You'll want to use a variety that cooks down easily. We've always used McIntosh, which work beautifully, are inexpensive and easily available, and have skins that lend a gorgeous color to the sauce.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eMcIntosh have many cousins, including fameuse, cortland, liberty, lobo, spartan, and sunrise.u003cbr/u003e