Original sentence: A common method to remove a cherry pit by hand without a tool is to hold the stem in one hand, the cherry in the other, gently squeezing the cherry while pulling the stem.This causes the pit to be pulled out of the fruit, still attached to the stem.Use of a cherry pitter involves first removing the stem, then pushing a retractible plunger through the cherry so that the pit is pushed out the other side
Edited sentence: Use of a hand-held cherry pitter involves first removing the stem, then pushing a retractible plunger through the cherry so that the stone is pushed out the other side