Youre just seconds away from having pitted and pie-ready fruit.
You don’t special piece of equipment to pit cherries.
Look for the best cherries between May and August.
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Discard any cherries that are bruised, wrinkled, too soft, or split.
If the cherries still have stems, look for bright green ones.
Plumpness, firmness, and glossiness are all signs of quality, the experts at fruit company Stemilt confirm.
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Reach for ones that appear darkly-colored for their variety.
Rinsing cherries before storing can cause them to spoil quicker.
Pick through the cherries and remove any that are soft, split, or moldy.
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Try it to remove the pits fromolives, too.
Pitted cherries usually last about 5 daysbut we often snack on all of them far sooner than that!
To preserve cherries even longer, put them on ice.
Toflash freezecherries, scatter pitted cherries on a baking sheet, making sure that no pieces of fruit touch.
Freeze for 2 to 3 hours, or until firm.
