How to pit cherries
Julie Bove
pitter is old and rusty and I need to get a new one. The kind I have has
three loops on it and a plunger. You put one loop around your thumb, and
the others are for your pointer and middle finger. You then put the cherry
in the end of it, depress the plunger and if it works right, the pit pops
out of the bottom. I seem to remember it working better in the past. Today
only about 1/3 of the pits popped right out. And now my fingers are all
purple. Is there a device that works better than this? Thanks!
The Joneses
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single cherry/olive pitter which is okay for 1/2 cup for a recipe, but a
pain for 4 cups. I'd like to avoid another attachment for a fancy schmancy
food processor like my buddy's got, cause what if the electric goes out?
Edrena, on a Quest...
BT Humble
> "Julie Bove" <julieb...@verizon.net> wrote in message
I use a paring knife, and halve them.
Naturally, I get very purple fingers during this process. ;-)
BTH
The Cook
Check Amazon.com for cherry pitters. They have everything up to $200+
ones. I got the Oxo one. It does work fine for small quantities. It
would be much better than the paper clip method for large quantities.
Boron Elgar
wrote:
King Arthur has a nice one that I have used for larger quantities. It
isn't automatic, that's for sure, but is quite easy to use and
dishwasher safe.
http://www.kingarthurflour.com/shop/detail.jsp;jsessionid=C8FB60E41C326F3E13BD5F9A18A9924C?id=7165
Boron
Brian Mailman
> I've been lusting after a rotating sort of dealy with a hopper. I
> have a single cherry/olive pitter which is okay for 1/2 cup for a
> recipe, but a pain for 4 cups. I'd like to avoid another attachment
> for a fancy schmancy food processor like my buddy's got, cause what
> if the electric goes out?
That's what the fellow I apprenticed to used to say... whenever he
caught me with an electric tool instead of doing something by hand:
"Hanh? (french honk) After WWIII, how you going to cook for the people,
hanh? When there's no electricity? hanh? HANH?" (the fact that there
would be no people either was not a consideration in his mind).
B/
Julie Bove
Julie Bove
"BT Humble" <bt_h...@bigpond.com> wrote in message
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That would work too.
Julie Bove
Wayne Boatwright
Naturally, when the electric goes out, the first thing you want to do is
pit 4 cups of cherries. :-)
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Julie Bove
"Wayne Boatwright" <waynebo...@cox.net> wrote in message
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> On Wed 16 Jul 2008 10:14:36p, The Joneses told us...
>
>> "Julie Bove" <juli...@verizon.net> wrote in message
>> news:g5m89c$bl5$1...@aioe.org...
>>>I had a lunch sack mostly full of Bing cherries today that I pitted. My
>>>pitter is old and rusty and I need to get a new one. The kind I have
>>>has three loops on it and a plunger. You put one loop around your
>>>thumb, and the others are for your pointer and middle finger. You then
>>>put the cherry in the end of it, depress the plunger and if it works
>>>right, the pit pops out of the bottom. I seem to remember it working
>>>better in the past. Today only about 1/3 of the pits popped right out.
>>>And now my fingers are all purple. Is there a device that works better
>>>than this? Thanks!
>> I've been lusting after a rotating sort of dealy with a hopper. I have a
>> single cherry/olive pitter which is okay for 1/2 cup for a recipe, but a
>> pain for 4 cups. I'd like to avoid another attachment for a fancy
>> schmancy food processor like my buddy's got, cause what if the electric
>> goes out? Edrena, on a Quest...
>
> Naturally, when the electric goes out, the first thing you want to do is
> pit 4 cups of cherries. :-)
I know I do!
Wayne Boatwright
> "Julie Bove" <juli...@verizon.net> wrote in message
I bet you'd like one like this, Edrena...
http://www.kitchenkrafts.com/search.asp?t=ss&ss=cherry
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:-)
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The Joneses
of other things. Like canning jars mebbe.
Actually, with that new power box thingy, I probably could check *an* email
if the power went out.
Edrena
The Joneses
> On Wed 16 Jul 2008 10:14:36p, The Joneses told us...
>
>> "Julie Bove" <juli...@verizon.net> wrote in message
>> news:g5m89c$bl5$1...@aioe.org...
