Granny Smith Is Vile and Wretched! Apple Tasting Reveals Shocking Reviews

Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio · Oct 3, 2025 · 50:22

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This week, your favorite apples get ranked, mercilessly. Find out which apples comedian Brian Frange deems “horse food” and “indigestible filth,” and which crisp, glorious apples rise to the top of the heap. Plus, reporter Katie Thornton joins us to discuss the history and ingenuity of the Frankfurt Kitchen, the blueprint for space-saving kitchen design; Adam Gopnik revels in the alchemical wonder of stovetop cooking; and we make Indian-Spiced Smashed Potatoes. (Originally aired October 13, 2023.)

Get this week’s recipe for Indian-Spiced Smashed Potatoes here.

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