# honey crisp = best apples ever **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 12, 2012, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honey-crisp-best-apples-ever/637572 "2012-10-12T23:29:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JackieLikesVariety](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackielikesvariety/32/296_2.png) [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honey-crisp-best-apples-ever/637572/1 "2012-10-12T23:29:17Z")
I just ate one, that’s how I know. what’s your favorite apple? ---
**Author:** ![Silophant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@Silophant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silophant)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honey-crisp-best-apples-ever/637572/2 "2012-10-12T23:30:15Z")
Honeycrisp. They really are the best apples ever. And the best part is, since I go to the University of Minnesota, they show up all over the place. ---
**Author:** ![feppytweed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/feppytweed/32/4280_2.png) [@feppytweed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/feppytweed)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honey-crisp-best-apples-ever/637572/3 "2012-10-12T23:34:35Z")
Your thread title says it all! ---
**Author:** ![JackieLikesVariety](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackielikesvariety/32/296_2.png) [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honey-crisp-best-apples-ever/637572/4 "2012-10-12T23:42:03Z")
I assumed _somebody_ would like something else. when I was a kid we ate crab apples by the handful (up in the tree) - the first couple made you really wince, they were so sour, but after that they tasted good. so maybe we can just talk apples more generally. it’s the season, after all. ---
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honey-crisp-best-apples-ever/637572/5 "2012-10-12T23:52:40Z")
I have recently found a love for Gravensteins. ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honey-crisp-best-apples-ever/637572/6 "2012-10-12T23:58:42Z")
Honeycricp for me, too. But they are hard to find around here, and expensive when you do. For basic apples, I prefer gala or golden delicious over red delicious. ---
**Author:** ![newcomer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e5b9ba/32.png) [@newcomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcomer)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2012, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honey-crisp-best-apples-ever/637572/7 "2012-10-13T00:05:17Z")
Cortland for me ---
**Author:** ![LouLou7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a87d85/32.png) [@LouLou7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouLou7)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2012, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honey-crisp-best-apples-ever/637572/8 "2012-10-13T00:06:41Z")
Honeycrisp is the apple that rules all others. But I also like the Gala apples - they’re close. ---
**Author:** ![Glory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7cd45c/32.png) [@Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Glory)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2012, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honey-crisp-best-apples-ever/637572/9 "2012-10-13T00:09:52Z")
Pink Ladies, Jazz and Pinata are also good. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2012, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honey-crisp-best-apples-ever/637572/10 "2012-10-13T00:12:50Z")
I am partial to Winesap and Suncrisp. I like Honeycrisp too, don’t get me wrong. But they are not my all-time favorites. ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2012, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honey-crisp-best-apples-ever/637572/11 "2012-10-13T00:25:48Z")
I keep trying – I even had one yesterday. But the Honeycrisp just doesn’t do it for me. My current favorite is Fuji, and I’ve always loved Granny Smith. I also like Pippins. But the best apple I’ve ever had is something called an Opal, apparently a cross between a Topaz and a Golden Delicious. They were briefly available in the supermarket last year, and I need to start searching for them again. Just for fun, an [article](http://www.lundsandbyerlys.com/Blog/Opal-apples.aspx) comparing Opals to Honeycrisps. ---
**Author:** ![JackieLikesVariety](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackielikesvariety/32/296_2.png) [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2012, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honey-crisp-best-apples-ever/637572/12 "2012-10-13T00:55:56Z")
> [@](#): > > Just for fun, an article comparing Opals to Honeycrisps I would love to try an Opal Apple. in my 20s I lived in Mpls and have fond memories of shopping at the Lunds in Uptown or the Byerlys out in St. Louis Park. I remember walking to Lunds in the rain and when I got to their parking lot a kid with a giant umbrella came out to shelter me into the store. then after shopping I was escorted back to the edge of the parking lot. I remember he seemed puzzled by this “walking” since all their other customers drove there. ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2012, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honey-crisp-best-apples-ever/637572/13 "2012-10-13T01:19:03Z")
Honeycrisps are generally my favorite for eating out of hand, but we found some amazing varieties when we went apple picking a few weeks ago. The Arkansas Blacks were fsntastic, along with another apple that was almost a golden brown color. Granny Smith remains the best pie apple. ---
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2012, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honey-crisp-best-apples-ever/637572/14 "2012-10-13T01:21:36Z")
Empires and winesaps right off the tree if possible. Crisp, complex and full of flavor. ---
**Author:** ![TheChileanBlob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thechileanblob/32/435_2.png) [@TheChileanBlob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheChileanBlob)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2012, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honey-crisp-best-apples-ever/637572/15 "2012-10-13T01:22:32Z")
I like various kinds of apples cut up in a fruit salad, but for just eating out of hand, it’s gotta be Mackintosh. Mmmmmmmm. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2012, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honey-crisp-best-apples-ever/637572/16 "2012-10-13T01:28:50Z")
I had a thread on this a while back: > **[What are your favorite apples for eating out of hand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=634935)** > > As opposed to using for pies. I realize all varieties of apples are not available everywhere, but even here in Texas, we get a lot of varieties from all over. I think a lot of people have only ever had so-called Delicious apples (if there were ever... ---
**Author:** ![Bam\_Boo\_Gut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8c91f0/32.png) [@Bam\_Boo\_Gut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bam_Boo_Gut)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2012, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honey-crisp-best-apples-ever/637572/17 "2012-10-13T01:29:12Z")
Cox’s Orange Pippin, closely followed by Granny Smith’s. I havn’t heard of most of the ones mentioned in the thread. I just googled the pippin to find it’s from my home county! ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2012, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honey-crisp-best-apples-ever/637572/18 "2012-10-13T01:31:02Z")
I love me some Honeycrisp. But yeah, expensive! I recently discovered a new-to-me apple that’s not really new, called Fireside. When I first cut into it, I was dismayed, thinking the interior was discolored and the apple beyond its peak. Apparently, that’s just [how they look](http://www.orangepippin.com/apples/fireside). It’s sweet but with a nice acidic tart note as well. I read that they make good pie and dehydrating apples, too, so I’ll be playing with them this winter. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2012, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honey-crisp-best-apples-ever/637572/19 "2012-10-13T01:34:05Z")
Macoun. Yum! ---
**Author:** ![Emtar\_KronJonDerSohn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/58956e/32.png) [@Emtar\_KronJonDerSohn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emtar_KronJonDerSohn)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2012, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honey-crisp-best-apples-ever/637572/20 "2012-10-13T01:37:58Z")
Honeycrisps are my absolute favorite apple, but they’re really expensive here. I only get a few per year. When I can find good looking Pink Lady apples in the store I buy a bunch and eat 7-10 per day. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honey-crisp-best-apples-ever/637572.md?page=2)