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• Method 2 of 3: Using the oven
• Method 3 of 3: Using a hammer
• Tips
• Warnings
• What do you need
• Using the oven
• Cracking a coconut with a hammer

1 Punch a hole in the top of the coconut. There are three small indentations on top of the coconut. Usually one of them is the softest. Take a sharp knife and try to poke it into all three indentations. When you find the softest groove, insert a knife into it and punch a hole about 1-1.5 centimeters in diameter.

• You can also make a hole in the top of the coconut with a knife or screwdriver.

2 Flip the coconut over the glass. To collect coconut juice, you need a glass. Turn the coconut upside down over the glass to pour the juice into it.

• You can also use a bowl to collect the coconut juice. However, it is more convenient to use a glass, since you can put the coconut on its edge and not hold it in your hands.
• A measuring cup will also work well.

3 Wait for all the juice to drain out of the coconut. Place an overturned coconut in a glass and wait a few minutes for all the juice to drain out. You may need to shake the coconut lightly to extract the last drops of juice from it.

• If you plan to put the coconut in the oven to open it, you must first free it from the juice, otherwise the coconut may explode if it is heated too long in the oven.
• If you are going to crack open a coconut with a hammer, there is no need to drain the juice out of it. However, in this case, you run the risk of splashing the juice around the kitchen, so it is better to drain it first.
• One coconut should pour about ½ –¾ cup (120–180 milliliters) of juice.
• Fresh coconut juice has a sweet taste. If the juice is oily, then the coconut is spoiled and should be thrown away.

Method 2 of 3: Using the oven

1. 1 Preheat the oven. To open the coconut with the oven, it needs to be properly heated. Set the temperature to 190 ° C and wait for the oven to warm up.
2. 2 Place the coconut on a baking sheet and heat it for 10 minutes. Place the de-juiced coconut on a baking sheet and place in the oven. Wait about 10 minutes, or until the coconut cracks.
   • If the coconut doesn't crack after 10 minutes, keep heating it until the shell cracks. Check the coconut every few minutes to make sure it doesn't heat up for longer than necessary.
   • If you are in a hurry, you can use the microwave. Place the coconut on a microwave-safe plate and heat it on medium to high for three minutes.
3. 3 Take out the heated coconut and wrap it in a towel. When a crack appears in the shell, remove the coconut baking sheet from the oven. Wait 2-3 minutes for the coconut to cool. Then wrap the coconut in a small kitchen towel or rag.
4. 4 Place the coconut in a trash bag and hit it on a hard surface. Take the coconut wrapped in a towel and place it in a large plastic bag. Roll the bag over and hit the coconut several times on a hard surface until it breaks into pieces.
   • The harder the surface is, the easier the coconut will crack. Concrete surface is ideal.
5. 5 Place a knife between the coconut flesh and the shell to separate them. When the coconut breaks into pieces, remove it from the bag and unfold the towel. Remove the coconut from the towel and use a knife to carefully separate the white flesh from the shell.
   • It is not necessary to use a sharp knife to separate the flesh and shell of the coconut. It's best to start with a butter knife and switch to a sharper knife only if you're having trouble.
   • Press the chopped coconut pieces onto the kitchen counter as you separate the flesh from the shell.
6. 6 Remove the fibers from the pulp. After you separate the white flesh, a light brown, fibrous rind may remain on it. Take a potato peeler and separate the fibers from the pulp in the same way you would for peeling potatoes and other vegetables. Once removed from the fibers, the pulp can be eaten or used to prepare various dishes.
   • If you don't have a potato peeler, you can gently peel the flesh out of the fibers using a sharp knife.

Method 3 of 3: Using a hammer

1. 1 Cover the coconut with a towel and hold it with one hand. After draining the juice from the coconut, wrap one side of the coconut with a folded tea towel. With your non-dominant hand, hold the coconut in front of you by the part that remains free of the towel.
   • You can place the coconut on the kitchen table if you like. However, the coconut should be positioned correctly, as it can disintegrate into several parts.
2. 2 Tap the coconut with a hammer until it cracks. Tap the coconut covered with a towel with a hammer. While doing this, rotate the coconut and keep tapping it until it splits in half.
   • It is best to use a metal hammer to crack open the coconut.
   • If you don't have a metal hammer, you can use a wooden mallet or mallet.
3. 3 Split the coconut and lay the pieces, pulp side down. When the coconut is cracked all the way around, break it in half with your fingers and place them on the counter, pulp side down.
   • If the coconut is hard to break with your hands, repeat the previous step and tap it again with a hammer so that the crack goes all the way through the coconut.
4. 4 Tap the coconut halves with a hammer to loosen the pulp. Tap the shells of both halves on the table with a hammer. As a result, the flesh will lag behind the shell, and it will be easier for you to separate it.
   • Tap all over the coconut halves with a hammer to release the flesh from the shell in all places.
   • It's okay if the coconut halves split into smaller pieces. This will make it even easier to separate the flesh from the shell.
5. 5 Slide a knife between the flesh and the shell to separate them. After you hit the coconut halves with a hammer and the flesh has come off the shell, take a butter knife and slide the blade between the flesh and the shell. Carefully separate the flesh from the shell. Do this with all the pieces of coconut.
   • Use a butter knife to avoid cutting yourself while working.
6. 6 Remove the fibers from the pulp. After you separate the flesh from the shell, a thin, fibrous brown rind will remain on the outside. Take a potato peeler and gently peel the skin off the flesh.
   • The pulp, peeled from the fibrous peel, can be eaten or used in the preparation of various dishes.

Tips

• Coconut juice is not actually milk, but sweet water.This water accumulates inside the coconut as it grows, and as the nut ripens, it changes color and flavor. Coconut milk is made by extracting oil from ground white coconut pulp (usually boiled in water for this). You can get coconut milk yourself.

Warnings

• Don't try to split the coconut with your teeth. The nut will not crack, and you will break your teeth.
• Do not heat the coconut with the juice. If you heat it for too long, the juice turns into steam, the pressure inside the coconut rises, and it can explode.
• Be very careful when cracking a coconut with a hammer. You should hit with confidence, but not too hard so as not to lose control of the hammer, otherwise you may accidentally hit yourself in the hand.

What do you need

• Sharp knife
• Glass, bowl, or measuring cup

Using the oven

• Baking tray
• Kitchen towel
• Plastic bag
• Butter knife
• Potato peeler

Cracking a coconut with a hammer

• Kitchen towel
• Metal or wooden hammer
• Butter knife
• Potato peeler