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08-11-2009, 11:45 PM
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#1 | | Member
Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 35
|  The tinfoil lovers
Calling all tin foil cookers. We tried some corn thrown on the coals last weekend and it was just great, but we did burn them a bit. How do you know when enough is enough without trying to pull the foil back to check is there a "poke it" trick or something or do we just have to pull the foil back and check them?
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08-12-2009, 11:25 AM
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When we cook on the grill using foil we usually know about how long everything takes to cook. If it's something new to us, then yes, pulling back the foil and checking is necessary. I suppose you could poke whatever it is to check for doneness, but I get more peace of mind from seeing the actual food with my own eyes.
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08-12-2009, 01:08 PM
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#3 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 27
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Tinfoil on corn in the campfire? I don't use tin foil. We just keep the husks on and keep turning the corn in the campfire (coals of course). I think the only way to know when something is done when using foil, is to open it up and look at it.
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08-13-2009, 07:05 PM
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We didn't have access to fresh corn, and sadly, we usually don't so yea it was pre-husked and tin foil is kind of our favorite way to cook so I am looking for a tip that I didn't already know about of course I am at a dead end search I guess.
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08-14-2009, 10:37 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 35
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The next time you cook, I would just watch the clock while peaking at it by opening up the tin foil. Then when you cook it again, you should know in your head how long it took to cook, time wise. Then you shouldn't have to peak at it.
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08-16-2009, 05:22 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 35
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Will be doing that. We are going to give the corn on the cob another whirl this week and see if I can't get it to turn out a bit more satisfying this time around.
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10-01-2009, 12:47 AM
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#7 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: West Bend, Wisconsin Posts: 22
| We leave on the husks too
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Originally Posted by 2beoutdoors  Tinfoil on corn in the campfire? I don't use tin foil. We just keep the husks on and keep turning the corn in the campfire (coals of course). I think the only way to know when something is done when using foil, is to open it up and look at it. | We leave the husks on as well and keep turning them over the coals. However, we do a prep step of soaking the ears in a bucket of cold water for about an hour. The husks get soaked through which adds a sort of steaming effect to the cooking process. 
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10-01-2009, 12:30 PM
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#8 | | Senior Member
Join Date: May 2009 Location: NY Posts: 508
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We also do corn on the campfire and we soak it for hours prior to throwing it on the campfire. I love the taste that you get of roasting corn on the campfire. It's not like anything else.
We leave the husks on, soak the corn (we usually stick it in the bucket of water the night before we cook it) then toss it in the fire. Be sure to roll it often in the fire.
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