This is an awesome technique, in particular breaking it open on a hard surface without a cleaver. I also like your lack of cutting board, kinda funny, but it totally works. Very zen! Thanks :)
Excellent tutorial. I bought a coconut with the intention of making a cake like my mother-in-law used to make.... then I was stymied by how to approach the task of removing the meat. Thanks so much. This may work out, after all!
Wow!!!! This wonderful Coconut opening Demo. film should definitely be sent to Cannes Film Festival !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think you're blessed by the coconut gods. I just tried this 5 minutes ago with 6 coconuts, and it wasn't so easy. Your technique helped a bit, but still not easy. Most of it came oiu in small chunks.
This was a good video.Your idea was also great so I tried it with 1 brown coconut I had.I followed your instructions and kept about 90% of the fruit whole. The top would not separate so i used a butter knife to pry open. thanks
Dude - you didn't do anything dangerous with that knife. You actually know how to use one. People are paranoid. And I love the idea of hitting it on something vs. hitting with a hammer (and having to worry about accuracy). Thanks!
Tip... This is pretty much how I do it, which I learnt from living in the tropics. However, a cool trick is to warm the coconut on a skillet or similar. Just place the coconut for a minute on a hot skillet to warm the husk which will make it more pliable and easier to get the white part out using the same method on the video.
Wow, I have struggled for 30 years to open coconuts to make coconut cakes. Thank youso much for this tip. I did find a tool that shreds the coconut once opened from a grocery of India foods that is cinch once they are opened. Thanks for sharing. Love it. I need to watch further, but did you show us how to get the bark off easily?
If I'm shipwrecked on a deserted island this will be useful. But for practical reasons I think I'll buy my shredded coconut in a bag from Dillon's. Thanks for an informative video, though.
lol man are you crazy? im from the Caribbean and would like to tell you that your was is the most time consuming and silliest way ive evr seen..i can take the coconut out from the shell of a whole coconut in 30 secs.
this is the way all beginners try to use a coconut , try not to make hole first, just find the one softe eye in three, and middle of its opposite line give a hit it will open easily.
Great video.i like how you crack open the coconut with only one hand. pretty impressive. For the coconut cream maybe a smaller swiss knife for better handling.
Well let me teach you my way. Just hammer the coconut all around for about 2 minutes so the meat inside get's separated from the skin. As soon the skin cracks open you can literally have your coconut in it's initial form without loosing anything Thanks
Gday mate, That's an interesting way to peal it, the inner shell is getting pealed instead. Well, idea for idea. How to get juice out? I'd suggest to crack it open with the blunt part of the knife and drain it through the crack as you'd do in real life. I'd drill the holes only for straws. Enjoy.
Okay, I finally figured out where to buy one of those gigantic stone looking downspout thingies to smash my coconut against but then I cut three fingers off doing that great knife technique. Can you do another video showing how to do that with your remaining two fingers? Thanks!
Use the blunt edge of a cleaver to open the coconut first round like that then then break them into triangular pieces . You can use a towel to wrap and protect your left hand ,place one of the triangle (does not have to be perfect) in the hand with the towel then hold the knife as short as comfortable (be sure to to wrap the knife also but neat so that you can hold it without cutting yourself ) with the right hand leave a little part near to the point about 2 or so inches then remove meat .
Make sure the drain out all of the water first. Use a wine corkscrew (easier and safer than a knife) to poke thru the soft eye. Then put over a glass for a little while to drain. Then crack open in pieces and put in fridge overnite or few hours. :)
The inside of the coconut is not the meat. It is actually the milk of the coconut! The way to turn that into milk is to shred it then mush it until it becomes milk!!! Thats how they did it in Hawaii, but using wood and rocks!! Amazing i got to see a man from Hawaii actually climb up a tree get a coconut, peel the husk off (not the brown stuff the coconut has 2 hard layers) then brake open the coconut and turn the milk into liquid!
I did this once on accident when I bought my first cocunut from the store. I guess I got lucky but im going to try this if I can reproduce that result each time!!
