Uses For Coffee Filters

USES FOR COFFEE FILTERS
(forwarded from my cousin Grace)


1. Better than paper towels and a lot less expensive...
(Who knew! And you can buy 1,000 at the Dollar Tree for almost nothing even the large ones.

2. Cover bowls or dishes when cooking in the microwave.

3. Clean windows, mirrors, and chrome. (They are lint-free, leaving windows sparkling)

4. Separating china dishes to protect from breakage.

5. Filters broken cork from wine if cork breaks when opening a wine bottle.

6. Protects cast-iron skillets from absorbing moisture and prevent rust by placing in the skillet.

7. Applies shoe polish.

8. Recycles frying oil by straining through a lined sieve.

9. Weigh chopped foods by place ingredients in on a kitchen scale.

10. Convenient wrappers for messy foods, like Tacos.

11. Stops soil from leaking out of plant pots by placing at drainage holes.

12. Prevents Popsicle and ice cream cone drips by poking holes as needed.

13. Do you think we used expensive strips to wax eyebrows? Use strips of coffee filters.

14. Soaks up fat from bacon, sausage, chicken and greasy foods.

15. Keep in bathroom for great razor nick fixers.

16. Use to embroider or appliqué soft fabrics as an easy-to-tear backing.

17. Put baking soda in and insert into shoes or a closet to absorb or prevent odors.

18. Strains soup stock and to tie fresh herbs in to put in soups and stews.

19. Prevents spills when adding fluids in car engine.

20. Great spoon rest while cooking and clean up small counter spills.

21. Saves from washing extra dishes when baking by holding dry ingredients, cutting fruit or veggies.

22. Wraps Christmas ornaments for storage.

23. Removes fingernail polish.

24. Sprouts seeds by dampening, placing seeds in, fold and place into a plastic baggie until it sprouts.

25. Blotting paper for pressed flowers by placing flowers between two filters then put in book to press.

26. Disposable 'snack bowl' for popcorn, chips, etc.