I used a NorPro Cherry Pitter for the first time and it was okay but not great. The suction cup did not work that well on my granite top counter, some cherries got stuck and had to be pried out and some cherries went through with pits intact. The spring loaded plunger got stuck a few times and had to be pressed down repeatedly to get it loose.
I tried dehydrating a few cherries to add to granola this winter but the weather did not cooperate so after two days I instead used them along with the rest of the first batch to make a cherry pie. These are juicy sour cherries so I also added some brown sugar and a little tapioca. The pie went to church with a warning that there may be one or two pits even though I had massaged the pitted cherries, carefully, I thought. I joked that if someone got The Pit they would get the Prize and go to heaven.
Everyone got at least one pit so I guess we will all be rewarded!
Today I pitted some more to make a pie for Vacation Bible School next week and very very carefully massaged the cherries as they came out of the pitter and again the whole bowlful and again as I poured the cherries into the shell. Each time I did find more pits.
Does anyone have any tips about how to successfully pit cherries? The tree is still loaded.
