How do you like them apples - Page 2

QuikSand · 10-25-2012, 01:21 PM

While I recognize that "I just go with what my mom / my family / the people where I grew up liked" is perfectly fine for less impactful decisions like ketchup, peanut butter, and religion -- I think we need to recognize that apples are more serious. You need to shake off inertia bias and become your own person.

In my own words, I think the rankings go like this:

1. Honeycrisp
2. Well, what the fuck kind DO we have??? (i.e. multi-way tie)

wade moore · 10-25-2012, 01:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by QuikSand

While I recognize that "I just go with what my mom / my family / the people where I grew up liked" is perfectly fine for less impactful decisions like ketchup, peanut butter, and religion -- I think we need to recognize that apples are more serious. You need to shake off inertia bias and become your own person.

In my own words, I think the rankings go like this:

1. Honeycrisp
2. Well, what the fuck kind DO we have??? (i.e. multi-way tie)

Yup, I pretty much agree.

Starting about 2-3 years ago I moved to almost a literal "apple a day" routine. I still eat 3-4 apples a week. I tried a lot of apples at the time.

I agree with the above scale except with the modification of:

1. Honeycrisp

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2. Cripps Lady Pink

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3. Whatever else is around.

Lady Pink is not as good as Honeycrisp, but it has similar traits and tends to be better than the others.

gstelmack · 10-25-2012, 02:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by QuikSand

While I recognize that "I just go with what my mom / my family / the people where I grew up liked" is perfectly fine for less impactful decisions like ketchup, peanut butter, and religion -- I think we need to recognize that apples are more serious. You need to shake off inertia bias and become your own person.

I have yet to taste an apple any better than a Red Delicious fresh off the orchard tree. I've tried many, nothing beats that taste, sweetness, and texture. You can blame it on whatever you want, but I've eaten a ton of apples (and pies) in my life, and that is my preference.

Subby · 10-25-2012, 03:01 PM

I will admit that a Granny Smith sliced and sauteed and added to a grilled cheese on toasted sourdough is pretty fucking sick.

QuikSand · 10-25-2012, 03:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gstelmack

I have yet to taste an apple any better than a Red Delicious fresh off the orchard tree. I've tried many, nothing beats that taste, sweetness, and texture. You can blame it on whatever you want, but I've eaten a ton of apples (and pies) in my life, and that is my preference.

I'm just being entertaining for effect, sorry if you're the guy in the crossfire, nothing personal.

stevew · 10-25-2012, 03:05 PM

Caramel apples or Candy Apples?

I much prefer Caramel.

Julio Riddols · 10-25-2012, 03:15 PM

Caramel for sure. The kind rolled in nuts, or if the option is available just cut up and dipped in the stuff.

I'm gonna have to grab a few more honeycrisps and get down with those and some of that sweet, sweet caramel.

sterlingice · 10-25-2012, 03:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by QuikSand

I'm just being entertaining for effect, sorry if you're the guy in the crossfire, nothing personal.

The most recent QS v3.2.1.11 firmware had a glitch that upped the snark slider to "loveable bastard", which was one level too high

SI

sterlingice · 10-25-2012, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Julio Riddols

Caramel for sure. The kind rolled in nuts, or if the option is available just cut up and dipped in the stuff.

Every year my wife offers to make caramel apples and it sounds like a great idea every time. However, they're really just a pain to eat. Any after the first day have to be refrigerated and then have to sit out for like an hour before they aren't hard as a rock. Even on that first day, you have the whole sticky chin problem as a full apple on a stick is just not a natural shape to eat.

We've gone to making caramel apple slices. Higher caramel:apple ratio and a lot less of a pain to eat.

SI

Izulde · 10-25-2012, 03:30 PM

I like apple slices with peanut butter on them. The taste of apple + peanut butter = win.

gstelmack · 10-25-2012, 03:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by QuikSand

I'm just being entertaining for effect, sorry if you're the guy in the crossfire, nothing personal.

I shall take nothing in a thread titled "How do you like them apples" seriously. I will pretend to, however.

stevew · 10-25-2012, 03:48 PM

HoneyCrisp...holy cow these are good. Sought them out at the local store. I can't imagine Kate Upton sitting on my face would be much better than this.

