Food Freezing corn. Blanch or not?

[Digger]

I am freezing corn off the cob. I always blanch it before cutting it off the cob. But I know lots of people who freeze it on the cob without blanching. Am I just wasting my time blanching my corn or does it really make a better product?

 

[summerthyme]

Yes, blanch it! Blanching stops the sugars from turning to starch... it makes a huge difference in the flavor after even a few weeks.

Summerthyme

 

[Digger]

Thanks. I just needed that confirmation.

 

[ginnie6]

Here's what I was taught to do. Cut it off the cob and for every 20 cups of corn add 5 cups of ice. Mix it all up, bag it, and freeze it. It makes it perfect and you'd never know you didn't blanch it.
I was putting up corn one year and the older ladies at church asked me why I was still doing it the hard way. All of them used this method. I've been doing it like that for 20 years now and never had a bag not taste good.
I doubted it when they told me but you know church potlucks never lie and there was always good corn at ours even in the middle of winter!

 

[BH]

Many years ago, #wife2 and I froze dozens and dozens of ears every year. We tried many methods. The best and the one we adopted was to shuck/wash the ears, put them in baggies and into the freezer. Great for corn-on-the-cob, or simply allow to thaw, then cut off the cob if desired. Never blanched since.

 

[Meemur]

I've done it both ways, but I have a lot more space in the freezer when it's off the ear, so it gets blanched.

It's not a huge deal for me and is much easier than canning.

 

[Chicory]

We roast corn in the oven in a turkey roaster with milk, butter, salt & pepper, chill quickly and then freeze. I can fit 2 turkey roasters in my oven at a time. Freezer baggies are laid flat… We love it!

 

[Cacheman]

My wife and I have a system. We cut it off the cobs with the electric knives, stuff it in the jars and pressure can it. Haven't failed us.