how do you open a coconut?

Answer 1

large knife and hit it with a hammer

Answer 2

So many practical answers & any one should do just fine,my answer however should provide an interesting insite into coconut use in India,where as a coconut producing nation we use a lot both for cooking as well as in rituals & cermonies,also a part of offerings at temples,We have a knack of tightly grasping a husked coconut in the hand,lifting the hand high for leverage & coming down hard on a very hard surface like a stone or granite platform,in just one hefty knock it splits open in two equal halves.

Answer 3

Step 1:
Rub the coconut on your belly for 32 seconds. No more, no less.

Step 2:
Sing it your favorite song.

Step 3:
Drill a hole in it big enough for human ... uhh .. fingers.... Ya do this with your teeth, of course.

Step 4:
Stick your favorite finger in the hole. (It doesn't have to be a hand finger!)

Step 5:
Lift the coconut with your finger, and spin it around!!!!

Step 6:
After the spinning is done, it will fall off, crack open, and you'll have fresh coconut!

Good luck.

Answer 4

you could get a cleaver or use the blunt side of a big knife and whack it right in the middle where you see a faint line on the coconut. Its actually easy to get one open if you hit it just right.

Answer 5

assuming it is like it comes off the tree, you use a hatchet.


If it is like it comes in a grocery store, you use an ice pick if you want to get the coconut milk. After you drain it, you hit it with a hammer, but put something like a towel around it, to hold it in place without risking your fingers.

Answer 6

with a coconut opener, silly.

Answer 7

After you get down to the inner part. use a small knife and start drilling through one of the black dots at one end. then drain the juice. then whack the nut on something hard.

Answer 8

the tough outside part is the toughest bit. once you get down to the bean looking hairy part, use the dull edge of a knife and give it a few good whacks.

Answer 9

I usually take a hammer to it!

Answer 10

throw it at your partner lol

no try getting a meat cleaver or axe and smack it really hard