Izulde · 10-25-2012, 03:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stevew

HoneyCrisp...holy cow these are good. Sought them out at the local store. I can't imagine Kate Upton sitting on my face would be much better than this.

Leroy Veritas · 10-25-2012, 06:22 PM

Guess I'll have to try HoneyCrisp if I can find them.

MizzouRah · 10-25-2012, 06:50 PM

I love Fuji apples.. can't find Honeycrisp as easily around here.

QuikSand · 10-25-2012, 08:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stevew

HoneyCrisp...holy cow these are good. Sought them out at the local store. I can't imagine Kate Upton sitting on my face would be much better than this.

We are FOFC, indeed.

Autumn · 10-26-2012, 11:25 AM

Honey crisp or pink ladies, for sure. I wouldn't bother eating anything else anymore.

Castlerock · 10-26-2012, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by wade moore

Anyone not saying Honey Crisp, hasn't had one.

When Honey Crisp are not in season, I go with the Cripps Lady Pink as they're the closest approximation.

Honey Crisp are simply hands down far better than any other apple out there.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Subby

It's honey crisp and who gives a shit about anything else.

Thread over.

Julio Riddols · 10-27-2012, 04:15 AM

I'm just waiting for this thread to blow up with some mad apple hate.

"Oh you're one of those Red Delicious favoring freaks? You're exactly what is wrong with this country. Stuck in the old ways- Let me guess, asshole.. You think women should be stripped of their right to vote and slavery should be re-introduced too, huh... You'd probably eat a Russet if they were still widely available, wouldn't you? What if your children grow up and start buying SweeTangos and Zestars and Honeycrisps? What are you gonna do then you bigoted, small minded prick? You can't change progress, man. This ain't your grandpas orchard!"

Suddenly we'll find that we're all be cider selves with anger for our fellow compatriots, losing just a little more of that humanity that made up the core of who we are as a species. People will be boxed by the bushel.

sterlingice · 10-29-2012, 10:34 AM

I went out and grabbed some honey crisps after this thread and I find them to be a little too sweet, if that's possible. I think I prefer Fujis as they're a little milder.

SI

sabotai · 10-29-2012, 10:41 AM

I tried honey crisp because of the thread too. Still not as a good as Macintosh or Granny Smith.

stevew · 10-29-2012, 11:07 AM

What are honeycrisps going for in your area? I paid roughly $1 an apple, which seems pretty high in comparison to normal apple prices.

sabotai · 10-29-2012, 11:50 AM

The honeycrisp were $2.99 per pound. Macintosh were $1.88 per pound. The rest of the apples (at Acme anyway) were in the $1.69/lb to $2.99/lb range. I bought 3 and the total was $3.41, so yeah, a bit over $1 per apple.

ntndeacon · 10-29-2012, 01:10 PM

I bought a couple of SweeTangos cuz of the thread... one will be in tomorrow's lunch bag.

stevew · 10-29-2012, 01:31 PM

I have a couple shitty apple trees. May cut them down and plant some good apple trees in the spring. Time to do some research as to what grows.

sterlingice · 10-29-2012, 01:32 PM

And then wait like 20 years for apples?

SI

JAG · 10-29-2012, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by sterlingice

And then wait like 20 years for apples?

SI

Actually more like 3-5 or 5-7 for dwarf trees (can't recall which), bigger ones add a couple years to the range.

stevew · 10-29-2012, 06:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sterlingice

And then wait like 20 years for apples?

SI

well, i figure I'll be here for awhile probably.

sabotai · 10-29-2012, 06:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JAG

Actually more like 3-5 or 5-7 for dwarf trees (can't recall which), bigger ones add a couple years to the range.

After a bit of googling, it seems in the 3-5 range for the dwarf trees (which you buy when they are over a year old) and 7-8 for regular apple trees.

stevew · 01-22-2013, 10:02 AM

Tried out some Kiku apples last night. I guess they are a fiji variant. Really sweet, possibly the best apple I've had.

corbes · 01-22-2013, 01:48 PM

As with everyone else: Honeycrisps whenever possible. I've also found Keepsake apples to be a good alternative when the honeycrisps aren't in. It's another Minnesota apple that is apparently closely related to the northern spy and distantly related to the honeycrisp.

