Apple varieties number into the thousands with different types preferred for eating, making juice and cider, baking and processing. Growers are constantly experimenting with new varieties.

Or maybe you just want to bite into one. But which type of apple should you use when? There are over 6,000 varieties of ...

"Honestly," she said, "mixing a few different varieties gives the pie the best flavor and complexity." Not just any apples are fit to go in a pie, however. "You want apples that are firm and hold ...