Shipping in early July, 2012
5 pounds of Fresh Bing Cherries (sweet, dark cherries)

* PRICE INCLUDES EXPEDITED SHIPPING* (We will remove any shipping charges if they appear on the final order.)

PLEASE NOTE - THESE SWEET, DARK CHERRIES WILL BE SHIPPED WITHIN 48 HOURS OF BEING PICKED. WE ESTIMATE THAT THIS YEAR'S HARVEST WILL BE LATE DUE TO COOL WEATHER. CURRENTLY SCHEDULE TO SHIP FIRST WEEK OF JULY, 2012. WE WILL ACCEPT ORDERS THROUGH THE END OF JUNE. THIS IS A SEASONAL ITEM AVAILABLE BY PRE-ORDER ONLY! PLEASE PLACE YOUR ORDER BY JULY 2, 2012.

About the Bing Cherry
The Bing cherry was our first foray into fresh, tree-ripened, picked-at-its-peak fruit. In July, 2001, we waited with great anticipation for the arrival our first box of cherries. When we opened that first box, the aroma was enchanting. We immediately dove in and consumed at least half of those cherries, right in the middle of our warehouse.

Over the course of the next few days, we ate our way through the cherries, at home and at work, sharing one or two with customers who happened to be in the store and a few with our UPS drivers.

In July, Washington-grown cherries are widely available in local grocery stores, and they look mighty good. So every year, we buy some - just to check out our competition. And every year, we are happy to report that our cherries - direct from the orchard at Batch Family Farms - are just better. They're bigger, juicier, firmer and more flavorful, and we are thrilled to offer them to you.

Bing Cherries are the most popular variety of sweet cherry. The taste of that mahogany red flesh is a signature summer experience in Washington State. Washington produces some of the finest cherries, apples and pears in the world, but most of that fruit is picked early - before the fruit is actually ripe, because it needs to travel by truck or train across the country to reach your supermarkets.

about Batch's Best Family Farms:
Batch's Best Family Farm's cherry orchards graces the high plateau of eastern Washington. There, Tom Batch allows his cherries to ripen on the tree rather than en route to the store. Tom's family then hand-picks each piece of fruit, after which they are individually checked for size, color, firmness, and even to make sure they have a stem, before they are boxed and shipped to us. Then we check them again before we ship them to you. This means every cherry is, well, cherry-picked from all the rest!

Bing Cherries are the first of the dark cherries to arrive every year. At ChefShop.com, they are available for just one day a year - the day they are shipped out to you.

Order today to make sure you will receive the fruit the way nature intended it to be eaten - juicy and perfectly ripe. Once you have tried Tom's big, juicy, sweet, tree-ripened Bing Cherries, you'll understand how exceptional they are and why we think they are the very best.

Important Shipping Information:
* Please plan to be available on delivery day, so that your cherries don't have to sit outside in hot weather. A UPS notification will be emailed to billing email address the day the cherries are shipped. Additionally, we try to keep the cherry page updated with the latest shipping information.

* Price including shipping within the Continental US only. Call us (800.596.0885) is you need to know what the additional shipping charges are to Alaska or Hawaii. We are unable to ship fresh fruit to international destinations.

* If your order includes both fresh cherries and other items, the cherries will ship separately and you will be charged our regular ground or expedited shipping for the non-perishable items.

* Our cherries are ripe and ready to eat right out of their box. However, we recommend removing the plastic bag of cherries from their foil liner, and chilling the fruit in the refrigerator for 12-24 hours before eating. This helps them crisp up after their journey. The cherries will keep in the refrigerator for up to one week. It's also always a good idea to wash all fruit before eating it.

For Gift Orders:
We are happy to email a Fruit Certificate to the gift-giver - which can then be printed and passed along as needed. We are also able to send out a physical Fruit Certificate, if needed. Fruit Certificates are sent via priority mail within one business day of ordering. If you need a certificate faster than that, please let us know and we will see what we can do.