You offer Extra Fancy and Fancy Grade and Utility Grade in Honeycrisp what is the difference?
These are USDA grades and the reason we offer two grades in Honeycrisp is due to the fact that Honeycrisp is more expensive. This is to give our Honeycrisp Crunchers a break in the price. Extra Fancy is what we would send to the Chain Store and is perfect color, shape and condition. These would be utilized for a gift. Fancy Grade could have a minor blemish (never broken skin), lower in color or be misshapen. It is of our opinion that if you are ordering them for you and the family then save yourself the $10 and get the Fancy Grade. If you are sending them as a gift or just love perfect apples order the Extra Fancy. Utility Grade was developed as the result of our Honeycrisp being kissed by Mother Nature (hail) these apples could have the appearance of Fancy or Extra Fancy but with dimples caused by hail or have a few more minor blemishes. They are most likely fine for eating if you dont mind them being less than pretty and are definately fine to make that great Honeycrisp pie. Question