There is a trick to open it. I still remember in my childhood one man opens it just with a small tool and knocking on the shell very lightly on some particular point.The shell opens like a twin door leaves in a straight line without any zigzag moves. Still I remember it amazingly.
I did not say that there is a special tool , but there is a special particular spot on the shell to open it. At that time he was using the blunt side of an hacksaw blade and it is not the tool which matters but the spot on the shell!!
The best way to get the coconut meat - keep the cononut in Freezer about 30 minutes before you break it. you will get the meat ball with out any damage
Hi Ramesh, Thanks for your helpful comment. Do you know if there is a way to get the brown ‘skin’ from the coconut without having to cut it off? I remember watching a video on it a long time ago but can’t find it now. Take care and have subbed
oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooohhhh... that is how you do it. GOT IT!
faster way to do this is use a heavy knife and strike the coconut using the dull side of the blade holding it over a bowl and let the water/milk run into the bowl, then use a butter/dinner knife to slice the nut meat cuz you can really push on it and not cut your self, then you can get under it and just pop the rest out. then to trim the brown part off the meat use a sharp potato peeler.
Serious ! Make sure the fridge is really cold inside and not opened too often. Or you may leave it in freezer for half an hour to be doubly sure ! Try it and let me have your feedback.
The easiest way is to keep the coconut in the fridge for half an hour. Once it is inside the fridge for half an hour, the coconut separates from the hard shell and shrinks inside leaving a gap between the hard shell and the kernel. Now the coconut shell should be broken. You will get a whole round coconut kernel separated from the hard shell. Then the brown skin of the kernel can be peeled off and you will get a wholesome white coconut with full water inside in. ISNT IT THE EASIEST WAY !!
He cracks it wrong... He cracked it around the entire outer edge... But it's actually the LINES along that edge which is the weak spot for the coconut AND the best line to strike is the line between the two eyes... If you notice the coconut didn't crack until he finally hit it on the right line
+Tiodosbacon :D In our Hindu religion it is believed to be the 3rd eye of Lord Shiva. if you observe in temples or any Hindu religious ceremonies while coconut is broken, the husk on top of the eye is intact so as not to expose it to sun. (More info': the coconut has to be broken into two equal half's)
This is a fucking old coconut Like the pit from a real young coconut Go to the nearest asian store and buy a YOUNG coconut Enjoy DRINKING it first then cut that into half and eat it with a spoon. Young coconuts are a lot better than those brown hard pits. Sry for ma bad english
Use handle side of a thin spoon or table knife., not a knife. Start the cuts from outer side and stop at the center. Make a bigger arc. Can be made with handle side of a thin spoon. It is better, if after making the cuts, you push a thin spoon in the center between the shell and the meat, withconvex towards the meat. Easy.
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You can tell instantly which is the sprouting hole to pierce - the two 'eyes' that are not holes actually look like they have eyebrows, and the mouth, which you pierce, has no 'brows'. It's a bit spooky... :)
no! The water is supposed to be slightly clear and slightly milky. Its supposed to be pearly white flesh, but i have gotten some weird colors like bluish streaks and stuff, maybe tis just a certain bacteria or algae or something, just throw the affected stuff away or if u prefer get another coconut. You'll find one thats perfect, i promise :)
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This is an awesome technique, in particular breaking it open on a hard surface without a cleaver. I also like your lack of cutting board, kinda funny, but it totally works. Very zen!
Thanks :)
Fantastic. I never knew I could hit them around the side until they opened. Thank you. There is nothing like fresh coconut meat.
Excellent tutorial. I bought a coconut with the intention of making a cake like my mother-in-law used to make.... then I was stymied by how to approach the task of removing the meat. Thanks so much. This may work out, after all!
Wow!!!! This wonderful Coconut opening Demo. film should definitely be sent to Cannes Film Festival !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think you're blessed by the coconut gods. I just tried this 5 minutes ago with 6 coconuts, and it wasn't so easy. Your technique helped a bit, but still not easy. Most of it came oiu in small chunks.
