• See also:
• Early-season eating apples7
• Mid-season eating apples17
• Late-season eating apples37
• Dual-purpose apples13

Cooking apples

Cooking apples are usually large, easy to grow, and with the strong sharp flavours needed for culinary uses.

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  Annie Elizabeth

  

  A traditional English cooking apple, with a sweet flavour, which keeps its shape when cooked.

  • Picking season: Late
  • Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
  • Flowering group: 4
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  Arthur Turner

  

  A mid-season cooking apple, producing a light yellow puree. Very attractive blossom.

  • Picking season: Mid
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Flowering group: 3
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  Blenheim Orange

  

  Blenheim Orange is a classic English dual-purpose apple, useful for dessert and culinary purposes.

  • Picking season: Late
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Flowering group: 3
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  Bloody Ploughman

  An old Scottish apple variety, named for the crimson-red colour of its skin and stained flesh.

  • Picking season: Mid
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Flowering group: 4
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  Bountiful

  

  Bountiful is an easy-to-grow cooking apple, it retains its shape when cooked, fairly sweet for a cooker.

  • Picking season: Mid
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Flowering group: 2
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  Bramley 20

  

  Bramley 20 is a naturally smaller version of Bramley's Seedling (the apples are the same size though).

  • Picking season: Late
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Flowering group: 3
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  Bramley's Seedling

  

  Bramley is the essential English cooking apple, famous for its rich sharp acidity.

  • Picking season: Late
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Flowering group: 3
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  Galloway Pippin

  A traditional Scottish cooking apple which keeps its shape when cooked.

  • Picking season: Late
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Flowering group: 3
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  Grenadier

  

  Grenadier is an early-season cooking apple, and one of the most foolproof apple varieties.

  • Picking season: Early
  • Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
  • Flowering group: 3
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  Howgate Wonder

  

  Howgate Wonder is a large cooking apple which keeps well. Produces an excellent sharp juice.

  • Picking season: Late
  • Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
  • Flowering group: 3
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  Isaac Newton's Tree

  Also known as Flower of Kent, this is the variety the famous scientist Sir Isaac Newton sat under.

  • Picking season: Late
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Flowering group: 5
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  Keswick Codlin

  

  Keswick Codlin is a popular early-season cooking apple, easy to grow, and productive in most climates.

  • Picking season: Early
  • Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
  • Flowering group: 2
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  Lady Henniker

  A well-regarded Victorian dual-purpose apple, easy to grow.

  • Picking season: Late
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Flowering group: 4
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  Lane's Prince Albert

  

  A classic Victorian cooking apple. Plenty of juicy acidity and stores well.

  • Picking season: Late
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Flowering group: 4
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  Lord Derby

  

  Lord Derby is a high-quality mid/late-season traditional English cooking apple, cooks to a chunky puree.

  • Picking season: Late
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Flowering group: 4
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  Morgan Sweet

  

  Morgan Sweet is a traditional English cider variety producing a full sweet juice.

  • Picking season: Early
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
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  Newton Wonder

  

  A traditional English cooking apple, a good alternative to Bramley.

  • Picking season: Late
  • Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
  • Flowering group: 4
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  Peasgood's Nonsuch

  

  Peasgood Nonsuch is a highly-regarded old-fashioned English cooking apple.

  • Picking season: Mid
  • Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
  • Flowering group: 3
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  Reverend W. Wilks

  

  A widely-grown and well-regarded English cooking apple.

  • Picking season: Early
  • Self-fertility: Self-fertile
  • Flowering group: 2
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  Scotch Bridget

  

  A popular Scottish cooking apple, well-suited to damp wet conditions.

  • Picking season: Late
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Flowering group: 3
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  Scotch Dumpling

  

  Scotch Dumpling is a large Scottish cooking apple. Cooks to a frothy puree with a good flavour.

  • Picking season: Early
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Flowering group: 2
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  Stirling Castle

  A traditional Scottish cooker from the Victorian era, with a good sharp flavour.

  • Picking season: Mid
  • Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
  • Flowering group: 2
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  Tom Putt

  

  An old traditional English cider variety with a sharp juice, which can also be used for cooking.

  • Picking season: Early
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Flowering group: 3
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  Warner's King

  An 18th century English cooker which remains popular. Cooks to a sharp-flavoured puree.

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  • Picking season: Late