Right, have brought a coconut last week and i still cant get into the damn thing!!

[jellyjelly]

How do you do it? Have bashed it with a rolling pin loads and it is still shut. What now?

[fob]

hit it really hard with a hammer - wrapped in a tea towel.
the coconut that is, not the hammer.
if that fails, fling it out the window

[Donk]

We always 1) drill through 2 of the eyes to drain the milk
2) then cut it in half with a hacksaw.....

[TinyGang]

It's hard to get off the shell though isn't it. I like fresh coconut though - it's nothing like dried coconut which is like eating grated dried skin.

[madamechocolat]

I second fob's method - wrap in tea towel, then put in plastic bag and fling it out of an upstairs window....it's the only way to go.

[nooka]

We do it like Donk. That way you get a handy musical instrument too :o

[Frizbe]

Dh says look at the top of it, there will be 3 small brown spots, stick a nail in one of them and hit it with a hammer, this will let you access the milk to drain, then once that's all out, whack it to open! (I never knew this until now!)

[JoolsToo]

spot on Frizbe dh!

[jellyjelly]

I stucka kebab stick in it i am trying to drain it.Have made a very small whole.

[mustrunmore]

Er, dh ended up bleeding last time we bought one

[fob]

c'mon jelly -throw it out the window!
weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!! crash!!! bonk!!! splat!!

[jellyjelly]

have bashed it again on the top and bottom but it is a tough one.

[kid]

When we used to get from a funfair, we would smash it against a kerb to open it. Lost all of the milk in it of course but did get to eat the rest of it on the way home.

[Beauregard]

oh no i bought a coconut yesterday so does this mean i will never see the milky innards of my hairy nut?

[Mercy]

Pierce all the holes and then bake it the oven. You still may need to throw it out of a first floor window to crack it open though.

Why did you buy it btw? (apart from giving us a larf)

[jellyjelly]

I hadnt had one since i was a kid so i thought i would introduce my son to it as i used to love it when i was little. Was also cheap when i got it at the fruit market.

Hairy little bugger not sure how often i would get it (the coconut not my son).

Will go to bed defeated.

[NomDePlume]

Have literally leaked a bit of wee laughing at this thread

[foxinsocks]

you need a hammer to bash the end with the three dents

then you can peel the hairy bit off to leave the white bit with a bit of skin

don't let the coconut win

[nooka]

You need to make at least two holes as otherwise the milk won't drain.

[jellyjelly]

I need to go now ndp.

I thought a rolling pin would do. Will get oh to do it tomorrow. Good job it wasnt my dinner i would be starving now.

[jellyjelly]

I can pop the other holes. I feel like the coconut is going to win.

[kid]

I might treat my kids to one seeing as they have never tasted a coconut. I might even let them loose on it with a hammer!

[jellyjelly]

I can imagine broken fingers which was the other reason i stopped, our wedding is in 6 weeks, wont look good with a new ring and a bruised hand.

[jellyjelly]

I can imagine broken fingers which was the other reason i stopped, our wedding is in 6 weeks, wont look good with a new ring and a bruised hand.

[NomDePlume]

Still battling to gain entry, jellyjelly ?

[jellyjelly]

I threw it out today, cant get it but the milk is leakingout.