How to Pit Cherries Without a Cherry Pitter?

Use a sturdy drinking straw to push the pit out from the stem end

Use a chopstick, skewer, or piping tip to push the pit out

Cut the cherry in half and remove the pit by hand

Slice around the cherry, twist the halves apart, and lift out the pit

Press the cherry over the mouth of a bottle and push the pit through with a chopstick or skewer

Use a paperclip opened into a hook to snag and remove the pit

Use a knife to make a shallow cut around the cherry, then remove the pit with your fingers

Use a pastry tip or metal straw as a makeshift pitter

Use a garlic press to squeeze the pit out

Use a metal skewer to punch the pit out from the stem side