How can I safely open a coconut?

Question

How can I safely open a coconut?

Answer 1

We use kitchen scissors to drill a hole in the eye, drink the water, then whack it with a clever to crack it open.

Answer 2

Heck, just place it on a sturdy table or countertop and whack it with a hammer...it's not like it's gonna explode or anything.

Answer 3

Some people try to get into a coconut by banging on it with a hammer. Others suggest poking holes in the eyes to drain the liquid before hammering. This sounds like a good idea, but if you have tried it before, you may have discovered it isn't quite so easy. The eyes are small and the surrounding shell quite thick and hard. After much effort to jab them with a sharp object or puncture them with a nail, you may end up with a slow trickle, taking a lot longer to drain all the liquid out than you may have patience for.

A Cracking a Coconutquick and easy, no-nonsense way to crack a coconut is to use a cleaver. Holding it with one hand such that the "midriff" rests in the middle of your palm, with the tip on one end and the eyes on the other, whack the coconut with the back of the cleaver a few times all around the center until it cracks open cleanly into two nearly equal halves. Make sure you use the blunt side of the cleaver. Do this over a bowl in the sink to catch the juice as it drains from the cracks. If the juice tastes fresh and sweet, enjoy it as a refreshment by itself or reserve for use in extracting cream from the flesh.

Answer 4

I use the slicing disk on my rotary dremmel tool-its meant for woodworking projects, but works a charm on coconuts!  I just run the spinning disc around the top, which cuts it cleanly away from the bottom.  I can then empty the coconut water into a bowl without all the shreds of fiber, then I use the disc to make vertical cuts in the flesh, then scrape it all into a bowl with an ice cream scoop.  I use to avoid fresh coconut because it was a drag to deal with-now, it just takes a minute.  I dehydrate some of the flesh and eat it as a snack.  My favorite are the thai young green coconuts.  (If you don't have a dremmel tool, I often see them at flea markets and thrift stores for just a few dollars, and you can get replacement discs right in walmart.

Answer 5

we used a elextic handheld drill to make a home, then pur the milk out, then use a knife

Answer 6

Don't use anything larger than a .22

Answer 7

Easy one.

Shoot it out of a cannon aimed at your mother-in- laws head.

( she'll be OK but the coconut will shatter into bite size pieces).

Answer 8

make a hole with drill - drain it and then cover it with towel and crack it with hammer. Or you could hit it with the back of large chef knife.

Answer 9

Watch they wonderful video on how to open a coconut:

http://video.about.com/chinesefood/How-t...