I grew up in a corn farming region surrounded by corn farms. Don't microwave your corn. How gross. Shucking corn? Split the top, yank one side / pull the other off. Crack the bottom off it and run your hand down the cob to pull off any silk. I can do two bags or more in the time he did two cobs.

Get a big pot, fill it with water. Add some salt, and a ton of brown sugar. Stir until the sugar dissolves. Boil the cobs for 8 to 10 minutes and remove from heat and take the cobs out of the water.

That's it. They'll be perfect.