With a confident whack, I hack into the pit with the heel of my knife and twist it out of the soft, green fruit. I never really stopped to think about how strange it is that avocado is the only ...

But beyond worrying about finding the ripest and sweetest fruit, there’s a precaution that’s much more serious: cherry pits.

With the knife in your other hand, cut vertically through the stem end of the peach all the way down to the pit, rotating the fruit as you go. Once you’ve sliced all the way around, gently twist ...