Apples

[DrPhil]

Welcome to the apple (the fruit) thread.

I only like red apples. I like them hard and sweet. No soft apples and no bland apples.

Big and hard (don't start!) Gala apples are the best. Fuji apples are good when they are hard--even better when sliced in a Panera Bread Fuji Apple Chicken Salad. Both Gala and Fuji are awesome no matter how I eat them. I can eat them whole, slice them in a salad, or add some peanut butter. Yum!

Granny Smith are only to be used for apple pies and similar dishes, including apple flavored Jolly Ranchers (). I do not eat whole Granny smith, or any non-red apples, unless there are no hard red apples available.

Gala, Fuji, and Granny Smith are among the top 5 most popular apples according to U.S. Apple Association's 2006 list of most popular apples.

Act like you know!
http://usapple.org/

http://usapple.org/consumers/all-abo...ucts/varieties

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GCers, how you like dem apples?

Hard or soft? Big or small? Sweet or bland?

What type(s) of apples are your fav? What type(s) are your least fav?

[Jen]

The only apple I like to eat out of hand are Granny Smith. I like tart, hard apples. I really don't like soft apples.

I love apple pie, but no idea what apples are commonly used in it - though I'm pretty sure Granny Smith's aren't the first choice.

ETA: We have two apple trees in my yard. One is yellow transparent and the other is a mystery apple. They look a lot like McIntosh physically, but according to people who have eaten them, they don't taste like macs.

[agzg]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

I only like red apples. I like them hard and sweet. No soft apples and no bland apples.

Tee hee.

Originally Posted by DrPhil

Hard or soft? Big or small? Sweet or bland?

Tee hee again.

[VandalSquirrel]

I have never found a Red Delicious apple that didn't feel like mush in my mouth and have no taste. I avoid Red Delicious but in certain situations have checked them down with peanut butter or caramel.

Like you, I believe Granny Smiths are for baking and not directly eating without some preparation.

I prefer Gravensteins for making my own applesauce, as I don't like super sweet applesauce and Gravensteins grow locally back home.

For just plain eating I'm fortunate as quite a few varieties are grown in Washington and Oregon, but a fuji or a gala are usually perfect in size, texture, and flavor. I am known to enjoy Rome Beauty, Ambrosia, Airlie (from my family's property). I'll come post more later.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by Jen

I love apple pie, but no idea what apples are commonly used in it - though I'm pretty sure Granny Smith's aren't the first choice.

Au contraire, many apple pies are made with Granny Smith including Martha Stewart, Emeril Lagasse, and Paula Deen. Emeril Lagasse and Paula Deen use half Granny Smith and half Macintosh.

http://www.marthastewart.com/344255/...oned-apple-pie

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/e...pe2/index.html

http://www.pauladeen.com/food_sectio...oms_apple_pie/

Sounds tasty!

(LOL. Go away, agzg. LOL.)

[Jen]

Now I want pie!

[BraveMaroon]

I'm a huge fan of both Ambrosia and Honeycrisp apples. They're a great texture, never mealy - very sweet, but a nice clean tangy note.

They're generally pretty large, but they're just amazing. I'm starting to get excited because we're getting into peach and watermelon season.

I eat a lot of fruit. In the summer especially, I'll just eat fruit for dinner rather than heat up the kitchen cooking.

And we don't have a single apple in the house at the moment. Pears, yes. Bananas, always.

I need to get some apples.

[ASTalumna06]

Originally Posted by Jen

The only apple I like to eat out of hand are Granny Smith. I like tart, hard apples. I really don't like soft apples.

I love apple pie, but no idea what apples are commonly used in it - though I'm pretty sure Granny Smith's aren't the first choice.

This!

And I'm also not sure what kinds of apples are typically used in pies.. But I don't care

[Greek_or_Geek?]

I haven't eaten regular varieties of apples for years, ever since I found out they were one of the fruits and veggies with the highest pesticide residue in them. Only organic apples for my family.

http://www.thedailygreen.com/healthy...foods#fbIndex1

[Tulip86]

I use Jonagold apples for baking (cross between Golden Delicious and Jonathan).

Fresh I love Braeburn because they are both tart and sweet.

[AlphaFrog]

Another vote for Ambrosia and Honeycrisp. Our international store had these Ambrosias that were no joke the size of a large softball...and sooooo good!

[FSUZeta]

Originally Posted by Tulip86

Fresh, I love Braeburn because they are both tart and sweet.

Me too Tulip!! for cooking I use Granny Smith.

can't stand mealy apples and will give them to our dog or to the horses next door.

[amIblue?]

Gala apples. Also, the pink lady apples are good. When I was pregnant, all I wanted to eat was apples. I ate apples for every meal and snack. I could not get enough apples. I was happy to have a healthy craving.

Apples are always best in the fall. Just saying.

[PiKA2001]

How many freaking different types of apples are there? I guess I'm different than you all in the sense that I only eat Granny Smith apples and they have to be rock hard and extra tart-ish.

[shirley1929]

Honeycrisp are the BEST. Freaking expensive (in comparison to the others), but great. I also love Granny Smith too.