Pit Cherries with a Metal Straw
To pit cherries or large olives, Katie Herrera of Hoboken, N.J., perches the fruit atop a bottle and then pushes the pit out with a metal reusable drinking straw. If the pit gets stuck in the straw, she simply inserts a wooden skewer in one end to push it out the other side.
A Convenient Way to Season Chicken
Suzanne Heron of Charleston, S.C.,
