06.07.2024

DID YOU KNOW?!Coffee filters…Who knew!

By Lesia
  1. Cover dishes in the microwave: Coffee filters make great covers.
  2. Clean windows, mirrors and chrome: They are lint-free and will leave your windows shiny.
  3. Protect dishes: Place a coffee filter between each plate.
  4. Filter broken cork from wine: If the cork breaks when opening a bottle, filter the wine with 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: Roll a lint-free coffee filter into a ball.
  7. Recycle frying oil: After frying, strain the oil through a strainer lined with a coffee filter.
  8. Weighing chopped foods: Place the chopped ingredients in a coffee filter on a kitchen scale.
  9. Hold Tacos: Coffee filters are convenient wrappers for messy foods.
    10.Prevent soil from escaping a pot: Line a pot with a coffee filter to prevent soil from leaking through the drainage holes.
    11.Prevent popsicle drips: Poke a hole or two in a coffee filter.
  10. Use to pluck eyebrows: Use coffee filter strips.
  11. Place fried foods: Place fried bacon, French fries, chicken fingers, etc., in coffee filters to absorb grease.
  12. Have in the bathroom: They are great for fixing razor cuts.
  13. As a backing for sewing: Use a filter as an easy-tear backing for embroidery or appliqué on soft fabrics.
  14. Absorb odors: Place baking soda in a coffee filter and put it in shoes or a closet.
  15. Strain broth and bind fresh herbs: Use a strainer to strain broth and to bind fresh herbs in soups and stews.
  16. Avoid spills when adding liquids to the car: Use a coffee filter.
  17. As a spoon rest and to clean up small spills in the kitchen.
  18. Hold dry ingredients when baking or cutting fruits or vegetables: Saves washing extra bowls.
  19. Wrap Christmas decorations for storage.
  20. *Removing nail polish when you don’t have cotton balls.