Other Uses for Coffee Filters
Coffee filters aren't just for brewing your coffee. Here is a list of other things you can do with those little circles of paper.
- Cover bowls and dishes to prevent splattering when heating in microwave.
- Clean windows and mirrors - filters are lint free - will leave them sparkling
- Put between china when storing.
- If you break the cork when opening wine, use filter to collect cork fragments - then drink the wine.
- Put one in bottom of a cast iron skillet to absorb moisture and prevent rust when storing.
- Ball up filter and use to apply shoe polish
- Recycle frying oil - strain through a sieve lined with a coffee filter
- Use as a container for chopped foods that you need to weigh and put on a kitchen scale
- Use to hold tacos
- Put in bottom of flower pot to stop soil from leaking out when planting.
- Poke hole in middle, insert Popsicle to prevent drips
- Put a few on a plate to absorb grease from bacon, French fries, fish, etc.
