Dave Smith wrote:

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> One labour saving device I never developed an appreciation for is the
cherry
> pitter. They are the most painful tool to use for any amount of time.
Thank
> goodness I have sour cherry orchards near my house and some of them
process
> their own cherries. I can go and buy a pail of pitted cherries almost
right off
> the tree, and for a fraction of the cost of buying them by the basket at
the
> market.

And then there are the folks like me. I have a massive tart cherry tree in
my backyard, and my inexpensive handheld cherry pitter proves its worth
annually.

I am thinking, though, since the tree is SO productive, of buying one of the
smallish mechanized pitters. Are they worth the bread?