Expert's Guide to Apple Products: Applesauce, Cider, and more! | America's Test Kitchen (S24 E10)

[@markholm7050]

I like unsweetened apple sauce!

[@shelly6123]

I find the sweetened applesauce is too sweet. I agree with you about the unsweetened.

[@Jake_Ritter]

I agree, there’s no reason to add sugar… apples and other fruit are definitely sweet enough

[@audrey8530]

I also like unsweetened applesauce. I make my own using the microwave. Always good.

[@UKCG_2]

My wife makes only unsweetened applesauce and I love it!

[@jennifermitchell9282]

Same!

[@jase_allen]

"...don't get the unsweetened kind." Gotta disagree. When I make applesauce at home, I don't sweeten it. The apple is already plenty sweet as it is.

[@ourworldproductions2]

For a second I thought you guys were getting into tech reviews 😂

[@billsedutto8824]

I was about to say this same exact thing. 😂

[@saulgoodman2018]

ME TOO

[@kenalverson3035]

They knew what they were doing…

[@pansyflowerboy]

I've been making and canning applesauce for many years and I've never added sugar, with the exception of cranberry applesauce. I usually use Gravensteins so it's quite tart. That's how I like it!

[@mplstb]

I always like to see Jack doing these product reviews and taste tests

[@karenroot450]

Apple Butter Rocks. Everyone should try this!! Also try or make Plum Butter. Very good! Thanks for the video ATK!

[@carlstawicki1915]

I love apple butter. I use it in place of jellies and jams. It's awesome paired with peanut butter on a sandwich instead of jelly.

[@dvxAznxvb]

no mention of apple intelligence

[@jenniferhuff2566]

Good one😅

[@gailaltschwager7377]

Thank you, Jack!

[@dmcdan1004]

I have a wonderful recipe for homemade apple sauce using only apples and water, no sweetener of any kind. You don't have to peel the apples, but you have to use the right kind. I use Pink Lady, always easy to find. Additionally,, they give the applesauce a hint of pink-a big hit with my young granddaughter! Her favorite color is - you guessed it - pink! After cooking, you run the apples through a food mill-that's it! It is SO GOOD, especially when it's still warm.

[@terri200]

I actually made apple cinnamon stuffed pork this week with apple cider gravy! A huge yum!!😋🙏💖🪶💞✨️💜

[@roderickcampbell2105]

Excellent report. I still remember cider in Quebec. The French knew their cider. I never used it cooking. It was a beverage. Lot's of applesauce in the kitchen. On the other hand, I don't eat apples.

[@FishareFriendsNotFood972]

Apples are an underrated wonder fruit

[@madmh6421]

Love your work, Jack!!! I think you missed apple jack, just one of the names. Simply put, one would put a mix of over ripened, bruised, and otherwise unstoreable apples into wooden cask, and just let it go until freezing weather. Tap the bottom once frozen for apple jack, then as soon as defrosted just a bit, draw the remaindering vinegar-like juice. Apple butter, well you need to dive a little bit deeper. Thanks a million!!!

[@dawnbowie352]

I have access to non-pasturized apple cider from a local orchard who have been in business for many years. They process and immediately freeze their raw cider, and it's available all year long by the gallon. I know people will fuss about it being raw, but this farm has a picking and cleaning process that has produced a quality product that is safe and tasty for years. WE LOVE THIS CIDER! 🍎

[@emilybh6255]

Get the unsweetened kind and ADD YOUR OWN EXTRA SUGAR,

[@S_Paoli]

I found this video while looking for review videos on iPhone 16 Pro.(another Apple product)

[@moomoopuppy508]

I don't understand why people say apple cider donuts are good when they really don't taste very apple-y when I finally tried them. Apple fritters are so much better. I guess I can always dip the donuts in applesauce or pie filling..

[@def1ghi]

I recently discovered boiled apple cider: it's an intense apple cider reduction that is shelf stable for long periods and lasts a long time in the fridge after opening as well. It's great to add to pan sauces or to make apple cider ice cream.

[@ccbowers]

1:20 Hard cider's comeback isn't just from the last "couple of years." I started seeing cider coming back in the 1990s (this is more than 3 decades ago) with and it stayed steadily growing until about 15 years ago when large companies started producing and marketing them. Now the growth is even more rapid. And I disagree that sweetness is preferred- sweet cider is very (too) common and I wish there were more dry options.

