How to Open a Young Coconut

Turn the coconut on its side. Again holding the cleaver at a 45 degree angle so that the bottom tip of the blade is making the incision, strike firmly into the coconut. You want to strike hard enough so that the blade stays stuck in the coconut when you lift up the handle. Next, holding on to the handle, carefully whack the coconut onto your work surface a few times until it splits open.