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One More Way to Pit a Peach: The Pit Popper

It's the season for stone fruit like peaches, nectarines, and plums, but as Emma demonstrated a couple days ago, it can take some work to get the pit out of a soft, ripe nectarine or peach. And what d...

Quick Tip: How to Get a Stubborn Pit Out of Stone Fruit

Ideally, cutting open a peach or nectarine is a simple matter of cutting the fruit in half from top to bottom, twisting, and then popping out the pit. But sometimes it doesn't work out quite so nicely...

No Cherry Pitter? Use a Pastry Tip

As we saw earlier this week, when cooking with cherries, sometimes it's just fine to leave the pits in. However, many recipes do require the extra step. Here is our simple and efficient method for rem...