Rate apples

rate: 1.egg nog 2. copper 3. car pool lanes

1. alcoholic: 6, non-alcoholic 4
2. 5
3. 2

am enjoying this jazz/zazz apple. it totally blows away the pink lady apple i had last month. what are your hierarchies of 'eating' apples and which is your #1?

i like apple byproducts

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honeycrisp: otm
pink lady: too mealy

i try so hard to like apples but whenever i get some i never eat them

same here... I go through about half a bag and then I forget about them

I think the trick is to grab one on my way out the door on my way to work/school

i have a hard time eating them on an empty stomach

Braeburn : 8/10
Stayman Winesap: 9/10
McIntosh : 7/10
Red Delicious : 4/10
Unpasteurized Farm Stand Apple Cider : 10/10
Apple Cider Doughnuts: 9/10

i get these tiny little ones in a bag. they are perfect but not these pink ladies. totally going back to honeycrisp or granny smith after i get through these. i eat like 1/day.

cooking apples: 9.8 when used in a good crumble
apple juice: 8.3
apple sauce: 6.4
raw apples: 4.7

Store Brand Apple Cider : 7/10
Dried Apple Rings : 5/10
Shrunken Heads Carved Out Of Apples And Dried in the Garage : 10/10
Mangers : ???

oh yeah cider 8.6, scrumpy 9.1

i rate ppl eating apples around me as all zeros

Homemade Warm Apple Sauce : 9/10
Apples + Peanut Butter + Raisins : 8.5/10
" " + Honey : 9/10
Artificial Apple Flavor : 0/10 (worst artificial flavor?)

¡piñata!
like a honeycrisp's big brother: 8/10

they all shit

gala: 10/10

organic gala is not to be sniffed at

¡piñata!

i remember pinatas, never see them anymore. "cosmic crisp" seems to be the popular new variety.

underrated: pink ladies

Finally become a Granny Smith guy. Hate it when the conventional wisdom was actually right all along

eating: macoun in season, gala out of season
baking: northern spy in season, out of season idk i guess you mix macintosh for flavor with anything less mushy for texture

sugarbee 3/10

texture is fine but no tartness to speak of, flavor of baby food - weird!

ok on a rescreen it's more like a 6/10

Kissabel: 10/10

our apple tree fell over under the weight of its own apples and is dying so we have to pick them all now. rating 6/10 - a bit dry, not too tart but not really sweet enough either, perfectly edible though.

"cosmic crisp" seems to be the popular new variety

okay so like... i'm completely addicted to these. i have easily eaten at least a hundred of them this year. from what i can tell you can only buy them in nyc at whole foods, and because of this i have given so much money to whole foods this year, for many things. i go out of my way to shop there because i need to have a cosmic crisp apple every morning or my day is ruined. honestly, the consistency of the texture and taste of cosmic crisps even throughout the summer is so good that i'm worried i'm going to find out that cosmic crisps are singlehandedly destroying the environment in the state of washington. the fact that whole foods seems to have some sort of exclusive license on them in nyc is definitely suspicious. there must be something evil going on. they taste too good

however we are so close to apple season here in new york that i will be taking a break from cosmic crisps. i can't imagine getting better apples in the world than the ones at union square greenmarket during apple season. i am salivating just thinking about it...

It took over 20 years to develop the Cosmic Crisp® apple. After all, it takes time to work hand in hand with Mother Nature to classically breed the right varieties until you find The One.

Bruce Barritt, horticulturist and developer of the Cosmic Crisp® apple, set out on a mission to fill a produce void for a firm, crisp, and juicy apple. After decades of cross-pollinating, tasting, and testing, along with research and development with Washington State University’s world-class tree fruit breeding program, the Cosmic Crisp® apple was discovered. Thanks to the care and attention of choosing the perfect cross of Honeycrisp and Enterprise varieties, the apple is non-GMO and naturally slow to brown.

