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McIntosh: “ A Seal-Skinned Canadian Letdown.” 45, horse food. So it’s war then.
Now this is the kind of important tech/nerd info that I come to HN for! 10/10 Notes: I'm only familiar with several of the varieties on this page, but I definitely agree with the rankings. We used to buy Gala, Fuji or Juici, since there were the cheapest at the store and we didn't know better, but once we tried Honeycrisp we never went back. (Cosmic Crisp also ok but not as good. I'd also rank Envy a bit lower.) Also…
I hadn't thought such a thing was possible till now.
I'm surprised Ambrosia scored so poorly. Ambrosia was a taste explosion and remains a fond memory even now years later. Perhaps it has a narrow optimal for eating period. Honey Crisp is similar and generally my consolation buy as it's far more common to find.
Are all those varieties reasonably common in the US? A good percentage I've never heard of, though as it happens Pink Lady is the one in the top category I see regularly in markets here (Aus), and indeed my preferred choice for eating fresh (which the rankings seem very biased toward - some apples are pretty ordinary fresh but great when cooked). Kanzi and Envy are moderately common too but I've never been blown away…
Now this is the kind of important tech/nerd info that I come to HN for! 10/10 Notes: I'm only familiar with several of the varieties on this page, but I definitely agree with the rankings. We used to buy Gala, Fuji or Juici, since there were the cheapest at the store and we didn't know better, but once we tried Honeycrisp we never went back. (Cosmic Crisp also ok but not as good. I'd also rank Envy a bit lower.) Also…
I am actually now interested in trying one of these "Arkansas Black", "Cortland", or "Newtown Pippin" apples just to see if an apple can really be worse than a Red Delicious. I hadn't thought such a thing was possible till now.
I love the Arkansas Blacks, but they wouldn’t be everyone’s cup of tea.
Honestly - I think this list prioritizes basically just "sweetness" and "crispness" (despite his claimed categories) which is fine - those are generally appealing things for eating. That said - many of the apples in the "shit" category are fucking delicious. There are days when I want a sweet, crisp apple, and there are days I have a serious hankering for a good ol' granny smith. Even the classic Red Delicious - whic…
I love apples, but since finding this out, I try to avoid eating them out of season.
This article fails to mention DPA, but is interesting nonetheless! https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/11/26/668256349/th...
He's got Granny Smith in the shit category, and this just reminds me of a funny story about dogs! We had two corgis and my wife made all their meals by hand. Part of their diet was apples, but we found one of the corgis would almost always eat around the apple (usually just a cheap red apple) pieces and leave them for the other dog. Then one time Granny Smith apples were cheaper at the grocery store so that is what w…
Came here to say that this invalidates the entire list! Great to see this as the top comment!
Granny Smith 53
McIntosh 45
Cortland 24
Either I have never had a good apple or there is something off with this list and the reviews. Could it be they are using imported or out of season apples?
This list is pretty much the apples I have access to locally and they are all perceivably better than some of the international variety that are ranked higher on that website.
The comment section for Cortland is savage and honestly I agree with a lot of it.
He's got Granny Smith in the shit category, and this just reminds me of a funny story about dogs! We had two corgis and my wife made all their meals by hand. Part of their diet was apples, but we found one of the corgis would almost always eat around the apple (usually just a cheap red apple) pieces and leave them for the other dog. Then one time Granny Smith apples were cheaper at the grocery store so that is what w…
Dogs are as unique as people :) All 3 of my dogs love love love bananas. To the point where they can be dead asleep and they wake up from the sound of peeling the banana. My guess is they all would have preferred the sweeter apples over the tart ones.
Even on her deathbed, literal hours before crossing the bridge, she still managed a little.
(Wow, I’m 45, it’s been nearly 5 years and I suddenly started crying after writing that. Goddamn I miss that dog. RIP Lucy.)
(I defensively stated rescue as I’m often assailed with ‘pugs should not exist’ replies. I tend to agree. But they do. So let’s give them the best lives possible and pressure breeders not guardians. Guardian instead of owner. I don’t want to own a sentient being. Semantics maybe but language changes attitudes and you all let that 02022 is the year guy do his schtick!)