How to Crack Open a Coconut    Up next in Food Preparation Tips,
Tricks & Techniques (79 videos)  Start cooking like a top chef
with the step by step food prep instructions in this Howcast
video series.   You Will Need    • An ice pick or clean nail   •
A large bowl   • A hammer or a large butcher knife   • A cookie
sheet   • And a spoon     1. Step 1      Preheat oven
Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.    2. Step 2      Pierce the
dots      Pierce the three indentations on the top of the
coconut using either an ice pick or a long, clean nail. Do this
over a bowl in the sink so you can catch the coconut water.
3. Drink the coconut water or save it and use it for cooking.
4. Step 3      Crack it      Hit the middle of the coconut with
a hammer or with the blunt side of the knife blade. Hit it
firmly, but don't whack it. Rotate the coconut, continuing to
hit it at the equator with the hammer or the knife. Eventually,
it'll split in two at the center.    5. Step 4      Put it in
the oven      Put the t