Washington Apple Taste Test

Jen and I bought about 25 pounds of apples the other day at a place in Peshastin WA called Smallwood's Harvest. The price dropped from $1.20 a pound if you bought less than 10 pounds to $.69 a pound if you bought more than 25 pounds. There were tons of different varieties, each one stacked in a bin about the size of a cubic yard.

So we bought about 6 different varieties of apples for baking and eating. Right now I'm enjoying a wonderful apple crisp that Jen made with Granny Smith and Pink Lady apples.

Since we have all of these different kinds of apples, I'm doing a taste test to see which ones I like the best.

Overall Scores in the order of Brad's favorites:
Cameo: 9 This one may be my favorite, though it's probably a toss up between this one and Fujis. In my opinion, though Cameos are sweeter and crispier than Fujis.

Fuji Apples: 9 Good taste, sweet and crisp.

Gala: 7 Still crisp but not quite as crisp as the Fujis or Cameos and kind of sweet.

Granny Smith: 6.5 Pretty crisp with a nice mixture of sourness and sweetness. It's a little sour for my tastes, but if you like the sour apple flavor Granny Smiths are the way to go.

Rome: 6 This one reminds me of the poison apple in Snow White. It's a deep red color. It tastes really sweet, however, it's the softest of the apples.

Pink Ladies: 3 Really crisp but too sour and tart to eat. Great for baking.

Apples in order of Crispness:
Pink Ladies
Granny Smith
Cameo
Fuji
Gala
Rome

Apples in order of sweetness:
Rome
Gala
Cameo
Fuji
Granny Smith
Pink Ladies