Bored? Have an hour to spare?

Why not crack open a coconut?

The name says it all: Easy Open Coconut.

1. Pierce eye, drain milk.
2. Tap along groove.
3. Remove flesh, enjoy!

SO SIMPO! Right? Has anyone ever tried to open a coconut like this? Let me tell you how it’s done.

Step 1: Pierce the eye. That’s easy. Drain the milk? Easy too right? Right. Until you realize that hmmm liquid doesn’t drain too well from small holes in concealed objects. So like a physicist you think,  Right. All I need to do is poke another hole so that the pressure can escape.

Here we go.

Poke.

….. Poke.

……. Poke!

….. POKE. Poke. Poke.

…… POKE! POKE! POKE! POKE! POKE!

WTF!

It. Won’t. Work. The first hole was easy access. Working the second was NOT. The third wouldn’t budge either. Oh yes, we tried chopsticks, knives, screw drivers. And after much effort. It gave in… Woo hoo to a few more drops of coconut milk.

Step 2: Tap along groove. What does tap mean to you? To hit lightly right? Wrong! In coconut language, tap means: to pound vigorously first using knives of increasing length, size and durability and then with a hammer. It’s like trying to cut open a freakin’ rock.

Step 3: Remove flesh and enjoy! How do you easily remove flesh that is dense, tight and almost solid? Not with a spoon! A knife perhaps? Sure. But you’ll need a lot of strength, precision, articulation and sawing skills.

One hour later…. I’m not even sure if I really enjoyed myself. Watching someone open a coconut becomes less exciting over time. ;) { Yes, all I really did was drink the milk and eat the flesh. } However, the 2 sips of coconut milk was great and the dry paper-like flesh was… okay.

If you’ve never done it before, it’s something new, something different, and something “fun.” I’d say it’s one of those things you have to do once in your life. However, they could have made the instructions a bit more helpful.

Materials: A strong, patient and determined figure { ideally a male } who has chopsticks, butter knives, steak knives, butcher knives, a cutting board, and a hammer.

I guess if you have time to kill, you could always watch a movie or something too. :)

XO,

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