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Questions tagged [apples]

Identify, select, store, prepare, replace, or cook with apples as an ingredient.

Use this tag for questions about selecting, identifying, storing, preparing, replacing or cooking with apples as an ingredient.

Questions about dishes which include apples, but are not focused on apples, should not use this tag.

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Is this a bad apple?

I cut my apple open this morning and found that it had an unexpected consistency emanating from the core. I couldn't find much about what's going on here other than maybe this is some kind of mold (seems unlikely). What's going on with this…
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Why do apples bought at the market feel sticky?

When I buy apples at the market, they always feel sticky. When I buy apples at the supermarket they feel smooth. When I was younger we had an apple tree, and I don't remember the apples being sticky. The apples taste fine, but no matter how well I…
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Can anything be done with cooking apples that fall early?

Can anything be done with a large amount of cooking apples that have fallen early? They vary in size from golf ball to tennis ball but have fallen a couple of months before they would be expected to be ripe. We normally have a few which fall early…
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Why do apples sometimes taste bitter?

I sometimes come across apples that taste very bitter (not sour like a granny smith, but more like tannin). This is maybe one in 10 or 15 apples. It doesn't seem to be restricted to a certain variety (I've tasted it in pink lady, opal, honeycrisp…
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Black apple crumble!

I used the apple crisp recipe from Joy of Baking and I'm quite sure I followed it to the dot (didn't add blackberries, though, only apples). But for some reason, after I took it out, let it cool a little and cut into it, I saw that the apple had…
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Cleaning wax and pesticide from apple skin

I love apples. I like to eat them with skin as it has plenty of fiber in the skin. But apples are famous for wax and pesticides on the skin which I don’t want to ingest. I have read many articles on the web and suggestions for removing the wax from…
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Other apple varieties for a Granny Smith fan

When I buy apples I tend to buy the Granny Smith variety. I've heard that it's more of a baking variety than one for eating directly, but I like it better than others I've tried. The only two names I can recall are Red Jacket and Red Delicious. I…
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What is the brownish region filled with tiny thread like structure on my Apple?

I was having my Apple, and just as I was eating it, I saw this, so what is it?
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Supermarket 'wonky apples'

My local Aldi supermarket in UK sells 'wonky apples' (from Poland). I understand that they might be misshapen or otherwise imperfect, but what variety of apple are they? I don't care what they look like but I do want to eat a variety that I like.
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How can I save apples pieces that became black?

Apple pieces became black very quickly. How can I save them?
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How do choose apple type in store?

It's hard for me to decide what apple I want to buy from all the different choices in a store. I can look at the colour, the size and maybe carefully feel if it's hard or soft, but that's it. This page (archive) gives quite some information about…
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How long will this apple compote keep in the fridge?

How long will this apple compote keep in the fridge? http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/savory-apple-compote
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Does soaking apples in baking soda for 15 minutes remove pesticides?

I read this on the internet. How can this be true when apples are waxed? Wouldn't the pesticide be under the wax? If anybody has any ideas how to get rid of both at the same time without using boiling water which will trash the pot you use with…
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Why do apples bleed after soaking in boiling water for 10 seconds and what substance is it?

I was trying to remove the wax. I don't really know what kind of wax is used. It is not listed as an ingredient. That's a mystery for another day. Nor do I know if it is harmful to eat but I thought I would remove it and enjoy an apple. I read a 10…
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