How to open a coconut shell_How to open a coconut and drink the juice

Coconuts are delicious, but the coconut shell is indeed quite hard. For people who don’t usually eat coconuts, they often don’t know what to do when they look at the hard coconut shell. In fact, opening a coconut is quite simple and there are many ways to do it. Now there are special coconut openers. This type of coconut opener is very simple. If you don’t have a coconut opener, you can also open it through other methods. Let’s learn about this aspect.

How to open a coconut shell

Coconut opener

1. Prepare the coconut and coconut opener, and place the triangular side of the coconut facing up.

2. First take out the black plastic rod in the coconut opener. This rod is used to take out the coconut shell left in the coconut opener for a while.

3. At any position on the triangular side of the coconut, place the tip of the coconut opener downwards, press, and turn it slightly. Note: just turn it slightly, mainly by pressing, not twisting like a screwdriver.

4. During the pressing process, you will hear the sound of the coconut shell being squeezed open. At this time, press it a few more times and a round hole will appear in the coconut shell.

5. Use a black plastic rod to take out the coconut shell left in the coconut opener, insert a straw, and start drinking coconut juice.

Find a soft eye and open it to drink coconut juice

1. Place the coconut on a solid surface to ensure that it will not break easily.

2. Find a soft hole on the coconut to ensure that the iron rod or screwdriver can be easily inserted. If there is no soft hole, you can use a nail and hammer to chisel a hole in the rough surface.

3. Then drain the juice in the coconut into a bowl.

Hammering

1. Place the coconut in the palm of your hand and place a basin or large bowl underneath. When the coconut is opened, a large bowl is used to catch the coconut milk that flows out.

2. Find the gap connecting the two soft eyes and follow this gap to find the center line of the coconut. Then, use the back of a heavy knife (such as a chef's knife, carving knife, machete, etc.) to crack the coconut open along the center line while rotating the coconut with the palm of your hand.

3. Continue turning the coconut and knocking it until it breaks into two. If you do it right, the coconut can usually be split in two with just a few turns. Tip: Be careful when you hit the coconut with the knife. Sometimes using too much force may hurt your hands. If you are not confident with a knife, try not to use one.

Hot and cold method

1. Use an iron awl to penetrate the soft eye of the coconut and drain the coconut milk into a bowl.

2. Put the coconut in the oven, set the temperature to 90 degrees Celsius and bake for 15 minutes. Alternatively, freeze for 15 minutes. Both methods are used to separate the coconut pulp from the shell.

3. Hold the coconut in your palm and tap along the center line of the coconut. Rotate and tap at the same time. Keep doing this until the coconut is split in two.

4. Take the pulp out. This job is easy after heating or freezing.