There’s nothing much better than a bowl of fresh cherries during sunny July and August in Ontario. If you spend the summer months baking cherry pies, canning cherries, making homemade preserves, or just enjoy devouring bowls and bowls of cherries, you need this little gadget in your life: the OXO Good Grips Cherry Pitter!
What does the cherry pitter do?
The cherry pitter removes the pits of cherries quickly and easily. Simply place the cherry in the pitter, push down, and there you have it! Plus, the pitter can also be used to pit olives. Unsure how to use it? Check out this video below.
Great ways to gift the cherry pitter
If you know someone who’s crazy about cherries, this cherry pitter makes for a great gift! Pair it with an adorable pie dish for the person who adores cherry pies. Just picked up some fresh cherries from the farm? Gift them in this cute colander/serving bowl duo that can be reused for berries. Or how about these cherry-coloured kitchen towels perfect for summer?

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Cherry recipes you need to try
This OXO Cherry Pitter helps you make your favourite recipes easily. Whether you have a sweet tooth and want to try one of these desserts below or try your hand at baking fresh muffins or adding cherries to your smoothies, the options are endless.
Homemade cherry pie filling
This delicious homemade cherry pie filling can be scooped on top of your yogurt, a stack of pancakes or waffles, and of course, used in cherry pie! Find the recipe from My Baking Addiction here.
Cherry ice cream with dark chocolate
Fresh cherries in ice cream blended with dark chocolate? Say no more, we’re drooling already! Find the recipe from Saving Room for Dessert here.
Looking for other ways to pit cherries?
We love gadgets that make prepping fruit as easy as pie! Take a look at this Chef’n Quickpit Cherry & Olive Pitter.
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