I asked 3 farmers to choose the best baking apples, and this variety is their favorite

I asked 3 farmers to choose the best baking apples, and this variety is their favorite

HomeCooking Tips, RecipesI asked 3 farmers to choose the best baking apples, and this variety is their favorite

Baking in the fall just got a whole lot more fun.

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Farmers Market Tips: The Best Apple Varieties for Eating and Baking

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According to Washington State University there are more than 7500 varieties of apples grown worldwide. While orchards and grocery stores narrow down that selection it can still be daunting to know which type of apple to stock up on.

The best apple for snacking is a simple choice: which variety you like best in terms of flavor and texture. But the choice isn’t so simple when you want to cook them. So we turned to the people who know best to help us find the ultimate apples for baking. Below we hear from two farmers who grow 43 varieties of apples between them and a produce inspector who lives in a city some call “the apple capital of the world.”