JAG · 09-24-2014, 08:35 AM

This weekend I found an orchard within driving distance that had SweeTangos and Zestars available for picking. They're still great apples.

Julio Riddols · 09-24-2014, 08:39 AM

They're starting to show back up in stores too.. I'm getting close to my annual apple freak out.

Fidatelo · 09-24-2014, 09:45 AM

My next door neighbor has a couple apple trees and this year they grew like 8 billion apples. He brought over a couple baskets the other day and they are delicious! No idea what kind they are, but I would choose them over anything from the supermarket that I've tried.

Autumn · 09-24-2014, 11:16 AM

Somehow we have this miraculous apple tree in our yard. There's an old, unpruned crabapple type tree in the yard that's just a pain. My son says, "Oh my gosh, look an apple!" when looking out the window and my wife and I were saying, "Uh-huh, yeah, wow," both thinking 'what a dunderhead, there's always apples out there.' But he runs out and comes in with this big beautiful red apple and then points out this tree on the other side of the yard which is very tall, blends in with the row of trees, but has a few really big nice apples hanging way up in the air. I can't figure out how we could have possibly missed this tree for the last six years, or if maybe it's never had any apples on it before? Bizarre.

But they're not Pink Ladies.

lungs · 09-24-2014, 01:15 PM

Just as I was reading this thread my mom texted me from an apple orchard. Told her to pick up some honey crisps for me.

The Jackal · 09-24-2014, 04:36 PM

I just got some honeycrisp today, but I do like me some Fuji.

PadresFan104 · 09-24-2014, 05:02 PM

Honeycrisp #1 with Gala a close #2... The flavor of Fuji's are good, but their consistency is usually too mushy for my taste so i stay away from them.

tarcone · 09-24-2014, 05:22 PM

Pink Ladies all the way. No others are close.

QuikSand · 11-10-2014, 11:46 AM

Want To Grow These Apples? You'll Have To Join The Club : The Salt : NPR

JAG · 11-10-2014, 01:52 PM

I wasn't going to bump this topic, but since someone else did, the University of Minnesota recently came up with a new variety of honeycrisp that ripens earlier in the year (August?). They haven't come up with a commercial name for it yet (I think it's MN-55 currently) and it won't be available for retail until 2018, but thought I'd put the news out for honeycrisp lovers.

Kevin · 11-10-2014, 02:13 PM

My favourites are

Gravenstein
Yellow Transparent
Astrichan

All are early apples, tart and don't keep for long.

The new varieties are too sweet for my liking or taste like sawdust because they've been hybridized for shipping, much like tomatoes.

Suicane75 · 11-10-2014, 02:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stevew

HoneyCrisp...holy cow these are good. Sought them out at the local store. I can't imagine Kate Upton sitting on my face would be much better than this.

Now I like a good apple as much as anyone, but...

Julio Riddols · 11-10-2014, 02:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JAG

I wasn't going to bump this topic, but since someone else did, the University of Minnesota recently came up with a new variety of honeycrisp that ripens earlier in the year (August?). They haven't come up with a commercial name for it yet (I think it's MN-55 currently) and it won't be available for retail until 2018, but thought I'd put the news out for honeycrisp lovers.

NICE

albionmoonlight · 11-30-2016, 10:09 AM

xkcd: Apple Spectrum

QuikSand · 11-30-2016, 10:13 AM

winnar

Julio Riddols · 11-30-2016, 11:08 AM

Haha, perfect.

stevew · 11-30-2016, 12:08 PM

Opal apples are pretty good.

Bobble · 11-30-2016, 03:34 PM

I used to think, "The redder the apple, the bedder the apple" but I'm open to new apple experiences. Imma try this honeycrisp the cool kids are talking about.

tarcone · 11-30-2016, 03:37 PM

I prefer a pink apple. Those seem to be the sweetest. Pink being a combo of red and yellow

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10-25-2012, 03:15 PM	#57
Julio Riddols College Prospect Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Bryson Shitty, NC	Caramel for sure. The kind rolled in nuts, or if the option is available just cut up and dipped in the stuff. I'm gonna have to grab a few more honeycrisps and get down with those and some of that sweet, sweet caramel. __________________ Recklessly enthused, stubbornly amused. FUCK EA Last edited by Julio Riddols : 10-25-2012 at 03:15 PM.