[@KenS1267]

Mass market American ciders are just alcoholic apple juice. There are a few, very few, dry options. You basically have to go looking for craft ciders to get anything decent.

[@ccbowers]

@KenS1267 I agree. That's why I commented, because the sentiment he expressed in the video is the opposite of my feelings (seems like he wants alcoholic cafeteria apple juice). The mass produced stuff is mostly pretty mediocre. And I'm not opposed to the idea of mass production- I think beers have gotten to the point that decent stuff is widely available. But ciders are not there.

[@JohnSmith-b4w]

Most ciders were too dry? What? It's hard to find a cider with less than 15 g of sugar in a 12 oz bottle, and some have a lot more than that. English ciders are much drier, which is a good thing, IMO.

[@joeseeking3572]

When I was young, apple butter was still something of a regional food. My parents come from Pennsylvania Dutch country so we had a lot of that cuisine growing up, and it was I think the origin of apple butter in the US. Having given up alcohol 20 years ago, I do miss a good traditional cider and maybe applejack - but there's probably some Calvados around: neither cooking nor baking was not part of the deal I made, and I've never regretted that.

[@purrfectstormz8225]

I use a bottle of Angry Orchard hard apple cider in my boiled apple cider pie! I cook it down with a half gallon of apple cider, and it is sooo yummy! The filling and crust compete for compliments every time.😊

[@christinec3170]

Doc's Cider (hard cider) is my favorite.

[@heatherburgess2196]

Jack’s back!!!! 🎉

[@jacksparojr]

Sometimes I don't know whether to trust ATK because saying angry orchard is your favorite cider is like saying natty ice is your favorite beer

[@geezermann7865]

I found this vid while searching for Cook's Country 1708 with the cider braised turkey and grilled sweet potatoes, and ATK 2508 with the green bean casserole. Are these uploaded yet? I just missed them on Create.

[@evasokolek4616]

I dont like any products with artificial sweetener; all i taste is a bitter chemical taste. I do enjoy unsweetened applesauce and i love apple butter

[@wayne_jkl]

There's SOOOO many hard ciders that are a LOT better than Angry Orchard, although maybe that depends on distribution and where you live. In any case try the other options first!

[@senior_ranger]

Sweetened may be preferable for cooking, but unsweetened is what I prefer to eat. And I prefer Musselman's, a farm coop rather than a faceless corporate apple product.

[@TheSouthIsHot]

I am shocked and mortified that you advise against unsweetened apple sauce. Unsweetened apple sauce is delicious. Why sweeten something that nature already sweetened? It's a taste preference. To each, his own!

[@nsv674]

I only buy unsweetened applesauce, and then sweeten if necessary. And that's almost never. I also have no idea why you'd get the idea that having unknown amounts of sugar added to apple sauce would brighten the flavor. If I want to brighten the flavor of my applesauce, I add a few drops of lemon juice.

[@gizmo7877]

How do make or acquire the “Mother”!

[@brendancarlson1678]

Peter Brady loves pork chops and apple sauce.

[@bleaujos9927]

May I present to you Apple’s next CEO. He knows his business 😅

[@janielewis1475]

I get unsweetened apple sauce for my diabetic spouse we both like it. The sweetened is too sweet and that masks the taste of the apple.

[@XzTS-Roostro]

Angry Orchard is one of the few alcoholic beverages I like.

[@maureengraven4937]

I never add sugar to my applesauce, I use sweet apples, and they make very sweet applesauce.

[@MantonioBanderas]

Remember: if it's clear and yella, you've got juice there fella! If it's tangy and brown, you're in Cider Town.

[@TheDuckofLaw]

I prefer to cut my apple with a knife rather than biting the apple. Gets four large chunks and then I nibble the good stuff left above and below the core. And rinse and wipe the apple first!

[@heatherinsf]

Was hoping you would cover boiled cider syrup.

[@DoughboyGod]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@horseshoe_nc]

I think you missed the mark on hard apple cider, unless you limited it to national brands. JK Skrumpy's hard cider is, by far, the best I've had.

[@stevelogan5475]

My fave apple is the Fuji , discovered it in the produce section at the grocer market , I am not sure , but by the name it may be from Japan

[@emilybh6255]

Have you tried "Honey Crisp" or "Envy"?

[@ritad.6316]

@@emilybh6255 Or "Sugar Bee"?

[@emilybh6255]

@@ritad.6316 I've never heard of that one.

