For most people, life revolves around coffee. They really haven’t woken up until that first cup gives them the morning buzz.
But it turns out that something most people use to make coffee can be just as vital to everyday life. It’s the coffee filter.
Most coffee filters come in packs of several hundred for only a couple of dollars. That means that they’re one of the cheapest things that people use. And when you see all of the great stuff that you can do with a coffee filter outside of coffee making, you’ll be even more amazed at how affordable they are!
Stop buying those expensive face blotting towels that remove oil from your face. Just cut up some coffee filters into fourths. Use them as you would use the store bought ones.
Sometimes paper towels and cotton balls don’t hold up. Use coffee filters to remove your nail polish. They are more durable when it comes to getting the job done.
Want to jazz up your sun tea? Infuse it with mint, lemons, or berries. You can put these items in a coffee filter and tie it up like a tea bag so you don’t have to go fishing out your infusion ingredients when you want to drink your tea.
Tomatos are great on sandwiches. But they can also make them soggy. Prevent this by wrapping your sandwich in a coffee filter before placing it in a sandwich bag.
Fold a coffee filter and soak it in brewed tea. Pop it in the freezer. Use it as a cold compress to reduce the appearance of bruises or soothe a headache.
Does your kid look like a complete mess after eating an ice pop? Wrap a coffee filter around it or poke the stick through it. It will catch any splatter. You can also use a cupcake liner.
Need to keep your drawers and shoes smelling fresh? Pour some baking soda and dried herbs in a coffee filter. Tie it off and use it to keep your small spaces fresh.
Stop buying dryer sheets make your own with coffee filters. Dip them into vinegar and essentials oils until they are damp, not soaking, and toss in your dryer.
Need to grease a pan with butter. Put some butter on a coffee filter and use it to spread your butter around. They ae stronger and won’t fall apart like a napkin or paper towel.
Put a coffee filter in the bottom of your planter before you place soil in. Place your plant inside the soil. The filter will prevent soil from falling out while keeping water in.
26) Absorb Excess Oil
Everyone loves greasy foods. But no one needs extra grease. Place a coffee filter on a plate and toss in your fried foods to absorb excess oil and grease.
Time for a snack? Using coffee filters helps you to portion your snacks so you don’t sit and eat the whole bag. They also make portable and disposable snack holders.
Don’t dirty a dish every time you weigh your food. Place a coffee filter on the scale first before you lay your food down. This will keep you from washing plates and will keep your scale clean.
Use a coffee filter to keep large debris out of your rain water. It’s placed at the top of the filter system. You’ll probably have to boil the water when you’re done filtering.
Did you botch that wine opening job? Are you stuck with pieces of cork in your wine? Pour your wine over a coffee filter to filter out the cork pieces.
You can make yogurt dip with a coffee filter. Put a rubberband around a jar and pour your yogurt over it slowly. Let it drain for an hour. Add our other ingredients and enjoy.
Don’t buy goodie bags. Make your own. Draw a design in marker on your filter and spray with water and let dry. Add your goodies inside and tie with a string.
Need to flavor that soup or stew? Use coffee filters to add flavor without having to pull out pieces of herbs or other flavoring additives. Just place your ingredients in the filter, tie it off and place in your soup or stew.
Have you found that your glassware is looking a bit cloudy or has some water spots? Easily remove them by buffing them out with a coffee filter. They’ll be sparkling clean in a jiffy!
Thanks to coffee filters, you’ll always bathe in luxury. You just need to fold it into an open-ended pouch, seal with a sewing kit, add a mixture of salt, dry oats, Epsom salts, and essential oils into the pouch and sew it up. Place the pouch in a hot bath and enjoy.
The problem with dusters is that they often create as much mess as they take away. This isn’t the case with a coffee filter. If you dust down TVs, mirrors, and other surfaces with a coffee filter, they’ll never look better.
Have some stinky sneakers that seem to be smelling a little less-than-fresh? Place some baking soda in a coffee filter, secure with a rubber band or piece of string, then place inside the shoes. The little sachet will absorb the yucky odor.
Computer monitors, tablets, and TVs can get dusty and covered in fingerprints in a matter of days. Keep them bright and clean by dusting with a coffee filter every couple of days. Now, you can view and watch without that annoying grime.
How annoying is it when you go to grab the celery from the crisper and it’s anything but crisp? Prevent that from happening by wrapping your celery in a coffee filter, place it in a plastic storage bag, then put in the fridge. Problem solved!
Throw a small stack of coffee filters in your glove box–you never know when you might need them. They’re great for dusting off your dashboard, cleaning up spills, checking your oil, and so much more.
If you have sticky, sugary goodies that you’re transporting in Tupperware, line the bottom with coffee filters before placing them inside. This way, you’ll have less of a mess to scrub off and Tupperware is already hard enough to keep clean!
Hold messy items like a dripping sandwich or a quesadilla in a coffee filter. It’s the perfect shape and you get to maintain your clean hands! Great for the kiddos so they don’t leave a cheesy mess everywhere.
“If you save your cooking oil for reuse after deep-fat frying, line your sieve with a basket-style coffee filter to remove smaller food remnants and impurities,” says Reader’s Digest. So clever!
With all of these super clever ideas, I’ll definitely be buying coffee filters in bulk from now on! Who knew they were so incredibly useful?
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60 Mind-Blowingly Genius Ways To Use Coffee Filters
Ashley Fike
03.19.19
For most people, life revolves around coffee. They really haven’t woken up until that first cup gives them the morning buzz.
But it turns out that something most people use to make coffee can be just as vital to everyday life. It’s the coffee filter.
Most coffee filters come in packs of several hundred for only a couple of dollars. That means that they’re one of the cheapest things that people use. And when you see all of the great stuff that you can do with a coffee filter outside of coffee making, you’ll be even more amazed at how affordable they are!
