Where to get an olive pitter?

GCU Flexible Demeanour

Our olive pitter gave up the ghost recently, and I haven't found a suitable replacement.

It's be hard to find them at all, really. Both Arnotts and Stock had what they described as a cherry/olive pitter, but the cup looked too large to my eye to hold an olive steady, while the prong (when I gave it a try) looked like it wouldn't come down far enough to actually push the pit out.

Other than that, I haven't found them anywhere. Homestore in Fonthill, which I find usually has a good range of kitchen whatnots, doesn't stock one at all.

Anyone know anywhere around Dublin that might be worth trying to locate a good replacement?

donalh087

You need to look for a good metal garlic press. Most of these have olive pitters in their handles.

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nompere

Lots on Amazon:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_8?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=olive+pitter&sprefix=olive+pi%2Caps%2C0

Magic Monkey

GCU Flexible Demeanour wrote: »

Anyone know anywhere around Dublin that might be worth trying to locate a good replacement?

If you're looking for a quick fix solution in the interim, you can place an olive on top of an empty bottle of suitable diameter, and use a chopstick to press the pit into the bottle below.