Bosc pear
Pyrus communis 'Beurré Bosc' · Pome fruit
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The Bosc is the cook's pear: a long, elegantly tapered fruit wrapped in a matte cinnamon-brown russet, denser and firmer than a Bartlett, with crisp, sweet-spicy flesh that holds its shape under heat. Where most pears collapse, a Bosc poaches, bakes and roasts to a clean slice.
Picking a good onedrag
UnderripeOverripe
Just ripeEat itNeck yields, body still firm. Slices clean for salads, cheese, tarts.
NeckGives to gentle thumb press
FleshBody still firm to a thumb
SkinTaut with a faint sheen
SmellFaint sweetness at the neck
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What you get from one
90%
Edible part
178 g · core out
198 g
Weight each
each one
70%
Juice
700 ml a kilo, pressed
Keeping ittap a temperature
A domestic fridge holds it about 7× longer than the counter.
90-95%
Humidity
Vented, never airtight
Airflow