Corn On The Cob Skewers Views

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That is the focus of this search. For me, plastic just feels too light weight. I'm very visual and with most of the plastic the visual does not make me smile. I eat lots of corn on the cob in season, enough where having a pick which gives me pleasure each time I see it/feel it/handle it makes this quest relevant for me.

I guess I didn't realize people still used those things. I haven't seen them in ages. Corn on the cob is about as casual as it gets. I just use my hands. But then that's how I eat a hot dog, hamburger, ribs, etc. But from reading this thread, obviously LOTS of people DO use them. I don't think I'd worry about the metal conducting the heat too much. My fingers don't get burned :)

For a dish as casual as corn on the cob, I see absolutely nothing wrong with plastic...it's functional, and looks perfectly fine. I entertain a lot, use excellent, but casual, white French china (Revol, Pillivuyt and Apilco...all from Williams-Sonoma and Sur la Table), top of the line Danish stainless (Georg Jensen), Riedel and Baccarat crystal, and when I serve corn, I take out my Zyliss plastic interlocking corn holders that are available everywhere and which I think I paid five bucks for. They work great, look fine, and I'm sure that it has entered no guest's mind that they are not appropriate. Suggest you forget about fancy if you are serving corn on the cob!

Those look interesting, but several years ago, I bought some from one of those cooking utensil parties(brain failure-cane't remember the name of the co-I see it mentioned here a lot). They can be inserted (screw type)into the corn before cooking(I micro my fresh corn 120 seconds)and guaranteed for either boiling water or micro. So much easier than trying to put them into hot cobs after cooking..They fit into little container that also contains the little matching dishes that you lay the corn in for butter dowsing..lol..T