If you can find freestone peaches, use those! Freestone means the flesh removes itself easily from the stone so you can cut in half and remove the pit without issue. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIn clingstone peaches, the flesh u0022clingsu0022 to the pit, making it nearly impossible to cleanly separate the peach from the pit. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIf you can only find clingstone, simply cut the flesh off of the pit on each side (making 4 cuts) and then slice. If you try to separate the peach in halves, you'll end up with a squashy mess. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eClingstone peaches are typically available from May to early June, and freestone peaches can be found from mid-June to mid-August.