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1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place coconut on a rimmed baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes, or until the hard outer shell begins to crack. Remove coconut and set aside until cool enough to handle.

A full coconut next to two broken half pieces of a coconut - Tanja Ivanova/Getty Images While the average person may not be cracking coconuts open every day, it is definitely a useful skill to those ...

When all that’s standing between you and the meat of a fresh coconut is the right tool, the one to have in your hand is Vacu Vin’s coconut opener ($9.99). New on the market, from the company that ...

While the average person may not be cracking coconuts open every day, it is definitely a useful skill to those who enjoy the ...