How to get coconut meat?!


Question: How to get coconut meat!?
hey i need help so i just got this coconut i peirced the holes in the eyes of the coconut i got the milk but now i need to get the meat off the hard shell please help!!! thx if u can !.!.!.

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Answers:
Get a mellon baller and scoop it out!. Ice cream scoop helps to!. Www@FoodAQ@Com

Simple answer to this, I use an ice pick-you can use a clean nail or other pointed thing, poke the eyes out, I use a hammer or meat tenderizer for this- drain milk, lay it on it's side + smack it a good one on the side w/ the hammer or whatever you used prev + crack it, rotate it + smack it a couple of more xs as necc to get it apart, pick the chunks out carefully + you will have very nice large pieces of coconut meat!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Steps
Opening Method #1

1!. Hold the nut in the palm of your hand over a sink or large bowl!. The bowl will catch the coconut juice when the coconut splits open!.
2!.
Shell that was first groved by a saw and then cracked!.
Shell that was first groved by a saw and then cracked!.
Note the seam that runs between the "eyes!." Follow the seam to the equator of the coconut!. Using the blunt edge (not the blade) of a heavy knife (for example, a chef's knife, meat cleaver, machete) tap firmly around its equator as you rotate the coconut in the palm of your hand!. Continue to tap and rotate until the coconut splits completely open!. If it's done right, the coconut will break open after just a few turns into two equal halves!.


Opening Method #2

1!.
* Note that there are three "holes" at one end of the coconut!. Two will have ridges that resemble "eyebrows" by them!.
* Hold the coconut in one hand, with the tips of your index finger and middle finger just over the "eyebrows"!.
* Firmly hit the "chin" of the coconut on a hard surface such as the edge of a concrete step!. This is a firm "Thwack", not just a "tap"!.
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Coconut split using this method!.
Coconut split using this method!.
The coconut will crack in half!. You may do this either before or after draining the "milk!."

Opening Method #3

1!. Tap the coconut as an alternative method!. If you do not have a heavy knife, grip the coconut and firmly tap the coconut around its equator on a hard and solid edge!. A corner on a very large rock or brick wall or the edge of a concrete slab works well for this (patio, street curb, concrete stairs)!. Continue to tap and rotate until the coconut splits completely open!.
2!. Enjoy!

If you prefer you can drain the coconut juice before cracking it open:

1!. Place the coconut on a hard, flat surface that will not be damaged!. A sturdy cutting board will usually do!.
2!. Find the soft "eye" of the coconut that will be soft enough to push a Phillips head screwdriver through!. If not, get a nail and a hammer to create the hole!.
3!. Drain the coconut juice into the bowl!.

Opening Method #4

1!. Screw the coconut's "eyes" with a corkscrew!.Put it over a glass while the juice drains out!.
2!. Put the coconut in a plastic bag and smash it on a concrete floor!.
3!. Take it out of the bag!.
4!. ENJOY!

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Cut it in half with a huge knife or smash it open with a blunt force impact, then scoop the white meat off the shell on the inside!. A grapefruit spoon is the best way to get the meat out!.Www@FoodAQ@Com





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