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A Corny Love Story

Tuesday, October 21, 2025 | 80 Views |

I won’t lie, sweet corn ribs have almost broken my spirit before. Cutting through corn lengthways is a full-on upper-body workout, a gamble with your knives, and a potential trauma trigger for anyone who’s ever attempted it solo.

The first time I made them, I was determined and I made it through. This time around, I thought I’d outsource the muscle.

My husband stepped in, drying the sharpest knives like a pro (cleaver and carver), from a set gifted by my mom in-law, only to end up back at the risky “bang the knife” method.

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