As a Midwest girl, summertime isn't complete for me without corn on the cob. However, now that I'm living in an apartment without a grill to make corn on, steaming up a big pot of boiling water just ...

Editor's note: This article was originally published in 2015 and was updated in 2024. Every summer Iowans are faced with a decision: How to cook sweet corn? Should you be boiling? Grilling?

Sweetcorn whether on the cob or tinned will taste better and be more nutritious if you don't boil it in a saucepan.

While nothing quite beats the fresh version straight from the grill, leftover corn on the cob does reheat pretty well, and fortunately it's easy to do so in the microwave. One of the best things about ...