Tips for buying apples
Before you get to eating, youll need to choose your fruit.
If an apple pie orquick breadis on the menu, certain options will fare better than others.
For your tortes and tarts, Shales suggests Cortlands, Jonagolds, or Jonathans.
Amy Traverso, author ofThe Apple Lovers Cookbook, suggests McIntoshes, Cortlands, and Macouns for these dishes.
These apples are also tart, which adds some nice acidity.
One varietal you wont find on Traversos list of the best apples for cooking is Red Delicious.
author ofThe Apple Lover’s Cookbook
[I] honestly cant think of a single good use for it, she writes.
With so many more tasty options on display, you wont miss it.
Best apples to eat raw
A crisp apple makes a tasty and high-fiber snack or salad topping.
The first three, in particular, have a thinner skin and great fracturei.e.
theyre easy to chewthat lend well to eating raw, Shales says.
If youre looking for something super sweet, my pick would be to reach for a Fuji or Gala.
Pink Lady, Empire, and Cortlands are a bit more tart.
Granny Smith is much more tart, but still relatively thin-skinned and crisp, if thats your thing.
How to store apples
If you went a little overboard with your apple haul, dont fret.
author ofThe Apple Lover’s Cookbook
Many varieties of apples can be stored for several weeks.
Of course, the better shape your apples are in when you buy them, the longer theyll last.
Shales recommends stashing your fruit in the fridge crisper drawer.
Be sure to keep them away from strong-smelling foods, because apples could take on that scent.
Ethylene will cause them to ripen and soften faster.
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