A few weeks ago I had to decide whether I wanted 15 lbs. of cherries from Bountiful Baskets for $20 or whether it was too much of a hassle. The price was really good but I didn't know how good the cherries would be when in my state it's still time to shop for obermeyer ski gear still practically.
I was also worried about how to pit them. I knew I wanted to freeze them. Even though I love cherries I can't go through them quite that fast. I don't have a cherry pitter and have never been that impressed with any of the cheap ones I've used before. Surely the internet had some idea about what to do right? Yes, there were several good options and I decided to try them all out.
The most common way seems to be by bending a paper clip into an S. I didn't find that this was strong enough and I kept hurting my finger on the other side. It was the most time consuming and it lasted for about half a cherry before I was frustrated.
Then I tried a version that uses a chopstick and then you put a cherry on the bottle and push the chop stick through it. I didn't have a chopstick so I tried anything I could find that was similar. It’s nice to have something to catch the pits, but it took more muscle than I have.
There is also a version where you use a board and a nail but I couldn't find more complete instructions and I was worried about how sanitary it would be.
So with so many failures what did I need up doing? My dad told me that my grandma used to use a metal crochet hook. I found that this was the best way. I think it was even faster than a cherry pitter. Granted, these were small cherries that weren't really holding onto the pits as much as I'm used to. However, I went through 12 lbs. of cherries in about 2.5 hours by myself. I used a F size of crochet hook, although I cleaned it off really well both before and after. Have you ever tried to pit cherries without a cherry pitter?
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