WSU researchers, including pome fruit breeder Kate Evans are proud to have introduced The Apple of Big Dreams™ to the market that is exclusive to Washington State. The Cosmic Crisp® apple has earned high marks from consumers and chefs for its perfectly balanced flavor, crisp texture, juiciness and striking color. From snacking and baking to drinks and decor, the Cosmic Crisp® apple brings star power to all the ways we enjoy apples.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ocy6qOky84

yes, it's all very suspicious...

j0rdan otm

one of the best things about cosmic crisp is the insane levels of juiciness. you can almost choke on it if you’re not careful

haven’t found a cosmic crisp supplier since i moved back to canada. i was buying them at kroger in ohio of all places, which was lucky cause i lived far from the nearest whole foods

i also love that it was invented and developed in the last couple decades. on some level i knew they were still breeding new fruits, but i figured it was either minor variations like “how do we make potatoes 1% more frost resistant” or tacky stuff like pluots and tangelos. who knew they were still coming out with apples? it’s made me very optimistic about the future of fruit

my bf was getting bags of cosmic crisps from trader joe's iirc!

definitely seen them in other grocery stores here. maybe it's a proximity thing. i wonder if washington is still an apple mvp. there's always some place competing with fewer regulations where you didn't even imagine a certain kind of fruit could grow. hell utah grows a fair amount of apples. usually a local apple, no matter the variety, is going to be bomb. unless the grower is shitty with pesticides additives etc.

i don't blame you j0rdan for going to whole foods all the time. expensive as hell but the quality of their produce is undeniable.

really good article several years back on the development of the cosmic crisp that's worth a read

https://story.californiasunday.com/cosmic-crisp-apple-launch/

located cosmic crisps, ate four in one day

mood

i often find myself having one as a late night snack even tho i know i will also be eating one for breakfast. a cosmic crisp ouroboros

We’re really past Apple season and on to mandarins down here but I had a really good sundowner this week. Good balance of tart and sweet, Red ladies were great in the autumn.

I am planning to have a fairly lazy Saturday, but am motivated to track down dome of these mythic Cosmic Crisps. I am almost certain I saw them at Trader Joe’s at some point?

They sell them in the UK in waitrose, I got a four pack today. I'm a bit underwhelmed - great crispy texture, very juicy, but the flavour is a bit meek, somewhat floral and lacking the sharp tang of a cox's.

however we are so close to apple season here in new york that i will be taking a break from cosmic crisps. i can't imagine getting better apples in the world than the ones at union square greenmarket during apple season. i am salivating just thinking about it…

yeah i never tried a cosmic crisp and i go to the columbia university greenmarket not union sq but i am *dying* to get my weekly autumn snapdragon/rubyfrost haul from samascott orchards

I've not had apples in a long time (I usually eat pears) but this thread prompted me to try the cosmic crisp... and now I am addicted.

I’m never at home for the precise 20 minutes a pear is ripe and ready to eat.

i've been going with organic pink ladies lately - i like a nice sour punch with my sweet.

https://applerankings.com/cosmic-crisp-apple-review/

Sort of an early 00s Pitchfork for apples.

lmao review is awesome

I tried two cosmic crisp and was underwhelmed. A perfect Pink Lady remains my gold standard.

https://applerankings.com/arkansas-black-apple-review/

Review is hilarious, but comments below pushing back are interesting and informative. This site is great.

map, this guy (it must be a guy) rates the Pink Lady very highly.

or tacky stuff like pluots and tangelos.

My mind was blown when I learned that all citrus on earth today comes from like two genetic parents that don't look or taste anything like the fruits we know now. Plus there are WAY more citrus varieties that aren't normal in the US but are elsewhere! Lemons! Lemons are the result of centuries of crosses!

"Cosmic Crisp" is the best name for an apple I've ever heard, even if it wasn't good I'd still want to buy them

I think I discovered my new favorite website

The 100 Point Scale
TOP APPLE TIER
100pts: The Fabled “Immaculate Apple”
95 – 99pts: Just Short of Sheer Perfection
90 – 94pts: Superior to Most
80 – 89pts: Excellent
75 – 79pts: Very Good
AVERAGE APPLE TIER
70 – 74pts: Pretty Good
65 – 69pts: Mediocre
55 – 64pts: Barely Worth the Calories
PURE SHIT APPLE TIER
50 – 54pts: Not Worth Eating
30 – 49pts: Horse Food
20 – 29pts: Despicable
APPLE HELL
10 – 19pts: Vomitous Filth
0 – 9pts: Criminal Malfeasance

I fully approve this tiering method

You’ve been eating trash

The Lucy Glo is a circus-freak apple with red-yellow skin and a red interior that shocks skeptics into submission. Most would expect this clown-urine soaked frog testicle to taste like an unhealed surgical wound since each bite resembles a freshly picked scab. However, most (whoever they are) should prepare their expectations to be shattered. This candy-like, perfectly tart, masterclass in a full flavor profile is a joy to eat and lives up to its flashy appearance. A novelty apple, this is not.

map, this guy (it must be a guy) rates the Pink Lady very highly.

