Celebrity chef Khanh Ong has shared a life-changing cooking hack which left his ‘mind blown’.
The MasterChef star, 30, took to Instagram on Friday to reveal a genius hack for cooking corn in the microwave.
He gave his stamp of approval to a technique he found online detailing how to easily remove the corn husk from the inner cob.
Khanh explained how whenever he cooks corn in the microwave, the tassel always gets stuck to the cob, making it difficult to remove.
However, he then said he would be trying out a new hack, filming himself as he simply cut the bottom of the husk off before microwaving the corn.
Celebrity chef Khanh Ong (pictured) has shared a life-changing cooking hack for making corn which left his ‘mind blown’
Upon taking the cooked corn out of the microwave, he was then easily able to slide the cob out of the husk, without any of the outer tassel getting stuck to the food.
Sharing his shock that it actually worked, Khanh gushed that his mind was ‘blown’ and said even though it was an ‘obscure’ problem, he was thrilled to have a solution.
He said: ‘That is so satisfying! I love this hack, I’m giving this hack a 9/10, just because there was one piece still stuck on it, but it’s a pretty good hack!’
‘I know it’s a small issue that most people won’t have to deal with, but it’s changed my life.’
In a caption, he added: ‘Mind blown. I know it’s not a big thing but I’m obsessed with this. Also I’m making my Chinese style chicken and sweet corn soup today. Hence the corn. Enjoy. Give me more hacks.’
The MasterChef star, 30, took to Instagram on Friday to reveal a genius hack for cooking corn in the microwave, explaining how to easily remove the husk from the cob
Taking to the comments section, his fans were quick to share their delight with the hack as they vowed to adopt it in their own cooking.
They wrote: ‘Wow! Actually?! I can’t believe that worked so easily…;’ ‘Best hack ever (coming from a corn loving farm girl!)!!!;’ ‘That’s beautiful;’
‘This is a life changer omg;’ ‘That is brilliant!! Thank you!;’ ‘It was 9.9/10 hack.’
However, other fans shared their amused reactions that Khanh hadn’t discovered the technique sooner, admitting they had been doing it for years.
They said: ‘Where have you been?;’ ‘Yes! I do this. Also found on the internet. I use a tea towel to help squeeze it out.’
‘Yes this is a good one!! I do it too but I don’t bother with the water;’
Khanh admitted his mind was ‘blown’ when he discovered you could simply cut the bottom of the corn off while it is raw, before microwaving it, with the corn cob then easily sliding out
‘I have been doing this for years! And you can cook it in the microwave without chopping the end off, then chop the end off when you are done. Works great, every time.’
Khanh often shares his cookery hacks with his 311,000 followers, and posts a series to Instagram called Table For One, where he shares his nightly dinner recipes.
Khanh was a fan favourite on MasterChef ‘s 10th and 12th seasons, and placed 3rd and 9th respectively.
He then went on to compete in Survivor Bloods vs. Water, and has his own show on SBS, Khanh Ong’s Wild Food.