How To Crack Open a Coconut

  • May 14, 2009
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Release this tropical treat from its hard-as-a-rock shell without needing a machete.

You Will Need

  • An ice pick or clean nail
  • A large bowl
  • A hammer or a large butcher knife
  • A cookie sheet
  • And a spoon
How To Crack Open a Coconut: Preheat oven

Step 1: Preheat oven

Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.

How To Crack Open a Coconut: Pierce the dots

Step 2: Pierce the dots

Pierce the three indentations on the top of the coconut using either an ice pick or a long, clean nail. Do this over a bowl in the sink so you can catch the coconut water.

Drink the coconut water or save it and use it for cooking.

How To Crack Open a Coconut: Crack it

Step 3: Crack it

Hit the middle of the coconut with a hammer or with the blunt side of the knife blade. Hit it firmly, but don’t whack it. Rotate the coconut, continuing to hit it at the equator with the hammer or the knife. Eventually, it’ll split in two at the center.

How To Crack Open a Coconut: Put it in the oven

Step 4: Put it in the oven

Put the two halves on a cookie sheet in the oven for about 10 minutes. This will help the meat separate more easily from the shell. Use a spoon to scoop out the meat.

How To Crack Open a Coconut: Enjoy!

Step 5: Enjoy!

Shred it, grate it, or just pop it in your mouth and enjoy!

Coconut water was used as a substitute for saline drip on injured soldiers in World War II.

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Comments (4)

HeatherM

Nice video!

over 2 years ago by HeatherM

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Rose_Hoover

This video is excellent. I prefer to use the hammer verses a large knife. Thanks. My coconut is waiting in the sink. You may want to show a video on cutting pineapples?

about 1 year ago by Rose_Hoover

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Mikayla_Brummond

in the description u said with out using a machedie a machedie is no going to cuut a coconut thanks for the help

about 1 year ago by Mikayla_Brummond

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great2byaya

Thank you!!!

8 months ago by great2byaya

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