I'm sooo impressed! You must love your coconuts to have worked this out!
This was a good video.Your idea was also great so I tried it with 1 brown coconut I had.I followed your instructions and kept about 90% of the fruit whole. The top would not separate so i used a butter knife to pry open. thanks
Dude - you didn't do anything dangerous with that knife. You actually know how to use one. People are paranoid. And I love the idea of hitting it on something vs. hitting with a hammer (and having to worry about accuracy). Thanks!
It really kind of worked for me after a little fussing around. Thank you
Tip...
This is pretty much how I do it, which I learnt from living in the tropics. However, a cool trick is to warm the coconut on a skillet or similar. Just place the coconut for a minute on a hot skillet to warm the husk which will make it more pliable and easier to get the white part out using the same method on the video.
will try warming next time
Wow, I have struggled for 30 years to open coconuts to make coconut cakes. Thank youso much for this tip. I did find a tool that shreds the coconut once opened from a grocery of India foods that is cinch once they are opened. Thanks for sharing. Love it. I need to watch further, but did you show us how to get the bark off easily?
this is the most helpful video I've seen on this topic!
If I'm shipwrecked on a deserted island this will be useful. But for practical reasons I think I'll buy my shredded coconut in a bag from Dillon's. Thanks for an informative video, though.
it was very smart to try opening the coconut on a rusted piece of metal...
very well played!
Thank you so much! I've never de-fleshed a coconut so quickly...!!! ;o)
Excellent demonstration!
i tried it, worked for me! thank you! (I had the guy in the store crack it open for me and removed the meat myself)
best instructional video on coconut meat extraction, thanks
lol man are you crazy? im from the Caribbean and would like to tell you that your was is the most time consuming and silliest way ive evr seen..i can take the coconut out from the shell of a whole coconut in 30 secs.
this is the way all beginners try to use a coconut , try not to make hole first, just find the one softe eye in three, and middle of its opposite line give a hit it will open easily.
Awesome! Thanks. Definitely going to try this tomorrow. Good job, man.
Wow, this works for people who aren't brawny men.... brawny women for that matter. :)
I think this video is great. Just gotta be careful with the knife. But your technique worked for me.
+Aminna Jack there is loads of ways , but I still try and cut a little bit out first seems to make the rest come out easier
Great video.i like how you crack open the coconut with only one hand. pretty impressive. For the coconut cream maybe a smaller swiss knife for better handling.
+John Doe true this knife was not ideal just the first one I picked up... smaller would be safer and better handling .. like Swiss army :)
Best method I have seen thank you.
Hey, that came out easy -- thanks. I'm confused about how you cracked it open though. I'll have to watch again.
Fast and clean. Good job.
Nice. That's an actual excellent use of "your mother". Thumbs up 4 u!
Nice to hear an English accent
I just smash mine on the patio stone slab ...takes a second and it works a treat.
The access of the shell would be a cool pencil holder :)
always wondered for the simple way, it worked for me. thanks
Well let me teach you my way.
Just hammer the coconut all around for about 2 minutes so the meat inside get's separated from the skin. As soon the skin cracks open you can literally have your coconut in it's initial form without loosing anything
Thanks
Gday mate,
That's an interesting way to peal it, the inner shell is getting pealed instead.
Well, idea for idea. How to get juice out? I'd suggest to crack it open with the blunt part of the knife and drain it through the crack as you'd do in real life. I'd drill the holes only for straws.
Enjoy.
Wow.... My husband broke the coconut into 2 pieces with its shell and I was like that It wouldn't be peeled now. But I'm going to try this tip 😊
👍🏻👍🏻thank you for explanation !! 👍🏻
Hey at least you know how to open one, i had to bang mine with a knife until it opened! I must admit i was scared lol thanks for the tip.
Are you like a secret ninja? Your knife skills are awesome!
Thank you! Really needed this!
My method looks so lame now. Thanks for sharing a better way.
I like the idea with the slot in the middle.
