Homemade Coconut Milk

Place water, coconut and salt in a blender. Let stand for 5 minutes.

Meanwhile, arrange a double layer of grade 90 cheesecloth in a fine-mesh sieve (or line the sieve with a clean T-shirt or nut-milk bag). Place the sieve over an 8-cup measuring cup.

Process the coconut mixture in the blender until very smooth and creamy, about 2 minutes. Gradually pour the mixture through the prepared sieve, stirring and pressing on the solids to extract liquid. Gather up the cheesecloth (or other fabric) around the solids; twist and squeeze to wring out as much coconut milk as possible. (Reserve the solids for granola, fruit bars or oatmeal, or stir into sweet batters.)