Shoppers Can’t Stop Buying This Genius Tool That Pits Pounds of Fresh Cherries ‘3 Times Faster’

I’m thankful for a lot during these summer months: I love that there are more daylight hours to walk my dog in the mornings and stroll down the street to get ice cream in the evenings; I love that I don’t have to bring a jacket with me everywhere I go and that I can dine under the stars at night; but, mostly, I love the variety of fresh produce I have access to. In between eating cobs of corn and pounds of fresh strawberries, I reserve a special space in my stomach for summer’s short-lived cherry season. 

From May through June, the Rainiers at my local farmers market earn a coveted spot in the tote bags of thousands of shoppers, at which point they’re taken home to be eaten raw or transformed into cobblers. Since I have to find an empty water bottle and a chopstick or sturdy straw to pit cherries, the former is my preferred method of consumption. But this year, that changes. Now that I’ve finally decided to buy a cherry pitter, I plan to turn fresh cherries into ice cream, pies, tarts, and sauces. The freedom this clever tool will give me to make what I want more easily is undoubtedly going to be, well, the cherry on top of my summer. 

OXO Good Grips Cherry & Olive Pitter 

While I typically shy away from buying kitchen unitaskers, i.e., kitchen tools with only one purpose, years of not owning a cherry pitter have demonstrated its value. Cherries are small and juicy, making cutting them with a knife too dangerous and messy. They’re also difficult to keep intact if you take the chopstick/straw route. OXO’s cherry pitter, on the other hand, keeps them whole, minimizes the splatter with its removable shield, and makes quick work of what would otherwise be a lengthy, burdensome task. The best part is that it works just as well for whole olives that need their pits removed.

If its obvious utility wasn’t enough to convince me of its merits, this OXO cherry pitter also has thousands of five-star ratings on Amazon. One shopper is “very happy” with its performance after pitting pounds of fresh cherries “three times faster” than they would have been able to otherwise. A second reviewer called it an “absolute game changer” in the kitchen, and a third is “so happy” they bought it, even though they’re typically against single-use gadgets. 

Cherry season is short, so I’m grabbing OXO’s cherry pitter before it ends. Don’t miss your chance to do the same.        

Shop More OXO Good Grips Kitchen Tools at Amazon

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At the time of publishing, the price was $15.