opening up and using a coconut can prove to be a bit more difficult than with other fruits, thanks to its hard shell.

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Choose a brown, hairy coconut that feels heavy and sounds like it’s full of juice when you shake it. Dark brown coconuts are best, as they are older with drier, firmer meat which grates best. If ...

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Getting into a coconut without tools might sound impossible, but there’s a simple method that uses gravity and a few rocks. By targeting the fibrous husk with heavy downward force, you can break it ...