Coffee Filters
This amazing information about the many uses for coffee filters came to us from a friend via email.
And, Wow --
Who knew that the little ole inconspicuous coffee filter could do 'oh so much more' than just filter coffee !
I think you will find some new uses for your coffee filters.
And even if you don't drink coffee, this might inspire you to at least have a stack of coffee filters on hand.
So, without further 'ado', Check out this list!
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1. Cover bowls or dishes when cooking in the microwave. Coffee filters make excellent covers.
2. Clean windows, mirrors, and chrome... Coffee filters are lint-free so
they'll leave windows sparkling.
3. Protect China by separating your good dishes with a coffee filter
between each dish.
4. Filter broken cork from bottles. If you break the cork when opening a
bottle, filter the liquid through a coffee filter.
5. Protect a cast-iron skillet. Place a coffee filter in the skillet to
absorb moisture and prevent rust.
6. Apply shoe polish. Ball up a lint-free coffee filter.
7. Recycle frying oil. After frying, strain oil through a sieve lined with
a coffee filter.
8. Weigh chopped foods. Place chopped ingredients in a coffee filter on a
kitchen scale.
9. Hold tacos. Coffee filters make convenient wrappers for messy foods.
10. Stop the soil from leaking out of a plant pot. Line a plant pot with
a coffee filter to prevent the soil from going through the drainage holes.
11. Prevent a Popsicle from dripping. Poke one or two holes as needed in a coffee filter.
12. Do you think we have to use expensive strips to wax eyebrows? Use strips of coffee filters..
13. Put a few in a plate and put your fried bacon, French fries, chicken
fingers, etc on them.. It soaks out all the grease.
14. Keep in the bathroom... They make great "razor nick fixers."
15. As a sewing backing. Use a filter as an easy-to-tear backing for
embroidering or appliqueing soft fabrics.
16. Put baking soda into a coffee filter and insert into shoes or a closet
to absorb or prevent odors.
17. Use them to strain soup stock and to tie fresh herbs in to put in soups
and stews.
18. Use a coffee filter to prevent spilling when you add fluids to your
car.
19. Use them as a spoon rest while cooking and clean up small counter
spills.
20. Can use to hold dry ingredients when baking or when cutting a piece of fruit or veggies... Saves on having extra bowls to wash.
21. Use them to wrap Christmas ornaments for storage.
22. Use them to remove fingernail polish when out of cotton balls.
23. Use them to sprout seeds. Simply dampen the coffee filter, place seeds
inside, fold it and place it into a plastic baggie until they sprout.
24. Use coffee filters as blotting paper for pressed flowers. Place the
flowers between two coffee filters and put the coffee filters in phone
book.
25. Use as a disposable "snack bowl" for popcorn, chips, etc.
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