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1. With a chef knife, shave away the soft outer chaff-like coating of the young coconut, exposing the hard shell. 2. Chop into the shell and carefully pry it open. 3. Pour the young coconut water into ...

1. Break the coconuts with a heavy blunt object, then pry out the coconut meat from the coconut shell with a knife. If the coconut is mature, the coconut meat should come out of the shell easily. 2.