How to Select an Ear of Corn

Don't be a ninny and strip the husk off each ear. What do you expect to find in there? Worms?

The keys to good corn are size and weight, measures you can take without shucking it. If the ear feels thin and looks scrawny, put it back. Get a nice thick ear with no flat sides. If you have doubts, peel one ear's husk back a few inches and check the kernels. They should be decent sized and uniform, undented, and without gaps. The color is not necessarily important to flavor, although "supersweet" corn is almost always golden yellow. And a few brown kernels at the end won't hurt you. Corn should be freshly picked, which means there will be moisture in the silks and the husk. Fresh corn will keep two weeks or more in the refrigerator in a plastic bag.