If you want to use peaches to prepare desserts, you must pit the fruit cleanly before further processing. However, this can sometimes prove to be quite difficult. Our guide will make it easier for you to remove the stone from peaches!

A ripe peach is easy to pit

This is why peaches are often difficult to pit

It depends a lot on how ripe the peach is:

  • An overripe peach is extremely soft. The pulp comes as a fibrous and sticky mass. This makes it difficult to extract the stone.
  • An unripe peach is extremely hard. It's like he's holding on to the stone. That is why it is often not possible to separate the fruit from it.
  • A peach that is in the middle stage of ripeness is easy to pit.

In short: make sure you get the right peaches when you buy them. It is also worth knowing that these fruits hardly ripen afterward. In general, you should always buy high-quality peaches - ideally fresh organic specimens.

Identifying features of a good level of maturity:

  • no more green spots
  • give off an aromatic scent

How to pit peaches step by step

The easiest method is to "turn up" the peach. How to proceed:

  1. Place the washed and dried peach on a sturdy cutting board.
  2. Take a small, sharp knife.
  3. Cut the peach horizontally all the way around - up to the stone.
  4. Gently twist the resulting halves against each other.
  5. The core may fall out on its own, or you can remove it by hand. If both don't work, help a little with the tip of a knife - but be careful!

Important: In some cases, simply dividing the peach in half is not enough. at
With an extremely hard peach, it has proven useful to cut it into several pieces: quarter or eighth the fruit, again with a sharp knife.

Now there is also the problem that flat peaches (e.g. vineyard or plate peaches) are often not so easy to halve or quarter. One of the main reasons in this context is the relatively small stone that these varieties contain and which is firmly attached to the pulp. In order to pit such peaches with certainty, it is best to use an apple corer. It is also advisable to use an apple divider. With this utensil you will achieve beautiful, evenly shaped pieces.

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