Uses for Coffee Filters

By TheresaJ

Ingredients

• 1 1. 1. Diffuse the flash on a camera. When you’re taking a close-up, soften the brightness by placing a coffee filter over the flash.
• 2 2. 2. Strain wine from a bottle with a broken cork. Place the filter over a pitcher or a carafe and slowly pour the wine into it.
• 3 3. 3. Serve popcorn or other snacks. The filters act as disposable bowls, so there’s no dishwashing.
• 5 5. 5. Heat up leftovers in the microwave. Use a filter as the protective covering over a bowl or a plate.
• 6 6. 6. Prevent soil from draining out of flowerpots. When repotting, place a filter at the bottom, over the drainage hole, then add the soil.
• 7 7. 7. Prevent scuffs and scratches on fine china. Use flattened coffee filters as spacers when you stack your dishes.
• 8 8. 8. Protect hands from Popsicle drippage. Slide the wooden stick of an ice pop through a coffee filter so your hands stay mess-free.
• 9 9. 9. Serve pita sandwiches. A circular filter is the perfect size for carrying a sandwich on the go.
• 10 10. 10. Clean windows and glass when you’re out of paper towels. Coffee filters leave no lint or other residue.

Preparation

Step 1

11. Protect China - separate your good dishes by putting a coffee filter between each dish.

12. Protect a cast-iron skillet. Place a coffee filter in the skillet to absorb moisture and prevent rust.

13. Apply shoe polish, ball up a lint-free coffee filter.

14. Recycle frying oil. After frying, strain oil through a seive lined with a coffee filter.

15. Weigh chopped foods. Place chopped ingredients in a coffee filter on a kitchen scale.

16. Hold tacos - use as wrappers for the messy food.

17. Stop the soild from leaking out of a plant pot by lining the pot with the filter.

18. Prevent a popsicle from dripping by poking a hole as needed in a filter.

19. Soak up greasy food grease like bacon, french fries or chicken fingers, place on a plate.