corn

[mike g]

Has anyone ate corn on the cob and dried it. I read somewhere that you could it has a source of fuel to smoke food.

thank you
mike

 

[fire it up]

You mean drying out and smoking with the cobb?
Never heard of that, would be interesting if it worked but I don't think I would be brave enough to try that one.

 

[rivet]

I've heard of using dried cobbs for fuel, but never for smoking. I recall hearing from different old timers using the cobbs and "fuel" and adding wood for the "smoke", but not utilizing the cobbs exclusively in the smokehouse.

Well dried cobbs will provide a clean natural fuel, and it makes sense that the heat and smoke would not impact the flavor you want on your meat.

 

[fire it up]

Evidently you can smoke using corn cobbs...never would have known that.
Did some Googling and according to the almighty internet it can be done.
Here are just a few quick links to check out.

http://www.harringtonham.com/prod.cf...25/pid/59/pp/1

http://www.paisleysky.net/foodnerd/archives/000129.html

 

[hungryjohn]

I can remember when, in the early 1940s, my grandfather had a wood smokehouse (maybe 10 x 12) out back, and while I was too little to really know or care about the process, I know they used corn cobs for smoke.I think there was wood, too.

 

[sumosmoke]

Careful with that ... not to be flippant, but .. you could do a search for "smoked ribs" and have recipes come up that tell you to boil the ribs and add liquid smoke ...

 

[pinkmeat]

I thought the cobbs were used to start charcoal? Maybe I am remembering incorrectly...

 

[pigcicles]

Yup - dry them and put em in with your fire. Cook your food, eat, and enjoy.