Comments on: 15 Uses for Coffee Filters

By: Sarah Eliza

Sarah Eliza — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:23:36 +0000

Wow, great tips! I actually have a package of coffee filters sitting on my kitchen table right at this moment – I had gotten the wrong size, and was about to throw them away because I didn’t know what to do with them. So glad that I found this list! I’ll have to click around to check out the rest of your site…

Thanks!

By: Geoff

Geoff — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:48:27 +0000

I use them in lieu of a funnel for mixing powdered drinks into water. If your pitcher has a narrow top, put some of the powder in the filter, fold the filter in half, and point the narrow end into your pitcher (folding helps make it less flimsy). Great for Kool Aid or re-filling your hummingbird feeder.

By: cgbascom

cgbascom — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 21:44:18 +0000

I raise herbs for teas. I use coffee filters to pack the crushed tea leaves into. By folding them in half, then into thirds, you can sew a double seam, twice (so that you have three sections), cut between the seams and then fill. Sew up the edges and you have a filled teabag.

By: Christy

Christy — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 21:21:18 +0000

I use them to clean CD’s and DVD’s. No lint and they are strong! Great for when the kids get fingerprints on their Wii games!

By: Tracey

Tracey — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 21:09:57 +0000

Best idea I found was to line the training potty – number 2 can be lifted right out!!!

Lots of my friends have now used this with great success…

By: MissyGirl

MissyGirl — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 19:25:20 +0000

At work when someone offers me some of their microwave popcorn, I use a coffee filter as a bowl. It soaks up a wee bit of the oil, and if I pop my own corn, it’s less messy than eating straight out of the bag.

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Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:45:34 +0000

[...] 15 Uses for Coffee Filters We have a big pile of coffee filters that rarely get used – they’re for the big coffee pot that we only get out when there are guests (my wife drinks coffee, I do not – so we use a tiny pot most of the time). Most of these ideas are great uses for those filters that are just sitting there gathering dust. (@ gather little by little) [...]

By: Copyrider

Copyrider — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:55:26 +0000

DON”T RECYCLE FRYING OIL! You should never re-use oil that’s been used for frying because you’ll end up with a wholloping dose of carcinogens. If you have a bio-diesel vehicle, use it for that, but please, don’t cook with it again.

By: Sage Hacks

Sage Hacks — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:30:05 +0000

I can’t believe no one has mentioned cleaning eyewear!

By: Marie

Marie — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 19:27:43 +0000

Snack containers for kids at the table. Our day care did this and it works great.