Learning how to freeze corn is simple and easy! With a supply of frozen corn in the freezer, you can enjoy the taste of sweet summer corn all year round. Frozen corn can be thawed, boiled and enjoyed on the cob as is or off for use on salads, in soups or as part of another recipe.

In a matter of minutes, you can safely freeze corn to keep on hand for the colder months. If you shop with local farmers, not only will you likely save money, you'll be getting the freshest corn, which will taste better come winter than what you might find at the supermarket.

The process for freezing corn is fast and easy, first blanching the corn, then removing from the cob, if desired, cooling and storing in an air-tight container. After that it's simply a matter of placing the corn in the freezer and letting the freezer do the rest of the work.

A few months later, when you are ready to remove your corn from the freezer, you'll have a healthy addition to a number of meals or recipes and will soon be reminded of the wonderful flavors of a summer day or afternoon spent at the farmer's market.http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/ams.fetchTemplateData.do?template=TemplateC&navID=FarmersMarkets&rightNav1=FarmersMarkets&topNav=&leftNav=WholesaleandFarmersMarkets&page=WFMFarmersMarketsHome&description=Farmers%20Markets&acct=frmrdirmkt

1. Start with fresh corn that has been husked.
2. Prepare a bowl of ice and water to cool off the corn after boiling.http://www.pickyourown.org/freezingcorn.htm
3. Boil corn in a large pot of water, filled about 2/3 full.http://www.pickyourown.org/freezingcorn.htm
4. Just blanch the corn, rather than cooking it, boiling covered for just four-to-six minutes.http://www.pickyourown.org/freezingcorn.htm
5. Add sugar and salt to the boiling water to impart flavor if desired.http://www.cooks.com/rec/doc/0,1950,152185-244192,00.html
6. After the allotted time has passed, place the corn in the bowl of ice and water so it will cool.http://www.pickyourown.org/freezingcorn.htm
7. Cool the corn for the same amount of time you blanched it, so if you blanch corn for four minutes, keep in the ice bath for four minutes.http://www.pickyourown.org/freezingcorn.htm
8. Cut the kernels away from the cob. If you're using whole kernel corn, slice down the ear about 2/3 into the row of kernels.http://www.pickyourown.org/freezingcorn.htm
9. For cream corn, slice about 1/2 way into the kernel.http://www.pickyourown.org/freezingcorn.htm
10. A knife will do the trick in either case, but specific "corn cutters" are available on sites like Amazon as well.http://www.pickyourown.org/freezingcorn.htm

1. Blanch corn for about 5-10 minutes in batches of up to 10 ears at a time.http://www.pickyourown.org/freezingcornonthecob.htm
   • Small ears will usually take seven minutes to cook, medium ears will take about nine minutes and large ears can take 11 minutes.http://www.pickyourown.org/freezingcornonthecob.htm
2. As soon as corn is blanched, add it to a bowl of ice and water to cool it as quickly as possible.http://www.pickyourown.org/freezingcornonthecob.htm
   • If you're planning to cook a lot of corn at a time, make sure you are able to cool it down quickly after boiling, whether in a bowl of ice and water or in a more complicated cooling system.http://www.pickyourown.org/freezingcornonthecob.htm
3. Drain off all the water in a colander or using paper towels. Before freezing, wrap whole ears in plastic wrap to seal in freshness before adding to a plastic bag or container to store in the freezer.http://www.pickyourown.org/freezingcornonthecob.htm

• A couple of simple steps will help maintain freshness in the freezer.

1. Don't fill bags all the way full so you leave room to remove any air bubbles.http://www.pickyourown.org/freezingcorn.htm
2. Label your bags with a permanent marker with the date and contents so you stay organized.http://www.pickyourown.org/freezingcorn.htm
3. To maintain freshness, store corn in amounts to be used for one meal so you aren't opening and resealing bags or containers.http://web.extension.uiuc.edu/state/newsdetail.cfm?NewsID=7148
4. As a general rule, freeze no more than two to three pounds of corn per free cubic foot of space in your freezer. This practice will make sure your corn is freezing fast enough to guard against spoiling.http://web.extension.uiuc.edu/state/newsdetail.cfm?NewsID=7148