Have an over abundance of coffee filters? Out of paper towels? Bored on a Sunday afternoon? Below is a list of 10 things you can do with your coffee filters, aside from brewing fresh java, of course!
1. Cover bowls or dishes when cooking in the microwave.
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 wine. If you break the cork when opening a wine bottle, filter the wine through a coffee filter.
5. Hold tacos. Coffee filters make convenient wrappers for messy foods.
6. 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.
7. Prevent a Popsicle from dripping. Poke one or two holes as needed in a coffee filter.
8. Put baking soda into a coffee filter and insert into shoes or a closet to absorb or prevent odors.
9. Use them to strain soup stock and to tie fresh herbs in to put in soups and stews.
10. Use them to sprout seeds. Simply dampen the coffee filter, place seeds inside, fold it and place it into a zip-lock plastic bag until they sprout.