>>>I had a lunch sack mostly full of Bing cherries today that I pitted. My
>>>pitter is old and rusty and I need to get a new one. The kind I have
>>>has three loops on it and a plunger. You put one loop around your
>>>thumb, and the others are for your pointer and middle finger. You then
>>>put the cherry in the end of it, depress the plunger and if it works
>>>right, the pit pops out of the bottom. I seem to remember it working
>>>better in the past. Today only about 1/3 of the pits popped right out.
>>>And now my fingers are all purple. Is there a device that works better
>>>than this? Thanks!
>> I've been lusting after a rotating sort of dealy with a hopper. I have a
>> single cherry/olive pitter which is okay for 1/2 cup for a recipe, but a
>> pain for 4 cups. I'd like to avoid another attachment for a fancy
>> schmancy food processor like my buddy's got, cause what if the electric
>> goes out? Edrena, on a Quest...
>
> I bet you'd like one like this, Edrena...
>
> http://www.kitchenkrafts.com/search.asp?t=ss&ss=cherry
>
love,
Edrena
The Joneses
getting miscommbobbled. Get something else. Like a nephew. Yeah, that's the
ticket!
Edrena
enigma
> On Wed 16 Jul 2008 10:14:36p, The Joneses told us...
>
>> "Julie Bove" <juli...@verizon.net> wrote in message
>> news:g5m89c$bl5$1...@aioe.org...
>>>I had a lunch sack mostly full of Bing cherries today that
>>>I pitted. My pitter is old and rusty and I need to get a
>>>new one. The kind I have has three loops on it and a
>>>plunger. You put one loop around your thumb, and the
>>>others are for your pointer and middle finger. You then
>>>put the cherry in the end of it, depress the plunger and
>>>if it works right, the pit pops out of the bottom. I seem
>>>to remember it working better in the past. Today only
>>>about 1/3 of the pits popped right out. And now my fingers
>>>are all purple. Is there a device that works better than
>>>this? Thanks!
>> I've been lusting after a rotating sort of dealy with a
>> hopper. I have a single cherry/olive pitter which is okay
>> for 1/2 cup for a recipe, but a pain for 4 cups. I'd like
>> to avoid another attachment for a fancy schmancy food
>> processor like my buddy's got, cause what if the electric
>> goes out? Edrena, on a Quest...
>
> I bet you'd like one like this, Edrena...
>
> http://www.kitchenkrafts.com/search.asp?t=ss&ss=che
> rry
i have this one:
http://www.kitchenkrafts.com/product.asp_Q_pn_E_FP5119
i pitted 8 pounds of cherries last summer. yup, purple
fingers, but it worked pretty well (no pits in any of the
cherries, which sometimes happens with the multiple pitters),
plus my 7 year old can use it pretty easily.
lee
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Wayne Boatwright
That looks like a nice one. Much better than the one I have.
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Julie Bove
"The Joneses" <famj...@swbell.net> wrote in message
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Hmmm... Have a nephew but I might have to pay him to do the pitting.
enigma
> Hmmm... Have a nephew but I might have to pay him to do
> the pitting.
how old is he? i can get away paying my soon-to-be-8 year old
a penny per cherry, or with a treat (Pokemon booster pack.
around $2 <g>) for a couple pounds. older kids get more
expensive.
Julie Bove
"enigma" <eni...@evil.net> wrote in message
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> "Julie Bove" <juli...@verizon.net> wrote in
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>> Hmmm... Have a nephew but I might have to pay him to do
>> the pitting.
>
> how old is he? i can get away paying my soon-to-be-8 year old
> a penny per cherry, or with a treat (Pokemon booster pack.
> around $2 <g>) for a couple pounds. older kids get more
> expensive.
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enigma
hmm. paying him might be cheaper than feeding him...
Julie Bove
> "Julie Bove" <juli...@verizon.net> wrote in
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>>
>> "enigma" <eni...@evil.net> wrote in message
>> news:Xns9AE154AD5A80...@199.125.85.9...
>>> "Julie Bove" <juli...@verizon.net> wrote in
>>> news:g5tvdc$9mo$1...@aioe.org:
>>>
>>>> Hmmm... Have a nephew but I might have to pay him to do
>>>> the pitting.
>>>
>>> how old is he? i can get away paying my soon-to-be-8 year
>>> old a penny per cherry, or with a treat (Pokemon booster
>>> pack. around $2 <g>) for a couple pounds. older kids get
>>> more expensive.
>>
>> 19
>
> hmm. paying him might be cheaper than feeding him...
> lee
He actually doesn't eat much, for a teen!