Corn Steamer

[travcoman45]

Well, they use em for clams, I've heard some use one for corn, so, findin what little info there was, some figurin an a few parts, I built one.



Inside is 6 eye bolts what support two grill racks.

You can get bout 70 ears a corn in it. I add 5 gallons a water, some rock salt an cajun seasonin. Fire up the turkey burner an let'er go. After a bit, ya start ta smell that wonderfull sweet smell with a hint a cajun, then the steam starts shootin out the handle holes. Makes some fine sweet corn!

And yes it's galvanized! Like I said they been usin em for clam cooks fer years. When I get some time an a bit of extra cash I'm gonna have a water test done to see what is in it. Seeins how the unit never gets super hot, I don't think there gonna be anythin in there that didn't start there.

And yes, I will trim off the bolts, had ta use it before I had time to!
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[the dude abides]

Nice. How'd it taste. I've only ever boiled or grilled mine.

 

[travcoman45]

Was excellent! Not soggy, crisp yet cooked, we put em on sticks an dipped em in melted butter an served sprinkled with a bit a sea salt. They ate up every ear we cooked! Quick an easy ta do, takes care of itself while yer doin other stuff, just look over to see if steam is still shootin out. 3 runs an never ran outa water yet. 45 minutes is perty fast fer 70 ears a corn.

 

[beer-b-q]

That sounds delicious...

I wouldn't think that you would have a problem with the galvanized metal because the water would not let it get hot enough to break the galvanization down...JMHO

 

[chisoxjim]

steamed corn is almost better than grilled corn.

especially if you steam it with some crawfish, crab legs, kilbasa, garlic, and shrimp.

 

[bigsteve]

Good luck Tip. I hope your gamble using galvanized to cook with turns out in your favor my friend.


But please throw it away and use something not galvanized.

 

[shawnr5]

Maybe, start with a 30 gallon drum and build a UCS (Ugly Corn Steamer)????

 

[mballi3011]

Now your talking good. Steamed corn never seen it never had it and never would have thunk it. Now I have have corn in a seafood or crawfish boil but thats boiled and with alot of cajun spices. You could eat a shoe with good cajun spices. Definetly a differant way to steam them too.

 

[beer-b-q]

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