Are these apples safe to use in baking?
June 21, 2017 4:05 PM   Subscribe

The apples in question are organic Fujis from Washington State (I'm in the Midwest). They were bought within the last 2-3 weeks. I plan on making apple crisp.

One of them went bad in the bag so I threw it out and rinsed the sticky juice it had leaked off of the other apples. Their consistency was firm and I was able to pare off the few brown spots. I peeled and cored them. Their consistency is crisp, yet a bit mealy and there is a mild cider-like smell so they've probably fermented slightly. Only the one apple I threw out had any signs of rot (only on one side) and a tiny bit of mold. But I'm paranoid when it comes to food, so I thought I would double-check with Metafilter before I went ahead and baked them in an apple crisp (the recipe says to bake 50-55 minutes.) I can't put them in the oven immediately since I have somewhere to be in half an hour so I put the slices in a glass bowl, put cling wrap over them, and placed them in the fridge. I plan to finish the recipe when I get home tonight. Unless you guys tell me not to.
posted by Beethoven's Sith to Food & Drink (9 answers total)
 
I think they should be totally fine. Apple pies and crisps are sort of ideal for older apples since the texture changes so much during baking anyway. As long as you cut off the bruises, I think you're good to go. (They might get a little brown in the bowl, but that doesn't mean anything.)
posted by Countess Sandwich at 4:09 PM on June 21, 2017 [7 favorites]


I'd eat it.
posted by bunderful at 4:16 PM on June 21, 2017


Thy are just fine. Apples are harvested in the Fall, so summer apples from WA have been stored, hence the mealivness and 1 rotten apple. Next time, to keep them from browning, add some lemon juice. I like a bit of lemon in apple crisp anyway. mmmm, apple crisp.
posted by theora55 at 4:41 PM on June 21, 2017 [1 favorite]


Yep, they're fine.
posted by Huck500 at 5:10 PM on June 21, 2017 [1 favorite]


I am very prone to throwing things away just on principle, and I would eat this without concern.
posted by Dip Flash at 5:24 PM on June 21, 2017 [6 favorites]


Yes, they're fine. Source: person who has eaten thousands of apples of more dubious condition than this with no ill effect.
posted by rabbitrabbit at 7:25 PM on June 21, 2017 [1 favorite]


You know how some people like green bananas and some people like brown bananas? Mealy apples are like brown bananas.

btw you can totally cook with some really dubious-looking squishy brown bananas.
posted by aniola at 10:34 PM on June 21, 2017


I've gotten sick from a softish, cidery-tasting apple.
posted by jocelmeow at 10:12 AM on June 22, 2017


Fujis are often a bit mealy and have a fairly distinctive, cidery smell. If you're worried about fermentation, taste a bite of one (being prepared to spit it out if needed). If it's fermenting, the bite will taste "fizzy".

If the insides of the apples you just cut aren't brown, then you're safe as far as mould is concerned. I'd eat them.
posted by heatherlogan at 11:40 AM on June 22, 2017


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