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How do you crack open a coconut?

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I've added fresh coconut to a dessert as a garnish.
Coconuts are a pain, at least to me. Do you have a tried and true way of opening a coconut? Please share.....I'm gonna hurt myself the way I'm doing it (hammer icepick and knife or grater)
I keep thinking if it was this hard no one would have ever bothered with these suckers in the first place....please share your secrets.
thanks!
Nancy

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1 How do you crack open a coconut?
  Nancy Chicago
2 How to Open a Coconut
  Betsy at TKL
3 Recipe(tried): cracking a coconut
  Chas in Melbourne
4 Thank You: thats just what I was looking for (nt)
  Nancy Chicago
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