How to Remove the Pit From an Olive
Removing pit from an olive is a simple as well as difficult job, depending what type of olive it is. The black lets its pit away easily but other types of olive might need special skills and some time also. You can nevertheless do the job perfectly well with the passage of time as you become more aware about the types of olives. There is no special skill that you need to learn to be able to remove pit from an olive but if you have been doing the job for some time you can develop the level of your skills.
Instructions
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First thing first that you should have a knife and cutting board ready for the job and if so, place a handsome quantity of the olives on the cutting board to perform the procedure on each on of them. Then place sharp side of the knife on each olive and press the knife from the top with your hand. Make sure you press with the palm with a slight jerk or sudden force near the top of the knife. However, do not let the knife lose its balance and slip off the olive. This will avoid the job being cleanly done and you might end up risking an injury also. So make sure you take proper care while placing the knife and then pressing it with your palm. If all goes well, you will remove a pit from an olive easily.
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Second method is to place many olive on the cutting board side by side and then put on the rolling pin on them. You will then need to exert pressure on the olives one by one. It will take a lot of force and time to remove pit from the olives. This method is equally effective, but needs a lot of time to remove pits from the olive. You can nevertheless do the job with a careful technique. Make sure you avoid any security risk.
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You can also buy cherry-pitter and use it for removing pits from olives. This is a better way of removing pits from the olives, although it needs some investment of money. This will depend on the nature of the job, and scale of it. If you are doing it on commercial terms then your investment is worth making, because you will need the tool every now and then. If you need it rarely, you can remove the pits through conventional means.
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While removing pits you should give due attention to your security, and it is better if you use some protection on your hands. Since the job is a bit tricky there are chances that you hurt yourself, and if you use safety and protection equipment and guidelines, you can avoid any mishap. Also, do not let your children around you while doing this job, they will be even more exposed to the injury risk.
