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If you ever eat Cosmic Crisps, you'll throw rocks at a Honeycrisp.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmic_Crisp

I think there is a newer cultivar that should be superseding the Cosmic Crisp here soon.

Edit - the Kudos Apple. https://twin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/talking-apples-u-m-0

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I had a few Cosmic Crisps during the overhyped launch and was not that impressed. It was just a pretty-OK apple.

Maybe it was a similar issue - off-season and stored too long, but I haven't seen any around here in years (midwest).

Same. People kept telling me it was a Pink Lady with a honeycrisp texture. I tried it a few times, it was neither. Not terrible or anything, but not the holy grail it was made out to be.

The Cosmic Crisp was breed to be a “hardier” version of the Honeycrisp, specifically for growing in Washington[1].

I encourage everyone to check out https://applerankings.com, I would describe it as Pitchfork for apple breeds.

Here’s their review of the Cosmic Crisp: https://applerankings.com/cosmic-crisp-apple-review/

Their top ranked apple is the SweeTango, and I agree with their assessment: https://applerankings.com/sweetango-apple-review/

Full ranking list: https://applerankings.com/pick-an-apple/

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmic_Crisp

I was totally confused by the description of the Opal apple as "A tasty unwiped anus" until I clicked and saw what they look like.

I think it's less about strict hardiness and more about suitability for mass growing in Washington. The Honey crisp has declined because it's getting grown in places it doesn't really do well. The Cosmic Crisp is bred for those very places.

So it may not be as good at peak (or it might, here in WA the peak of the Cosmic Crisp can be pretty high indeed) but it should stay strong over the years.

I was looking forward to it and was disappointed. The skin is a little too thick for my taste, too.

I buy Cosmic Crisp when the Envy apples are too expensive, but they are slightly worse Envy apples. Everyone needs to try a good Envy.

Crisp and sweet.

i've had mixed results with envy. when they're good, they're really good, but sometimes they are lacking flavour or a bit soft.

the magic of honeycrisp is that they're always about the same

Same here, Envy is my main apple (I typically eat 2 apples a day, one each for morning and afternoon snack). ~80% of the time Envy apples blow my socks off, Maybe 2% of the time they're just ok. I'll get a SweeTango or Cosmic Crisp if Envy are not available, but I've just never had one that I thought was better than Envy.

I went through a big Honeycrisp phase and really enjoy them, but I have thin enamel on my teeth and frequent eating of uncooked Honeycrisp leads me to a lot of tooth pain, they're just a little too tart. They are my go-to baking apple though.

I bought 6 varieties of apples from the store and taste tested them with my family. Cosmic crisp was the clear favourite.

WA State University (creator of the cosmic crisp) has a new apple, that has yet to be named:

https://www.opb.org/article/2024/08/24/wa-64-apple-naming-ws...

Neat!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmic_Crisp

https://treefruit.wsu.edu/web-article/apple-breeding-program...

From the sound of it, they lowered our standards for the Honeycrisp and made way for an inferior but more robust apple that’s better than the lowered standards. While it’s likely they did this unintentionally it seems like the Cosmic Crisp is not as well-liked as the early Honeycrisp.

This happens with consumer goods generally

Agreed, the experience the author describes with a Honeycrisp at the beginning of the article is something I recently had with a Cosmic. Let’s hope it lasts.

My own experience is that Honeycrisp is the most consistently sweet and crisp apple you can buy (contrary to the claims made in TFA -- maybe it's a regional thing?). Cosmic Crisp is decent but I'm not a fan of the flavor.

It's likely that the best apple will be whatever of the "honeycrisp-like" varieties you can acquire on with the shortest time between tree and your mouth.

Cosmic crisps have been so incredibly good this year in the Seattle area.

They also have the amazing attribute of browning very slowly - you can cut one and leave it out all day it will hardly change color.

> The Cosmic Crisp is a cross between Honeycrisp and Enterprise apples.

So it's enterprise-ready. But is it webscale?

If Cosmic Crisp supports sharding I will buy it.

Eat enough Cosmic Crisps and you will definitely be sharding.

I've tried both, and prefer Honeycrisp. I found Cosmic too tart.

Meh. Cosmic crisp is just hyped up marketing. It was obvious in how heavily they advertised. It’s not actually better. Honey crisp remains the sweetest and tastiest.

That must be on media I don’t use, as I didn’t even know they advertised. I independently settled on cosmic crisp (and the nearly identical crimson crisp) as my standard.

I never did like honeycrisp all that much, though. It’s a little too sweet and something about the flavor is just a little bit wrong. It’s hard to describe but it’s like they tried a little too hard to make the ideal apple. It’s alright and I’d be happy to eat one but I don’t buy them.

But they are consistent and reliable, for now. I know if I go to the store and I've got the option of 6 different types of apples (I live in WA, we've got apple choices...) I know cosmic crips (grown barely an hour drive from where I live) will be consistent in texture and flavor.

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