July 6, 2023, 1:14 pm | Read time: 3 minutes
You don’t always have the specific tool on hand to tackle small but annoying tasks. This includes a cherry pitter. If you don’t have one in your utensil drawer, you can pit cherries using other methods, such as with a simple bottle.
In the summer months, you can finally harvest and enjoy various fruits from the garden. Not only strawberries but also cherries are in season. Before you can process the stone fruit, you need to remove the pits. It’s a real hassle if you don’t know the right method. Online, it’s suggested that a bottle and a skewer can help separate the fruit from the pit. myHOMEBOOK tested the trick.
Pitting Cherries with a Bottle–Does the Hack Really Work?
There are plenty of kitchen or household hacks, but not all are successful. myHOMEBOOK tried out whether cherries can actually be pitted with a bottle and a chopstick. Instead of a chopstick, you can also use a comparable item, such as a straw. Make sure the bottle opening isn’t too large. Here’s how to do it:
- Wash the cherries.
- Remove the stem.
- Place the cherry on the bottle opening.
- Press the pit into the bottle from above using the chopstick.
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Conveniently, the pits land directly in the bottle, making them easy to dispose of. If done correctly, it doesn’t create a big mess. Cherries can be pitted quickly and efficiently with this method.
Tip: If you freeze the cherries beforehand, it’s even easier to push out the pit.
Pitting Cherries with a Hairpin or Paperclip
Another hack circulating online suggests that cherries can also be pitted with a hairpin or alternatively a paperclip. It’s important that it’s a U-shaped object. You’ll also need a cork to insert the two ends of the hairpin. Then bend the U-shaped end slightly, similar to a spoon. You can now insert the pin into the cherry like a loop and remove the pit. However, the bottle method involves less mess.
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Alternative–Pitting Cherries with a Knife
A classic method, if you don’t have a cherry pitter at home, is to remove the pits with a small kitchen knife. First, halve the cherries and then cut out the pit. You can also check if the cherries are still good or if there are any worms inside.
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Pitting Cherries in a Thermomix
If you want to pit cherries for canning rather than decorating, you can also use a Thermomix. For this, place the cherries without stems into the device. Set the Thermomix to reverse mode at level four for about three minutes. Then, separate the cherry pulp from the pits using a coarse sieve.