I haven't used a machete to open coconuts yet, but will certainly try it. I'm into anything that saves time in my food prep. Below is a picture of the cleaver that I use currently. When the store owner showed it to me I figured it to be around $80 dollars or so, but it was only 7 bucks. It isn't the kind of cleaver that a Garde manger would use for anything fancy, its just a heavy blade to whack coconuts with.
