"The Joneses" > wrote in message
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> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>> "Boron Elgar" > wrote in message
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>>> On Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:19:47 -0500, The Cook >
>>> wrote:
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>>>>On Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:46:21 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>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!
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>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.
>>>
>>>
>>> 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/... 924C?id=7165
>>
>> Thanks!
> That's the one I have, it's the pits. Really, the stone striker is always
> getting miscommbobbled. Get something else. Like a nephew. Yeah, that's
> the ticket!

Hmmm... Have a nephew but I might have to pay him to do the pitting.