10-25-2012, 03:30 PM	#60
Izulde Head Coach Join Date: Sep 2004	I like apple slices with peanut butter on them. The taste of apple + peanut butter = win. __________________ 2006 Golden Scribe Nominee 2006 Golden Scribe Winner Best Non-Sport Dynasty: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty) Rookie Writer of the Year Dynasty of the Year: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty)

10-27-2012, 04:15 AM	#69
Julio Riddols College Prospect Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Bryson Shitty, NC	I'm just waiting for this thread to blow up with some mad apple hate. "Oh you're one of those Red Delicious favoring freaks? You're exactly what is wrong with this country. Stuck in the old ways- Let me guess, asshole.. You think women should be stripped of their right to vote and slavery should be re-introduced too, huh... You'd probably eat a Russet if they were still widely available, wouldn't you? What if your children grow up and start buying SweeTangos and Zestars and Honeycrisps? What are you gonna do then you bigoted, small minded prick? You can't change progress, man. This ain't your grandpas orchard!" Suddenly we'll find that we're all be cider selves with anger for our fellow compatriots, losing just a little more of that humanity that made up the core of who we are as a species. People will be boxed by the bushel. __________________ Recklessly enthused, stubbornly amused. FUCK EA

10-29-2012, 10:34 AM	#70
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	I went out and grabbed some honey crisps after this thread and I find them to be a little too sweet, if that's possible. I think I prefer Fujis as they're a little milder. SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

10-25-2012, 03:05 PM	#56
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	Caramel apples or Candy Apples? I much prefer Caramel.

10-25-2012, 03:48 PM	#62
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	HoneyCrisp...holy cow these are good. Sought them out at the local store. I can't imagine Kate Upton sitting on my face would be much better than this.

10-25-2012, 06:22 PM	#64
Leroy Veritas Banned Join Date: Sep 2012	Guess I'll have to try HoneyCrisp if I can find them.

10-25-2012, 06:50 PM	#65
MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Troy, Mo	I love Fuji apples.. can't find Honeycrisp as easily around here.

10-26-2012, 11:25 AM	#67
Autumn Head Coach Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Bath, ME	Honey crisp or pink ladies, for sure. I wouldn't bother eating anything else anymore.

10-29-2012, 10:41 AM	#71
sabotai General Manager Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Satellite of Love	I tried honey crisp because of the thread too. Still not as a good as Macintosh or Granny Smith.

10-29-2012, 11:07 AM	#72
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	What are honeycrisps going for in your area? I paid roughly $1 an apple, which seems pretty high in comparison to normal apple prices.

10-29-2012, 11:50 AM	#73
sabotai General Manager Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Satellite of Love	The honeycrisp were $2.99 per pound. Macintosh were $1.88 per pound. The rest of the apples (at Acme anyway) were in the $1.69/lb to $2.99/lb range. I bought 3 and the total was $3.41, so yeah, a bit over $1 per apple. Last edited by sabotai : 10-29-2012 at 11:50 AM.

10-29-2012, 01:10 PM	#74
ntndeacon Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Alabama	I bought a couple of SweeTangos cuz of the thread... one will be in tomorrow's lunch bag.

10-29-2012, 01:31 PM	#75
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	I have a couple shitty apple trees. May cut them down and plant some good apple trees in the spring. Time to do some research as to what grows.

10-29-2012, 01:32 PM	#76
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	And then wait like 20 years for apples? SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

01-22-2013, 10:02 AM	#80
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	Tried out some Kiku apples last night. I guess they are a fiji variant. Really sweet, possibly the best apple I've had.

01-22-2013, 01:48 PM	#81
corbes College Benchwarmer Join Date: Nov 2003	As with everyone else: Honeycrisps whenever possible. I've also found Keepsake apples to be a good alternative when the honeycrisps aren't in. It's another Minnesota apple that is apparently closely related to the northern spy and distantly related to the honeycrisp.

09-24-2014, 08:35 AM	#82
JAG Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: St. Paul, MN	This weekend I found an orchard within driving distance that had SweeTangos and Zestars available for picking. They're still great apples.

