Corn on the cob in a cooler - have you tried it?

My neighbor did hot dogs in a thermos once- I was never tempted. But Corn-in -Cooler, I might have to throw a party so I can try it!

How about grilling the corn with stalks still on (you soak it in water first) or wrapping the ears of corn (shucked) in foil and then grilling?

Now this is a cool idea. Thanks for sharing.

We've done it many times! Cooler corn is awesome - it's the best way to do it for a crowd!

I've never heard of this before. I'll have to try it!

Cool idea. I've never heard of it before. TFS!

We did it the other day. Comes out the best! Nice and tender and easily to remove the last layer of husk. The worst part is boiling the water beforehand.

Never thought to try it, but I think it's a neat idea.

For those of you concerned about heat in a cooler, you have to remember that a cooler is just an insulated container; as such, it's good for cooling AND heating, unless it specifies otherwise. Like a thermos. You can even buy heat paks for that very purpose. Putting hot food in a cooler is really nothing new. Don't think I'd be terribly concerned about food quality plastic leeching either, but that's me.

Interesting!  I've used it to keep things warm, but never to *cook* in.  I would definitely try that.

There is a big difference between putting hot items that have been heated, cooked, and now stored in their food-safe containers into a cooler to keep them warm and actually pouring boiling water into a cooler and cooking food in it. In the former, the food itself doesn't come in contact with the not-for-cooking plastic, in the latter, you are inviting whatever chemicals are in that plastic to be leeched into the food.

There is no way I would do this unless the cooler was certified okay for cooking in.

Uh, no, I can't say that sound safe. 

My cousin used to host large cookouts on a regular basis and if I recall they would have two pots of corn cooking and as they were done she put them in those styrofoam coolers you can get at the convenience store lined with foil and covered. They kept warm in there and she would just keep cooking until she had enough. She used the coolers to KEEP THEM WARM after they were cooked, and in my opinion that sounds much safer.