Okay, I finally figured out where to buy one of those gigantic stone looking downspout thingies to smash my coconut against but then I cut three fingers off doing that great knife technique. Can you do another video showing how to do that with your remaining two fingers? Thanks!
Use the blunt edge of a cleaver to open the coconut first round like that then then break them into triangular pieces . You can use a towel to wrap and protect your left hand ,place one of the triangle (does not have to be perfect) in the hand with the towel then hold the knife as short as comfortable (be sure to to wrap the knife also but neat so that you can hold it without cutting yourself ) with the right hand leave a little part near to the point about 2 or so inches then remove meat .
thanks for the tip :) wrapping the knife is a good idea
ur welcome.
Make sure the drain out all of the water first. Use a wine corkscrew (easier and safer than a knife) to poke thru the soft eye. Then put over a glass for a little while to drain. Then crack open in pieces and put in fridge overnite or few hours. :)
Any thoughts on why cutting out that slice first makes it easier to remove the rest of the meat? Thanks for the video.
This is too funny. Cave man style for sure. awesome =)
Hey, you did a great job, I'll have to buy and try it too. ☺
wow, that came out so easily thanks for the tip
good video, i just failed miserably with a coconut tool. I'll try this.
What a pro! You make it look so easy :S
just did it. Thank you so much! It worked just as shown, and now i can make monty python horse noises
very nice. very helpfull to learn. thanks a lot.
That's great. We all have a railroad track to use as an anvil at home anyway.
Excellent. cutting down the inside did the trick for me.
Quality video pal took me like 10 mins to do cheers!!
The inside of the coconut is not the meat. It is actually the milk of the coconut! The way to turn that into milk is to shred it then mush it until it becomes milk!!! Thats how they did it in Hawaii, but using wood and rocks!! Amazing i got to see a man from Hawaii actually climb up a tree get a coconut, peel the husk off (not the brown stuff the coconut has 2 hard layers) then brake open the coconut and turn the milk into liquid!
Worked for me, many thanks.
if you bake the coconut for a while on high it comes out a lot easier. You can scoop it out with a spoon. :)
it's very usefully for everyone great I like this very much.
The way you handle that knife had me on the edge of my seat the entire time you were cutting. Be careful. lol
1984Snot i know , what the hell was i thinking , oh my god this video is crazy
This is about how I do mine. I prefer young coconuts because they are easier to open
well done , ! this was my first attempt at this method
That was honest and helpful.
A power drill works better than a spoon
after u break the coconut..dip it in ice cold water for 5-10 mins and then use the same trip..dat would be more positive n time saving..;)
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I did this once on accident when I bought my first cocunut from the store. I guess I got lucky but im going to try this if I can reproduce that result each time!!
you just made this process a lot less intimidating for me. thank you.
put the halves of coconut in normal water totally dipped fr one hour. they will come iuteasily without any extra effort
There is a trick to open it. I still remember in my childhood one man opens it just with a small tool and knocking on the shell very lightly on some particular point.The shell opens like a twin door leaves in a straight line without any zigzag moves. Still I remember it amazingly.
+Reliance KB do you know the name of this tool ?
I did not say that there is a special tool , but there is a special particular spot on the shell to open it. At that time he was using the blunt side of an hacksaw blade and it is not the tool which matters but the spot on the shell!!
ok thanks again !!
thank you,,,,,, I love coconut.... :)
That was an awesome coconut.
no its actually coconut blood in the uk , but thanks its really important we get this right
The best way to get the coconut meat - keep the cononut in Freezer about 30 minutes before you break it.
you will get the meat ball with out any damage
Hi Ramesh,
Thanks for your helpful comment.
Do you know if there is a way to get the brown ‘skin’ from the coconut without having to cut it off? I remember watching a video on it a long time ago but can’t find it now.
Take care and have subbed
This is how you do it??? Come to kerala... I will show you how to do it in a minute...!
exactly in India we have so many more efficient ways of doing it.
If we spend so much time cracking a coconut, our meals would never get prepared.
oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooohhhh... that is how you do it. GOT IT!
