Remove green husks from each ear of corn. Grocery stores often keep trash cans next to their fresh corn so you can remove the husks right there in the store.
When you get down to the last layer or two of the husk, grasp half of the silky strands at the top of the ear, and pull them down and away from the cob, along with the part of the husk that covered them. Repeat with the other half of the corn silk and remaining husk.
Don’t stress about getting every last strand of corn silk off—you won’t. As long as you get most of it off, nobody will notice the 1 percent you missed.
Arrange ears of corn in microwave, with some space between each ear. Microwave for 3 minutes per ear. For example, if you’re cooking 3 ears together, cook them for 9 minutes.
Wearing oven mitts, remove corn from microwave to a plate. Careful—the corn is very hot when that timer goes off!
When corn is cool enough to handle, serve with butter, if desired. Oh yeah, and dental floss. Just sayin’.
Notes
You can cook as many ears of corn as you like with this method, but I find that it gets a little crowded if you put more than 3 ears into the microwave at once.
You may want to put a paper towel under the corn when you cook it, so it doesn’t leave stray bits of corn silk in your microwave.
My kids love the hands-on experience of eating corn on the cob. I cut the cooked ears in half crosswise to make kid-size servings.
Recipe by I Wish I Was a Muffin at https://iwishiwasamuffin.com/microwave-corn-on-the-cob/