I have been freezing my corn for years by cutting off the stalk end leaving 1" of the stalk, putting the ears unshucked into a ziplock (usually 4 to a gallon bag) and freezing until use. No shucking, boiling, etc before freezing. They came out crisp as though they were fresh picked. Wonder how the microwave would work with this method? Maybe thaw halfway? My husband used to go pick some ears from his garden and pop in micro without shucking. They were the sweetest ears of corn ever! Too bad we didn't know this gentleman's method then.