Closeup of removing husk from coconut using shovels

This post's video shows a closeup of how to remove the husk from a mature coconut using two spade shovels. This shows how to stick them into the coconut, back to back, then pry the husk apart by bringing the shovel handles together. After you have pried most of the husk away I show you how to use the blade of the shovel to scrape away more of the husk so you can then easily pull the coconut away from the remaining husk. See my prior posts on how to split the coconut nut into two even halves. Another post shows how to use this coconut grater available from Amazon to quickly shred the coconut right in the shell. You no longer have to pry the meat out of the shell first. Use the shredded coconut to make coconut milk, coconut macaroons and other goodies as I will show you in future posts.

How To Open a Coconut with Husk

In this post's video I will show you how to remove the coconut from the husk. This is for a mature brown coconut. This uses commonly available tools; two spade shovels. I learned this method in the Florida Keys where there are a lot of coconuts. My own coconut palm tree is producing a lot of coconuts so I use method all the time. It is so much faster than trying to chop open a coconut with a machete - not to mention safer. After removing the husk you can see my prior posts on the quick and safe way to remove the water and crack the coconut into two nice even halves. I then use an inexpensive hand crank coconut grater to shred the coconut right in the shell. This is another big time saver. I use the shredded coconut to make coconut macaroons, coconut milk, coconut butter and even coconut ice cream. Check out some of these on my prior posts, and subscribe to see future fresh coconut recipes.