Breaking Coconut Coals

[Jennamagashi]

What's the best way to split them? We were using a hacksaw but gave up on that, it took me soooo long. Anyone find a good method?

[kenshinx23]

flat head + hammer

[mustang67n]

Or a knife you don't care much about. Make a slight groove in the coal where you want to cut it with the knife. Then with the knife still placed in the groove, hit the back of the blade with a hammer. Should split off into 2 relatively clean pieces.

 

with this method you can cut coals really fast and with relatively good precision.

[Travis]

Nate pretty much explained how I go about it when I do it, I use GC most of the time but I did order a case of CCN a while back to keep me satisfied if need be. 

I know Stuie and Chris have had luck using a vice cutter made by Craftsman, maybe they'll chime in soon and explain that in more detail.

 

 

Edddddit: I've come to find out through personal experiences that after you score your coal where you want it to split at, then you can simply "hammer" the back of the blade with your hand. That is, if your hand is up to the challenge. No hammer necessary.

[king_lunchb0x]

I went and bought some steel cutter scissors at walmart or target for 3 bucks...so much less messy and time consuming than knives and hammers.. I think strong garden pruners should work well also.

[mustang67n]

I went and bought some steel cutter scissors at walmart or target for 3 bucks...so much less messy and time consuming than knives and hammers.. I think strong garden pruners should work well also.

this is definitely the other alternative. A lot of people swear by this method.

[mattarios2]

First question is what brand of coconut coal? Each brand has a different density so some of them require more work/tools than others.

[Jennamagashi]

Wow! So many ideas that sound perfect! I'll probably try the knife and hammer method.

First question is what brand of coconut coal? Each brand has a different density so some of them require more work/tools than others.

We use coco ultimates and coco genies =]

[mattarios2]

Ok, for coco ultimates, you can just score them with a knife while pressing down and they crack in half perfectly every time. They don't need a knife etc.

 

Coco genies I haven't used before.

[Chreees]

Craftsman Handi-Cuts. Bought a pair from Stuie couple years ago and it's the only way I cut cocos now (which is hardly ever, I must admit).

http://m.sears.com/index-g.html#/productdetails/00937301000P?partnumber=00937301000P