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APPLE RANKINGS: The definitive list of good and bad apples.

Brian_19
Brian_19 Posts: 1,298 Member
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This dude knows apples.

Seriously, a very fun (funny) project ... and I learned a lot! 🍎🍎🍎

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  • misterhub
    misterhub Posts: 6,598 Member
    Nice. Thanks for sharing.

    I am a longtime fan of Fuji apples. We grow Braeburns on our property. Braeburns make very good apples for pies.
  • Al_Howard
    Al_Howard Posts: 8,674 Member
    edited September 6
    Well, my Galas only got a 70 but graded we overall. It is always available, cheap (like TOL and me), and IMLTHO a better buy than many of the "best". Galas at $.99 vs. $2.99-$3.99 for the "best".
  • crewahl
    crewahl Posts: 4,440 Member
    I’ve gotta agree in part on McIntosh Apples, even though I was raised on them. They’re good the first two weeks of the season when they’re very spcrisp and a bit tart, but after that? They’re a bit mushy, and texture is a big th8ng for me.

    My default apple is the Granny Smkth, because it’s always crisp, always available, and always tart. I’ve been know to flirt with a Gala or maybe a Fuji. (“Tsunami coming!”)
  • Flintwinch
    Flintwinch Posts: 1,117 Member
    I'm from the apple state. Washington produces 50% of the nation's apples. I love apples and eat a variety of types. My only objection to the ratings, highly personal, is his snarky depreciation of Cosmic Crisp apples, which were developed over many years at Washington State University. For anyone who is nerdy about apples, you can google "Lost Apple Project" . This a a project to find varieties of apples from early America that are no longer available.
  • Brian_19
    Brian_19 Posts: 1,298 Member
    Honeycrisp, SweeTango, and Zestar were developed right down the road from me at the
    University of Minnesota Horticultural Research Center. We're very fortunate to have ready access to some pretty lovely apples. The Honeycrisp is an obvious favorite, but they're all very tasty.

    This time of year the U has a retail "Apple House" where we can buy fruit straight from the source. Once in a while they will have unnamed (but numbered) varieties on offer, and they'll tell you what they're working on. It's fun. Apple science!

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