how do i open a coconut?

Answer 1

Get a coconut opener at walmart

Answer 2

Are you ready to learn how to open a coconut? Then let's get crackin'! You don't need much to start. A towel, hammer, large nail, and of coarse the coconut we are going to open.

If you examine your coconut you will see 2-3 dark indentations on one end. These are the weakest points. We will be utilizing these guys to drain the coconut's juice before pulverizing this puppy.

Take the hammer and drive the nail through each of the holes. I usually do all of them. Depending on the type of coconut you have this could take a few swings.

Place the coconut over a container and give it some time for the juice to drain. If nothing is coming out you can drive the nail through the other side of the coconut to allow air to enter the top while the liquid drains from the bottom. If your nail bends try using a slimmer one (or even a drill), the hole doesn't need to be big.

Take the drained coconut and place it in the center of a towel that is large enough to be wrapped completely around it.

Wrap the coconut up in such a way that all of the loose ends are secured underneath of the coconut so that when it breaks open no pieces will go flying.

Time for some fun! Grab your hammer and bash away! I wouldn't recommend doing this on your counter, you will need to hit it rather hard. Do it on the floor, or better yet on brick or concrete. Some coconuts have grooves partially cut along the sides to make opening easier. If you have one of these, instead of wrapping up the coconut you can use the opposite end of the hammer and whack it around the groove until it splits in two.

Once it's cracked open you can hit it a few more times to try and break up the larger pieces some more. This will make separating the meat from the shell easier.

Here's your prize, yummy coconut meat. Mmmmmm... Using a small knife, pry the meat away from the shell, be very careful not to cut yourself! Better put on some music, this could take a while.

The thin layer of shell that will cling to most of the coconut meat shards can be cut or scraped away with a sharp knife. Again, be careful. This will take a while to do so don't try and rush.

Whew, all done! Go ahead and rinse off your pure-white coconut meat and marvel at its delicious glow. Mmmmmmm. Your storage options include:

Refrigerator (2-7 days)
Freezer (1-3 months)
Shredded/Grated and dehydrated (6-12 months)

Answer 3

You need a machete, of course. A big, sharp machete.
First you cut the around the part where the coconut was attached to the tree. Then the soft spots will appear (we call them baby Jesus fingerprints, but that's another story). Put a straw through the holes, drink the water, then make a kind of karate chop with the machete in the middle of the coconut. The machete will be caught in the shell, so you can use it to bang the coconut in the floor. It should open the coconut in half, if you've followed the instructions carefully.
Or you could get a coconut opener at Walmart.

Answer 4

I rarely come across questions that I have first hand experience with. Opening a coconut is right up my alley. First you will need a coconut, glass, hammer, nail and a tea towel or a clean rag. With the nail in your hand find the soft eye of the coconut there are three eyes one will be easy to pierce it is the soft one. use the hammer to pierce with the nail and drain into a glass. Now cove the coconut with the cloth and hit around the middle it should break in two. To remove the meat you will need a butterknife to pry the meat from the hard covering. I always tast the water it lets you know if it is still good, if the water is bad you will know it tastes stagnant if so return where purchased for a replacement. if refreshing congratulations. Enjoy your coconut.

Answer 5

Karate Chop Coconut

Answer 6

Take a large strong knife or a srewdrive and get in between the seams and carefully pry it open. You can even take a hammer and hit the screwdrive a few times. Remember there is the coconut milk in there so if you open it quickly it can go all over. I recommend doing this over a large pot so you can collect the milk. I hope this helps. Be careful and enjoy your coconut.

Answer 7

There's a lupe area around the coconut that's partially cut, start there with some sort of wedge and hammer and go around the lupe till the coconut breaks open.

Answer 8

hold the coconut firm in your hand and hit against a hard surface on its side. just enough to crack it then throw out the juice check to see coconut is ok before drinking

Answer 9

They're not teaseing u.Get a opener at the store.Or u can just take a board and place the coconut on its side and put the board on top then hit the board with something big and hard to where it splits it.But it's easier to go to Wal-mart.hahaha

Answer 10

in my country,we use a big knife,chop on the top of coconut to be a small round(circle). then eat or rinse the coconut water,then we can eat the coconut meat.