Honey Crisp and Granny Smith

Fuji

I think Gala is the best for eating.

Pippin, for both eating raw and for easy homemade apple sauce. Formerly a major commercial variety, they seem to have fallen into disfavor in the last 20 years. Luckily they're still grown in my area because they'd otherwise be hard to find. Tart, sweet, crunchy.

Edited to add - On a visit to upstate New York a few years ago, I had Northern Spy apples for the first time. A very close second to Pippin for me. Pippins are green with a brownish cap, NS are red and green but the taste and characteristics are similar.

Granny Smith!

Love them for eating and for baking.

There was one a couple of years ago that was available only at certain stores and I can't remember the name but that was the best I ever had . Have never seen them since . I like pink lady , jonagold , jazzy , ambrosia , cameo, occasional gala and fuji and the ones that taste like grapes and apples . Envy and kiku too.

Among the apples we grow, I especially love Kings, Macs, Winesaps, Empires, and Cortlands. For buying in the stores, I guess I'd add Fuji and Granny Smith.

I don't eat apples but hubby loves Fugi & Gala. I always made apple pie with Cortland apples but down south you can't find them.

I prefer Red Delicious- so I know I am not a true apple eater like the rest of you. My dh though- is constantly searching out new types and also really loves winesaps. As I recall, they are just after the first cool down. (so here in NJ, not yet). He recently had Zestar which he liked a lot.

(got it at wegman's)

I really like(ed) the Pink Lady apple, so we added a tree to our back yard and it has turned out to produce such giant and hard to cut apples, that I am tempted to remove it. Every apple is huge. and tough. I can't imagine why they are that way, and I can't imagine how to make it produce normal size apples. Tasty....and makes a good pie...and very sweet applesauce with no added sugar. But you need a very sharp and large chef knife. (well, maybe my age is catching up with me!)

Honey Crisp, we just went to the farm to buy a bucket of them just today! YUM! For cooking though, I just use Granny Smith, it's so tart that it really has a nice taste once it's cooked.

Another vote for Honey Crisp.

Mutsu

Honey Crisp

Rome apples were always my favorite; however, I no longer find them in stores.

My husband eats them, he likes the red delicious.

I like Honey Crisp and Pink Lady. Fuji and Gala too.

Had a honey crisp just today!. Yum!

Granny Smith for salads and caramel apples. Gala and Fugi for eating.

You are right, sweetbetsy, I haven't seen those Rome beauties in quite a while. I used to like to bake them. Now I like Fujis, and that's about all. I should try some new ones this fall.

I like Black Twig and DH's favorite is Pippin. We use to grow Stayman Winesap and that was a good one for eating and cooking.

There are only a few kinds in our stores, and Fuji are my favorite. Red Delicious are soooo disappointing. Granny Smith for cooking, but they are good fresh too.

My Favorite for eating is Grimes Golden, but haven't seen any for a long time.

Sitting here eating a Honey Crisp right now. I like Macoun for baking. I love finding freshly picked apples.

I like Jonagold for baking and applesauce. It's a good balance of sweet and tart.

Mutsu! And I'd love to try a Pink Pearl

Honey Crisp, Mutsu, and Granny Smith chopped, sprinkled with cinnamon, lime juice and salt.

When we lived in Illinois I had Jonathan and McIntosh. Different apples for different uses. At the store I purchased Jazz. Not easy to find, but I like them even if a bit juicier than I usually prefer. Besides, the missus doesn't like them, so I get all I buy.

Love Pippin, especially for apple pies, but can't find them in my area. So, for eating and/or cooking, I like Honeycrisp, Granny Smith, and Ambrosia (so, so juicy). Like Rome, too, but haven't seen them in the past few years. I will have to look for that Pink Pearl, it looks beautiful.

Fuji

I've yet to find an apple that I like better than the McIntosh for all uses, including the snappy fresh pressed cider that I loved so much. Growing up in Cortland County, I also liked the Cortland apple. I can find the Macs in my grocery stores and it remains my apple of choice.

I'll be making some applesauce this week for the two little ones next door. I always leave the skins on while using my food mill; the sauce is such a nice color.

I have yet to see a Pink Lady or any pink fleshed apple around here.

Me too. I will be on the look out for it!

I just googled Pink Lady and they have a website and on it location of where to buy. Costco is the only store near me, so I might just check to see if they do indeed have some.

Thanks Raven!

My favorites were the two types that grew on our property in Minnesota. One was good for eating or cooking, the other was too tart to eat directly, but was great for cooking. Three of each would make the best pie. Unfortunately I have no idea what kind they were, and nothing I've tried since comes close.

This summer we visited a local "castle" built by a friend's grandparents. The site it was built on back in the 20's had previously been an apple orchard famed for sending Albemarle Pippin apples to Queen Victoria, who declared them "The best I've ever tasted."

I had a SweeTango for the first time--incredible texture and flavor. I googled it and it's described as "Flavor Like None Other. SweeTango is crisp and sweet, with a lively touch of citrus, honey and spice." (wiki).

Yes, indeed:)

I'm really enjoying Pink Lady at the moment, which is unusual because I'm not normally a big apple eater. But the Pink Lady is really good this year. Please note, if you think the Pink Lady is the one with pink flesh, it's not.

nanny98, I'm not sure why your Pink Lady apples this year are large and tough skinned, but it might be just the year. I've had both large and small Pink Lady apples this season and I suspect the large ones were last year's crop as they were getting a little floury. So hang onto your tree, you might get smaller fruit next year.

Honey Crisp, looks like it's really popular......

Right the pink lady is not pink inside but it is a good apple the pink pearl and also the surprise apple have pink flesh inside . I prefer a sweet apple but a sweet tart is good too. I have had the sweet tango recently from Kroger. My husband used to love apples but had had dental work that makes it difficult for him to eat them now . I bought a slicer which helps . I like to sprinkle a little sea salt on them at times and I like a little peanut butter with them at times . I had never heard of that till I saw a good friend eating an apple and dipping it in peanut butter . He made me try it and I was hooked . My husband won't try it .

For eating apples, I like Gala and Fiji. I rate Fiji as the best of the two.

I vote for caramel apples although they stick to my teeth.

Honeycrisp if I want sweet, Grannysmith if I want tart.

Another McIntosh lover here.

I prefer Gravenstein for sauce and pies, and Braeburn for eating fresh. Pink Lady if I can't get Braeburn. I prefer a little tang and not too much sweet.

Honeycrisp, however, since the patent expired the apple has become perverted and you have to be careful to get the real thing and not an imitation. Crisp, incredibly juicy, sweet and tart at the same time.