09-24-2014, 08:39 AM	#83
Julio Riddols College Prospect Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Bryson Shitty, NC	They're starting to show back up in stores too.. I'm getting close to my annual apple freak out. __________________ Recklessly enthused, stubbornly amused. FUCK EA

09-24-2014, 09:45 AM	#84
Fidatelo Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Winnipeg, MB	My next door neighbor has a couple apple trees and this year they grew like 8 billion apples. He brought over a couple baskets the other day and they are delicious! No idea what kind they are, but I would choose them over anything from the supermarket that I've tried. __________________ "Breakfast? Breakfast schmekfast, look at the score for God's sake. It's only the second period and I'm winning 12-2. Breakfasts come and go, Rene, but Hartford, the Whale, they only beat Vancouver maybe once or twice in a lifetime."

09-24-2014, 11:16 AM	#85
Autumn Head Coach Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Bath, ME	Somehow we have this miraculous apple tree in our yard. There's an old, unpruned crabapple type tree in the yard that's just a pain. My son says, "Oh my gosh, look an apple!" when looking out the window and my wife and I were saying, "Uh-huh, yeah, wow," both thinking 'what a dunderhead, there's always apples out there.' But he runs out and comes in with this big beautiful red apple and then points out this tree on the other side of the yard which is very tall, blends in with the row of trees, but has a few really big nice apples hanging way up in the air. I can't figure out how we could have possibly missed this tree for the last six years, or if maybe it's never had any apples on it before? Bizarre. But they're not Pink Ladies.

09-24-2014, 01:15 PM	#86
lungs Pro Rookie Join Date: May 2002 Location: Prairie du Sac, WI	Just as I was reading this thread my mom texted me from an apple orchard. Told her to pick up some honey crisps for me.

09-24-2014, 04:36 PM	#87
The Jackal Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New Hampshire	I just got some honeycrisp today, but I do like me some Fuji.

09-24-2014, 05:02 PM	#88
PadresFan104 High School Varsity Join Date: May 2006	Honeycrisp #1 with Gala a close #2... The flavor of Fuji's are good, but their consistency is usually too mushy for my taste so i stay away from them. __________________ Hands-On Games YouTube Channel Hands-On Games Facebook Page

09-24-2014, 05:22 PM	#89
tarcone Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pacific	Pink Ladies all the way. No others are close. __________________ Excuses are for wusses- Spencer Lee Punting is Winning- Tory Taylor The word is Fight! Fight! Fight! For Iowa FOFC 30 Dollar Challenge Champion-OOTP '15

11-10-2014, 11:46 AM	#90
QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	Want To Grow These Apples? You'll Have To Join The Club : The Salt : NPR

11-10-2014, 01:52 PM	#91
JAG Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: St. Paul, MN	I wasn't going to bump this topic, but since someone else did, the University of Minnesota recently came up with a new variety of honeycrisp that ripens earlier in the year (August?). They haven't come up with a commercial name for it yet (I think it's MN-55 currently) and it won't be available for retail until 2018, but thought I'd put the news out for honeycrisp lovers.

11-10-2014, 02:13 PM	#92
Kevin High School JV Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Nova Scotia	My favourites are Gravenstein Yellow Transparent Astrichan All are early apples, tart and don't keep for long. The new varieties are too sweet for my liking or taste like sawdust because they've been hybridized for shipping, much like tomatoes. __________________ It seems more like today than it did all day yesterday.

11-30-2016, 10:09 AM	#95
albionmoonlight Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: North Carolina	xkcd: Apple Spectrum

11-30-2016, 10:13 AM	#96
QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	winnar

11-30-2016, 11:08 AM	#97
Julio Riddols College Prospect Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Bryson Shitty, NC	Haha, perfect. __________________ Recklessly enthused, stubbornly amused. FUCK EA

11-30-2016, 12:08 PM	#98
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	Opal apples are pretty good.

11-30-2016, 03:34 PM	#99
Bobble College Prospect Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: High and outside	I used to think, "The redder the apple, the bedder the apple" but I'm open to new apple experiences. Imma try this honeycrisp the cool kids are talking about.

11-30-2016, 03:37 PM	#100
tarcone Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pacific	I prefer a pink apple. Those seem to be the sweetest. Pink being a combo of red and yellow __________________ Excuses are for wusses- Spencer Lee Punting is Winning- Tory Taylor The word is Fight! Fight! Fight! For Iowa FOFC 30 Dollar Challenge Champion-OOTP '15