Apples in season at the orchard are not comparable to apples at the local big chain market. The latter are picked green and ripened with ethylene gas when neede

Apples in season at the orchard are not comparable to apples at the local big chain market. The latter are picked green and ripened with ethylene gas when needed. The varieties of apples best eaten fresh at the orchard differ from the best orchard varieties to save at home, and those are in turn different from the varieties used in general commerce, which are chosen for survival, not taste. And, pie apples are not eating apples, nor are they cider apples. The rating listing is laughable.