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    Home » Recipes » Healthy snacks » How to Open a Coconut Step By Step

    How to Open a Coconut Step By Step

    Published: Sep 26, 2018 · Modified: Jun 4, 2019 by Jenna Passaro · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    How to open a coconut step by step coconut husking demonstration video

    Want to learn how to open a coconut? Here you’ll learn how to open a coconut step by step with a video guide. It just takes a few minutes to husk a coconut. This coconut husking demonstration video features the Maui Tropical Plantation.

    Watch the how to open a coconut video…

    As you can see in the how to open a coconut video, there are numerous ways to open a coconut – depending on different tools you have available. This coconut opening demonstration uses a very simple sharp tool to pry a coconut open. If you want to learn how to open a coconut at home, without this tool, open it at your own risk!

    Did you know? Each coconut is opened individually. There’s no machine that can open coconuts, because the seed inside is always unique.

    How to open a coconut step by step coconut husking demonstration_7172

    Cracking a coconut open this way requires a coconut husking tool. It only takes a few minutes until you have fresh coconut.

    First, the outside of the coconut has to be removed with a sharp tool. Working around the circle of the coconut, the outside layer is pried off. The first few layers are tough, but once the coconut inside is found inside the husk, the coconut you’ll find in a grocery store is revealed.

    the right stage to husk a coconut

    Each coconut has a “face”. You can use an ice pick, screw driver or another sharp object to remove the liquid inside the coconut. The liquid is called “coconut water”. While it’s drinkable at any stage, it’s different than “coconut milk”. And, sometimes it’s more of a laxative! So, beware!

    drain out the coconut water before opening a coconut step by step

    Once the liquid is drained, you can take a blunt object like a hammer or rock to hit a soft spot on the coconut. Hitting a coconut open should take less than a minute. Once a coconut crack forms, follow the crack around.

    learn how to husk a coconut How to open a coconut step by step

    A super easy way to remove the coconut meat from the brown shell is to pop it in the freezer for a few hours. It will pop right out!

    How to open a coconut step by step coconut husking demonstration

    It was fun to see the food tour guide breaking a coconut in half. I got to keep a half and take a bunch of pictures before having lunch on at the Mill House on the pineapple plantation.

    Your coconut-happy virtual tour guide, Jenna.

    « Visit the Maui Tropical Plantation Tour and Mill House Restaurant
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