Bought a bag of frozen corn as a cheaper alternative to the tins.
Tipped some in a bucket and added cold water and left it overnight to use the next day. Was surprised to see most of it was floating the next day. Drained the water off and took it with me thinking maybe it hadn't defrosted properly.
Several hours later it was still floating. What did I do wrong?
Tipped some in a bucket and added cold water and left it overnight to use the next day. Was surprised to see most of it was floating the next day. Drained the water off and took it with me thinking maybe it hadn't defrosted properly.
Several hours later it was still floating. What did I do wrong?
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I have found frozen corn to have this issue at times. Never the whole bag though. I'd say using cold water for a start won't have helped. Boil the kettle!
I'd also say using salty & sweet water will help with water transfer but also with taste. Frozen corn isn't the same as tinned in that sense so you have to add to it.
I have found frozen corn to have this issue at times. Never the whole bag though. I'd say using cold water for a start won't have helped. Boil the kettle!
I'd also say using salty & sweet water will help with water transfer but also with taste. Frozen corn isn't the same as tinned in that sense so you have to add to it.
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Frozen sweetcorn is only part cooked so it can float. As Greekskii said, add boiling water. Or, use tinned corn which imo is far, far superior.
Frozen sweetcorn is only part cooked so it can float. As Greekskii said, add boiling water. Or, use tinned corn which imo is far, far superior.
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I stuck a kg of cheap frozen sweetcorn in my spod mix last week. None floated.
My mate recons if you freeze tin sweetcorn, it floats. I wonder if yours had defrosted at some stage & been refrozen?
I stuck a kg of cheap frozen sweetcorn in my spod mix last week. None floated.
My mate recons if you freeze tin sweetcorn, it floats. I wonder if yours had defrosted at some stage & been refrozen?
Thanks Guys. I'll stick to using tins in the future then 
I agree with short term boiling, then adding salt and sugar.
Generally tinned is better.
With frozen leave the bag out over night to defrost. Also don't add it to the mix until the last minute. Adding it to other bait the night before, dries it out and makes it float.
With frozen leave the bag out over night to defrost. Also don't add it to the mix until the last minute. Adding it to other bait the night before, dries it out and makes it float.
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definitely found the same - I think that the freezing process expands the fibres in the kernals & opens them up to allow air in which gets trapped inside. I leave mine to thaw in a bucket & then give it a good squash to squeeze the air out before adding baiting with it. seems to work for me - good luck
definitely found the same - I think that the freezing process expands the fibres in the kernals & opens them up to allow air in which gets trapped inside. I leave mine to thaw in a bucket & then give it a good squash to squeeze the air out before adding baiting with it. seems to work for me - good luck