The silks arrived out cleanly but 4 minutes overcooked and dried out the kernels. I don't know if it had been the toughness from the microwave the dimensions in the corn or perhaps the missing seasoning; but I'm likely again to shuck and boil. Read Much more Thumb Up http://trentondxrli.bloginwi.com/21471927/about-ease-up-on-the-crazy