[@ritad.6316]

@@emilybh6255 I discovered them about 3 years ago. Their texture is similar to Honey Crisp apple, but the taste is brighter and sweeter.

[@PoppyCorn144]

1:12 or if you asked the delinquent teens in a British park… usually found sharing a 3l bottle of White Lightning cider 😂

[@saulgoodman2018]

Black berry is good.

[@shm6273]

You did not cover "Apple Intelligence" but I hear it has not come out yet.

[@rickk.20]

I either make my own apple sauce or purchase unsweetened simply because I am a control freak over sweetening and salting. Also, if it's corn sweetened...it doesn't ener my kitchen.

[@BrianBrown-vd1vv]

Bold Rock > Angry Orchard.

[@francinecorry633]

What no Calvados?

[@elnulan1]

Meh. Was hoping to get recommendations for apple cider. Have had some good and some awful. Don't buy it enough to know what to look for or what to avoid.

[@frankfurter7260]

I’d never make apple sauce at home without sugar? I’ve never put sugar in my homemade apple sauce. Apples + a little lemon juice. That’s it. Apple’s have enough natural sweetness.

[@emilybh6255]

Exactly! Man can't improve on Mother Nature.

[@dchenkin02]

Old fashioned apple cider, not sold in major supermarkets, was unpasteurized and would get very acidic over time.

[@MdjahirulislamH.M]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@wesleywilliams2958]

👋

[@newmoonie333]

please do android products, next

[@galerae947]

Sweetened applesauce is much too sweet. I eat unsweetened almost every day.

[@LezzSamurai]

As an Android person I still want my Apple products tips.

[@AirrowRocket]

I don't give a hoot what he likes.

[@Smithcraft1]

Isn't the simplest form of an apple an apple?

[@eclecticexplorer7828]

Applesauce is "apples in its simplest form"? What about, say, APPLES?

[@sca24580]

I NEVER add sugar to applesauce when I make it at home. Just apples and cinnamon. Deeeelish

[@GuardiansGuide]

As soon as Jack said he liked Angry Orchards… I lost faith in his taste

[@RavenBlaze]

A comment for the apples

[@mixeddrinks8100]

wait only 16 pounds in a year? I probably ate that much from apple cider.

[@RYTF5]

I'm more of an android/microsoft guy

[@ytubechannel997]

America's test kitchen loves sugar.

[@EmilyGOODEN0UGH]

Only sixteen pounds a year? Each apple is a pound. And sweetened apple sauce is way more gag me too sweet than the juice. Unsweetened all the way. Sweetened, like spicy stuff and cilantro, is for people who have desensitized taste buds.

[@geneh460]

I was deeply upset by the lack of iPad recipes on ATK! Shocking click bait!

[@KNCuevas]

the only Apple products I can afford in this economy 😔

[@RickMahoney2013]

I can’t disagree with you more on buying applesauce that is unsweetened apparently you forget about people who are instructed by physician to only use unsweetened applesauce. Maybe a video on how to cook some dishes for people on a restricted diet. You can thank me later.

[@charlieharris3240]

ATK has entire cookbooks dedicated to special diets, including diabetics, gluten-free, vegetarian, vegan, gut health, low sugar, keto, paleo…

[@that_jason_black]

Apple juice for half price.

[@mockturtle1402]

American's palates are so broken. Apple sauce doesn't need sugar, and vinegar doesn;'t need sweetness.

[@clairressagoad2789]

16 pounds…??? That can’t be right…

[@Jacksirrom]

16lbs lol that doesn't sound like a lot of fruit

[@Walcingham509]

ATK needs to get real about the state of obesity and poor nutritional health in the world. Your ingredients are horrible. Apple Sauce is sweetened, by the apple.. An average apple has 19 grams of sugars such as fructose, sucrose and glucose. You only need to ruin a miracle fruit with refined white sugar if you have a sugar addiction and you dont really care about what you put in yourself...

[@IHWKR]

I'm an American, I was born in the last century. I've never eaten a single apple in my life.

[@johnschneider4160]

"...expert???...."

[@DrAlwaysFirst]

First

[@2listening1]

You’re always first ! 😊👍🥇

[@angelbulldog4934]

​@@2listening1And what does it prove?

[@tilliemaekirk9444]

@@angelbulldog4934 too much time on his hands?

[@angelbulldog4934]

@@tilliemaekirk9444 Especially for a doctor! 🤣