I have not been shy to share how much of a fan of smaller apples I am. I love the skin to flesh ratio you get in a smaller apple. This week I am sharing about one of my favorite small apples - the Pixie Crunch apple. Learn why if you like a flavorful sweet, small apple, you need to add this one to your must try list.

You don’t see a lot of small apples in the grocery store. But we do have the Rock-It apple that is marketed as a small apple. Pixie Crunch is way better in my opinion, and we need to push to get it in more grocery stores.

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One question I get asked of people time and time again, is how the heck am I finding all these different apples to talk about? Well I thought I would dedicate an entire podcast episode to answering that question for you. So take a listen and learn all of my “secrets”.

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For this week’s podcast episode, I want to share with you an apple from the Netherlands that dates back to the 1800s - the Belle de Boskoop. This is an apple that I have found at several orchards that grow heirloom varieties. Learn all about it, why I buy these apples and why I would not want to try to make a big stack of them in a grocery store (I use to work in produce!).

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Tomorrow is St. Patrick’s Day, so I thought I would share an episode featuring a green apple. If you are listening to this on St. Patrick’s Day I say it should count the same as wearing green, so you shouldn’t be pinched! There are many green apples out there besides Granny Smith, even if it is rare to find any other green apple in the grocery store. This episode is a throwback to one of my popular episodes of all time about the Shamrock apple. Take a listen and have a Happy St. Patrick’s Day.

If you are curious about learning more about green apple varieties not called Granny Smith, check out my post - Types of Green Apples.

Tired of trying to pick out the best apple in the grocery store only to bring home something that wasn’t any good. Then you need 🍎✅❌ The Buy & Skip Apple Guide for Today. It is a simple, regularly updated guide that shows you which apples are worth buying right now and which ones you can safely skip as the season changes. This guide is a perk of being a paid subscriber, but you can also check it out with a 7-day free trial.

Some apples never get a fair chance because they do not look supermarket pretty. That is the case with the Melrose apple. Recognized by Ohio as their official state apple, the Melrose is a well-balanced, sweet-tart apple that has great flavor. The ones in the photo above are the best ones I ever had in my life. Grocery stores won’t carry an apple that has all that browning on the skin, even though it is perfectly harmless. I would love to see that changed in markets but you can still find Melrose and so many other apples by visiting your local apple orchard, farm stand, or farmers market.

Listen to today’s podcast episode to hear about what you are missing out on.

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Also called First Kiss in Minnesota, the Rave apple is one of the first apples to arrive in the grocery stores in August. But is it an apple that is worth your time or are there better options then? Learn what you need to know about this variety in today’s podcast episode.

Rave is another apple variety that was created by crossing an apple with a Honeycrisp. I have an entire list of them you can check out here - 20 Apples Related to Honeycrisp Apples

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I have been to farmers market and orchards from from coast to coast. And one apple variety that I see over and over again is the Zestar! apple. Learn why this apple is so popular yet almost completely absent from the main grocery stores.

To learn even more this apple and how to find it when it is in season, check out my blog post - Zestar! Apple: Taste, Uses, and How It Compares to Honeycrisp

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When I started my blog, Eat Like No One Else, in 2009, one of the first things I was writing about was different varieties of apples. At the time, I didn’t know much about the different types and how to use them but I really want to learn. In the early years there were apples that I was recommending to people but over time that has changed.

Take a listen to this episode to why I have changed and what apples I am saying you should get today.

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What would you think if you saw a display of apples and one of them was called Westfield’s Seek No Further? Would it stand out to you or is it something that you would pass over? When I first saw this heirloom apple I had to stop and get one. With that kind of bold claim, hold could I pass it up - after buying this apple I would need not seek any further! Did I arrive at the ultimate apple?

In this week’s podcast episode I will share about my experience with this apple and why you probably have never heard of it despite its bold claim!

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Since I started writing about apples over 15 years ago, there have been so many new apple varieties that have come on the market. Out of all of those, Lady Alice is right at the top of my list. It is the one apple at the grocery store that I wish more people knew about. Take a listen to today’s episode to learn more about it and why I love it so much.

You can also head over to the blog and read more about - What Does a Lady Alice Apple Taste Like?