― il lavoro mi rovina la giornata (PBKR), Wednesday, August 27, 2025 12:19 PM (five hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

haha that first paragraph is .. bracing!

pink lady apple - fiery bitch, unflappable cart-stopper

every time i eat one these words will appear unbidden.

Ha, ha, they do have a way with a phrase:

These little shits are glorified crabapples masquerading as edible fruit and should not be tolerated outside of cider production and pretentious baking applications. Each minuscule bite of these filthy monkey cheeks explode with an intense yet somehow dry flavor combination that will make you want to spontaneously vomit.

I definitely disagree with some of their rankings, especially what they rank higher than others. I like Fuji's a lot and don't think SweeTango's are really that much if at all better than some other varieties they rank lower.

I’ve never heard of SweeTango until seeing this site. Is that a regional variety?

I enjoyed seeing certain ubiquitous fall grocery varieties in my area get taken to task.

I believe SweeTango are one of the recent branded hybrids. I can get them at a high-end market near me. They are pretty good. I think I was thinking of another more middling variety when I read that review originally.

had a great vista bella yesterday

dismayed that there was no review on applerankings.com

this organic gala is a 10/10

Just tried my first SweeTango - pretty big letdown and nowhere near as crisp as a generic honeycrisp

I think they are pretty good, but not worth the premium.

I haven't had a honeycrisp in years as I started to find them crisp and full of juice but ultimately flavorless. I should revisit.

I've been on a Pink Lady kick lately.

Pink Lady is my go-to. I’m rarely disappointed although some specimens are better than others.

I haven't had a honeycrisp in years as I started to find them crisp and full of juice but ultimately flavorless. I should revisit.

I've been on a Pink Lady kick lately.

― il lavoro mi rovina la giornata (PBKR), Saturday, October 11, 2025 10:00 PM (one month ago) bookmarkflaglink

Update: I revisited honeycrisps and wow, I let one bad apple spoil the bunch as they say, depriving myself of one of the top-tier varieties for years. I've been enjoying them so much all fall.

this fuckin apple

organic cosmic crisp - 10 / 10

the best apple i've ever had???

map, you're going to make me revisit cosmic crisp now. I think I'm turned off by them because they look so much like a red delicious.

I've been eating mostly honeycrisps since my previous post.

I'm thinking there may be a glut of cosmic crisps because I've been seeing $2 bags for the past month... I wonder what the limits of apple hoarding could be?

i've only had the bags of cosmic crisp from trader joe's before this, which if i recall correctly aren't organic. they were pretty good but didn't blow me away.

i noticed they had single organic ones the other day.

as i was finishing it something about the density and flavor reminded me of a ripe anjou pear? but still crunchy, sweet and apply with some floral notes.

i'm a long-time honeycrisp devotee, the organic ones have been my #1 apple, but i think this beats it. i guess i'll see how consistent the quality is.

My only complaint about the cosmic crisp is that those i've bought recently (organic, fred meyer) are just too big!

Yeah, that always makes me suspicious. Usually the non-organic versions of fruits and vegetables are larger ime.

Interesting, the Cosmic Crisps have a pretty wide variation in size/weight at the store where I get them.

Usually the non-organic versions of fruits and vegetables are larger ime.

Totally. I've just noticed that the recent CC's i've had were larger and become less palatable by the time i finish one (tbh i find this to be the case for most big apples).

Should have said "tbf" there.

the cosmic crisps available in nyc def vary widely, sometimes they're the biggest apples at the store but sometimes they're much smaller

i saw map not loving sugarbees upthread but i've been working some of those into my rotation and i like them, def a less complex flavor but also none of the floral, rose etc notes that i don't typically always love in apples. texturally they work for me and i don't miss the tartness per se

i'm almost always eating an apple w/ at the very least some coffee and on the weekends w/ eggs toast and coffee so i don't find myself wanting acidity in my apples all that much currently, i am usually looking for crisp flesh w/ a pure sweet flavor

One of my breakfasts for a while has been chopped apple with plain yogurt, muesli, and a little honey. The honey with the tart/sweet of the apple against the yogurt is so good when I'm really in the mood.

I also eat them straight with lunch as well (though usually different days).

We got some good early season fujis, but really we’re still all about watermelons, cantaloupes, witches finger grapes, and roughie pineapples are the absolute bomb right now.

Some years are just incredible for fruit. The COVID winter was amazing for persimmons, I’ve never had them that good.

The watermelons this year are insanely good and these roughie pineapples - zero duds.