't throw it back into the display. I HAVE seen people doing this but I wait until I get home.

I have seen the bins at the store but I leave the husks on and remove them at home. My thoughts are to keep the corn as fresh as possible and keep the husks on as long as possible. My husks go into the compost bin.

If there is a trash can, I always shuck it in the store.

We don't buy corn often, but when we do, we shuck at home. Doing it in the store seems weird.