DIY: Tin can picker

                                                                 Week 32 and 33 ( Save $32 and $33 )

This year the pear tree in the backyard has over grown and there must be hundreds of pear that is out of our reach for the picking. The fruit has been joyfully enjoyed by the birds, insects, squirrels and the raccoon.

The fruit is so far up in the tree that a ladder does no justice.
What if I could DIY a simple picking device to enjoy the yield of fruits. This is what I came up with and it totally works!

All you need is a wooden broom handle, an empty tin soup can and a long wood screw with a metal washer.

Note: I punched a hole on the flat side of the wooden broom handle for easier fastening.

 Place the tin can on top of the wooden broom handle and fasten the screw with the washer tightly.

Draw and cut 1 triangle with metal cutters on the can.
(I drew a too many triangles thinking I would need to cut them but really 1 cut works fine!)

Now your can picker is ready to use.  Reach for your fruit and push the fruit into the can. Using the sharp cut triangle, twist the stem of the fruit on an angle to cut the stem.

Snip*

TADA!! Now lower your can picker and remove your fruit.  ( Be careful with the sharp cut triangle.  Try not to cut yourself! )

Keep on picking! Before you know it, there is enough fruit for sharing!


Tape up the sharp edge of the can when not in use.  Now you have a tin can picker for years to come.

Look for future Pear tart recipe to come,








                                                                              ENJOY!