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How to Cut a Peach

Cutting a peach is all about balancing gentle handling with firm authority. You'll get the hang of it quickly and easily with these steps. Be sure to watch the accompanying video to see it all in action.
Active Time5 minutes
Total Time5 minutes
Course: Fruit Desserts
Keyword: how to cut a peach
Yield: 1 peach
Author: Carolyn Gratzer Cope

Equipment

  • 1 paring knife
  • 1 cutting board

Materials

  • 1 ripe peach

Instructions

  • First, halve the peach by cutting around the perimeter from stem end to bottom and back up the other side.
    halving a peach from stem end
  • Next, twist one half away from you and the other half toward you to separate.
    twisting peach halves to separate
  • Remove the pit. Hold the peach half gently in one hand. Using the other hand and starting at the stem end, gently but firmly pry the pit out of the flesh.
    prying a pit out of a peach half
  • Now the peach is ready to slice or dice. Slice each half into four or five wedges. Then, if you like, cut each wedge crosswise into four or five small pieces.
    cutting a peach

Video

Notes

  1. Depending on how ripe your peach is, and even what variety it is, the pit will be more or less challenging to pry from the flesh. Regardless, the key to success is gentle persistence.
  2. Sometimes the pit will be split when you open the peach, with half of the pit in each peach half. In this case, simply remove the loose inner seed of the pit and then pry the pit half from each peach half per step three above.