Favorite Apple Varieties

[AmeliaJane]

After not buying apples at the grocery store for a long time (I used to live in an orchard area, so I'd get them at local markets where I could taste samples, and didn't usually take note of the names), I have started purchasing them again. There are a lot of new varieties available, and to be honest, I don't necessarily remember the characteristics of the traditional varieties. What are your favorite apples to eat out of hand? I like apples with a lot of flavor, and don't mind ones with a fair amount of tanginess like Granny Smith. I love Honeycrisp, but they are so expensive!

[IshbelRobertson]

I don't live in the USA - but I really like Old British varieties like Worcester Pearmain and Egremont Russet and Cox's Orange Pippin. Also modern varieties like Braeburn, Jazz and Gala. My favourite cooking apple is Bramley.

[Valley]

We love gala and fuji!

[Float On]

Fuji, Gala and Braeburn.

[Mrs-M]

Out of hand eating, McIntosh, all the way!

[peggy]

Fuji, and gala. If you like honey crisp but not the price, try Pink Lady. Crisp, sweet and not as expensive.

[Rosemary]

The only store apples I really love are fujis. Here we try to get local apples that are usually different varieties than are found nationally. Harelsons are our favorite - sweet-tart and very crunchy/juicy.

[Wildflower]

Honey Crisp apples in the fall are my fav! I like to make apple crisp and apple pie with them.

[early morning]

If I have to store them, I like Jonathan. They keep nicely and are good for eating and cooking. My favorite apple was an unknown variety from one of the last apple trees on our place (used to be an orchard). It was excellent. I tried starting seedlings, grafting, etc - and wasn't able to propagate it (I'm a rank amatuer at that sort of stuff) and the stupid cows finally pushed the entire snag into the creek, trying to get more of the apples. It was close to a honey crisp in taste, smallish, greenish-pink skin, a little flat. Does that sound familiar to anyone?? I would love to have another tree like that one - minus the cows!

[Amaranth]

One additional one I've had that I really liked is Comb's Delight from the Comb family orchard. Farm is somewhere in western VA or NC. Comb is pronounced Coom.