How do i get into my coconut ????

Answer 1

Bash it very hard with a hammer in between the three holes.

Answer 2

Hold the coconut in the palm of your hand over a sink or large bowl. The bowl will catch the coconut juice when the coconut splits open.
Note the seam that runs between the "eyes." Follow the seam to the equator of the coconut. Using the blunt edge (not the blade) of a heavy knife (for example, a chef's knife, meat cleaver, machete) tap firmly around its equator as you rotate the coconut in the palm of your hand. Continue to tap and rotate until the coconut splits completely open. If it's done right, the coconut will break open after just a few turns into two equal halves.
Tap the coconut as an alternative method. If you do not have a heavy knife, grip the coconut and firmly tap the coconut around its equator on a hard and solid edge. A corner on a very large rock or brick wall or the edge of a concrete slab works well for this (patio, street curb, concrete stairs). Continue to tap and rotate until the coconut splits completely open.
If you prefer you can drain the coconut juice before cracking it open:

Place the coconut on a hard, flat surface that will not be damaged. A sturdy cutting board will usually do.
Find the soft "eye" of the coconut that will be soft enough to push a Phillips head screwdriver through. If not, get a nail and a hammer to create the hole.
Drain the coconut juice into the bowl.
Follow the method outlined above to split the coconut open.



Tips [edit]Puncture two of the eyes, so that air can come in one eye, while the coconut water comes out of another. It's so much faster!
You can also freeze the small coconut pieces for 30 minutes and then the meat will come off easily.
Try using the drain opening of your kitchen sink to hold the coconut while you hammer an awl or ice pick in the eyes to drain the juice.
Once opened, cutting the 'meaty' part of the coconut off its shell can be done with a knife. It's easier to do if the shell is in small pieces.
Use a dull table knife or spoon to remove meat from the shell. Cutting through the meat all the way to the shell, then prying a bit will pop strips and chunks out. Sometimes it's possible to get underneath the meat with a spoon and pry away from the shell progressively.
The easiest way to remove the meat from the shell is to use a device called a coconut shredder, which can be obtained in Indian markets for less than $15. It looks a little like a meat grinder. One holds the coconut against the blade, and turns a crank. It take about one minute to process a coconut.
If you do not have any of these materials (or you're in a hurry), but still wish to open your coconut, you can put it in a tough plastic bag and throw it against a hard surface. You will lose the juice, but still be able to eat the nut. (But make sure that you do not hit anybody!)
If you need perfectly symmetrical halves (i.e. for props, musical instruments, bikini, etc.) you can make a straighter cut (carefully) with a bandsaw. Drain the milk first to minimize the mess.
After draining the coconut juice, you can put the coconut in an oven, at about 350 (180° C, Gas Mark 4) for 20 minutes. This will cause the meat to contract causing partial separation from the shell and makes the remaining steps easier.
If the coconut is not green and you want to get even halves, hold the coconut side against a thin stream of tap water. Rotate the coconut so as to make the water create line all around the coconut. Turn the coconut several times. Then use a heavy knife to hit along this line. A few blows should crack the shell along the line drawn by the water.
A quarter inch drill bit is just the right size to drill out the eyes, and is faster and probably safer than an ice pick.
Once the meat is out of the outer shell, a potato peeler works nicely to peel off the inner husk.
You can also place the drained coconut in a sturdy plastic bag and hit it against the wall or ground to break it.
If nothing works you can wrap the coconut in a towel, then hit it with a hammer.

Answer 3

If you think of the coconut as the planet Earth and the three eye holes representing the North Pole.
Hold the coconut in one hand use a heavy cleaver and strike it around the 'equator' line.
Keep turning it as you go three or four good blows should do the trick and you will have two perfect halves..
If you want to save the liquid do it over a bowl.

Answer 4

To open a coconut, pierce the softest "eye" with a skewer and drain the water. Then strike the coconut against a hard surface (such as concrete or a kitchen surface). It should break open similarly to an egg, cracking in more than one place. However, quite a lot of force is required. An easier way is to drain the water, then wrap the coconut in a towel and hit it with a hammer.

Answer 5

Concrete floor, screw driver and hammer...put the coconut on the floor, put the screwdriver in one of the holes (there are three on one end of the coconut) and hit end with hammer, drain milk out in a container, then hit the coconut hard with the hammer until it cracks open and pick the coconut out and grate it for use....use the milk (juice) in the batter of a cake or something too, if you like...

Answer 6

Well first get a plane to your tropical island sit under a coconut tree and get the waiter to get you a pina colada-you know the one, drunk out of a coconut with a straw and umbrella much easier than bashing a poor coconut that's travelled hundreds of miles.:)

Answer 7

get a bottle opener and get all the milk out then wrap it in a tea towel and bang in on the ground or hit it with an hammer really hard

Answer 8

Just start chewing on it. Chew and chew and chew for like...a couple of months. Eventually you'll get to the meaty stuff, and it's really good.
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Nad

Answer 9

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Answer 10

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