How to open a coconut quickly without making a mess

Use a cleaver to open a coconut.
#1. Be careful! Don't be stupid and hurt yourself.

#2. Don't be a chicken!

#3. You have to use enough force to get through the skin and strike the shell.

#4. You have to hold the coconut in your hand (See #2). If you put the coconut on the counter or somewhere else, it will most likely roll away, the cleaver will slip from your hands and fall on your foot and cause some sort of medical emergency. (See #1).

#5. You don't have to draw it, but map out a square with lines halfway between the pointy part of the coconut to the outer circle.

#6. Chop away! Make ONE, clean, solid, chop for each side of your square. You have to hold the coconut in your hand or you won't get good strikes. If you have two left hands, then you should just give up right now. Don't blame me! Use enough force to get through the skin and strike the shell. If you don't, a couple of things will happen: 1. you won't be able to peel off the skin and 2. the shell won't crack open.

Tip: Don't be afraid! You're not the hulk; It's not like you're going to cut straight through the coconut and lop off your hand! And uhh... just be sure to aim right. Good luck!

#7. With good, solid chops you'll have cut out a square from the top of the coconut.

#8. Drop in a bendy straw and a teaspoon and you're done! Sip out the water (yes that's the official term) and use the spoon to dig out the tender meat.

Close-up pictures at http://www.deanying.com/SearchView.aspx?q=coconut

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[BenjaminGoose]

It's a young coconut, hence why it doesn't look like what you're used to seeing.

[Deadlydanish]

Never seen a coconut that looks like that.

[momo11211]

12 seconds

[fatboycelebrity]

if youve never seen a coconut that looks like this, mybe its time for somebody to get out the shell because ive been with these coconuts all my life.

[holistichabits]

Thanks for the video :) you make it look so easy!

[pjhlee]

Other people may reply with smart ass remarks, but I tried out what you showed us--and it worked perfectly. Thank you--saved me from buying a chisel. And I believe this seems to be how Whole Foods does it as well based on their square holes in the coconuts.

[jburich1]

Awesome man! Thanks

[jumar1281]

i love coconut water its one of my all time favorite drinks

[Epiczfreeeze]

it wasn't 5 seconds



[TheThat1DUDE]

@AssiraZero no fun

[AssiraZero]

@TheThat1DUDE "How to open a coconut quickly ">WITHOUT MAKING A MESS< " ^^

[TheThat1DUDE]

I could do this or i could open it faster but throwing it at a wall... hehehe