Push down with consistent pressure, but release quickly to have the fruit roll out of the chute

I have an artisan jam business and I no longer dread prepping for my cherry almond jam!Occasionally, I have to pry one subborn cherry out, especially if they are big ones

I find that if I remove all the stems first, I can really get a rythem going

Kids love processing the cherries with it

I sto Ed three gallons of cherries in about an hour! Whoo Hoo! Took just a bit to figure out a rhythm but then worked like a charm! We have owned one for years and it finally wore out

If you only put about a handful of cherries in at a time, the pitter behaves like a good little cherry pitter