+Fernanda Rivera I love your comment 😀
Monkey2Rumble my
Lucky guy still got your fingers :-)
nicely done. thanks for posting.
Would make for a cool cocktail bowl..lol
Ur my newest hero lol ty!!!
thanks , that made a have a great smile
faster way to do this is use a heavy knife and strike the coconut using the dull side of the blade holding it over a bowl and let the water/milk run into the bowl, then use a butter/dinner knife to slice the nut meat cuz you can really push on it and not cut your self, then you can get under it and just pop the rest out. then to trim the brown part off the meat use a sharp potato peeler.
How do you get the brown off of the coconut meat or do you just eat it? I saw you got the meat out, but most still had shell on it.
Good one, Loved it ! Thanks for sharing such a wonderful video. :-)
Great work!
Please come and watch local shopkeeers in India (south) they take this out even very simple and clean
Ahhh the coconut, nature's jawbreaker.
Serious ! Make sure the fridge is really cold inside and not opened too often. Or you may leave it in freezer for half an hour to be doubly sure ! Try it and let me have your feedback.
this is really neet, can pot a plant in the hull afterwards.
sharp knife fella...
The easiest way is to keep the coconut in the fridge for half an hour. Once it is inside the fridge for half an hour, the coconut separates from the hard shell and shrinks inside leaving a gap between the hard shell and the kernel. Now the coconut shell should be broken. You will get a whole round coconut kernel separated from the hard shell. Then the brown skin of the kernel can be peeled off and you will get a wholesome white coconut with full water inside in. ISNT IT THE EASIEST WAY !!
After you have break it in half put in on medium heat on stove this should separate the meat without much effort
He cracks it wrong... He cracked it around the entire outer edge... But it's actually the LINES along that edge which is the weak spot for the coconut AND the best line to strike is the line between the two eyes... If you notice the coconut didn't crack until he finally hit it on the right line
firstly never poke the eyes(Indians know it very well why), secondly this technique wrks for old coconuts not new ones.
why dude?
+Tiodosbacon :D In our Hindu religion it is believed to be the 3rd eye of Lord Shiva. if you observe in temples or any Hindu religious ceremonies while coconut is broken, the husk on top of the eye is intact so as not to expose it to sun. (More info': the coconut has to be broken into two equal half's)
yes why?
Or maybe you could just buy coconut already sliced from your local grocery store, they have many varieties, dried, whole, mixed with rum etc.
weakening the middle of the shell worked fine, wondering where to find such a sharp metal edge
hahahahahaha this is funny hehe takes nice way but it takes forever you should come to samoa so we can show you how to do it lol
I've never tried Fresh coconut... How is the texture in the mouth??? it looks really tuff to chew on lol none the less great video!
This is a fucking old coconut
Like the pit from a real young coconut
Go to the nearest asian store and buy a YOUNG coconut
Enjoy DRINKING it first then cut that into half and eat it with a spoon.
Young coconuts are a lot better than those brown hard pits.
Sry for ma bad english
+Levi Ackerman . will look for the young ones. This is the standard coconut we get in England hard dry and not much water they are like rocks
+Monkey2Rumble jup i know. The young ones are really awesome.
Use handle side of a thin spoon or table knife., not a knife.
Start the cuts from outer side and stop at the center.
Make a bigger arc. Can be made with handle side of a thin spoon. It is better, if after making the cuts, you push a thin spoon in the center between the shell and the meat, withconvex towards the meat. Easy.
You can tell instantly which is the sprouting hole to pierce - the two 'eyes' that are not holes actually look like they have eyebrows, and the mouth, which you pierce, has no 'brows'. It's a bit spooky... :)
no! The water is supposed to be slightly clear and slightly milky. Its supposed to be pearly white flesh, but i have gotten some weird colors like bluish streaks and stuff, maybe tis just a certain bacteria or algae or something, just throw the affected stuff away or if u prefer get another coconut. You'll find one thats perfect, i promise :)
that looks so good ugh im so hungry