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Coffee filters....who knew the wonderful uses!  You can buy 1,000 at the Dollar Tree for almost nothing even the large ones and look at what you can do with them:

COFFEE FILTERS1. Cover bowls or dishes when cooking in the microwave.  Coffee filters make excellent filters.

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

6. Apply shoe polish.  Ball up a lint-free coffee filter

7. Recycle frying oil.  After frying, strain oil through a sieve lined with a coffee filter.

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

9. Hold tacos.  Coffee filters make convenient wrappers for messy foods.

10. 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.

11. Prevent a popsicle from dripping.  Poke one or two holes as needed in a coffee filter.

12. Use as a disposable "snack bowl" for popcorn, chips, etc.snack

13. Put a few in a plate and put your fried bacon, french fries, chicken fingers, etc. n them.  It soaks out all the grease.

14. Keep in the bathroom.  They make great "razor nick fixers."

15. As a sewing backing.  Use a filter as an easy-to-tear backing for embroidering or appliqueing soft fabrics.

16. Put baking soda into a coffee filter and insert into shoes or a closet to absorb or prevent odors.

17. Use them to strain soup stock and to tie fresh herbs in to put in soups and stews.

18. Use a coffee filter to prevent spilling when you add fluids to your car.

19. Use them as a spoon rest while cooking and clean up small counter spills.

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20. Can use to hold dry ingredients when baking or when cutting a piece of fruit or veggies.  Saves on having extra bowls to wash.

21. Use them to wrap Christmas ornaments for storage.

22. Use them to remove fingernail polish when out of cotton balls.

23. Use them to sprout seeds.  Simply dampen the coffee filter, place seeds inside, fold it and place it in a plastic baggie until they sprout.

24. Use coffee filters as blotting paper for pressed flowers.  Place the flowers between two coffee filters and put the coffee filters in phone book.

25. Do you think we used expensive strips to wax eyebrow? Use strips of coffee filters.

                            OH YEAH....THEY ARE GREAT TO USE IN YOUR COFFEE MAKERS, TOO!

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34 Comments on My New Best Friend: COFFEE FILTERS

JAN
19
2010
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I am just wondering if there is anything they cannot do.....

5:47pm • #2

I don't drink coffee, but what the heck, looks like I could use them as well.

6:02pm • #3
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Dorie - I can't say that I've even given any thought to what I could do with coffee filters.  This is an interesting list.

6:19pm • #4
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Actually, those are good ideas. When I opened your post, I was thinking they could be used as booties for broker tour, but I guess not:)

Thanks for sharing.

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6:32pm • #5
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Dorie, I love this post!  Especially 1, 2 & 3.  These are some great idea's.  So now I have to ask...did you come up with this list yourself?  If so, you are VERY creative.

6:42pm • #6
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What a fabulous list of uses, Dorie.  Who would have thought of all of those uses.  I love it.

8:47pm • #7
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Hi Rick,

Thanks for the additional uses! They are amazing! I use them all the time.

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Don,

It is amazing all their usesw! Thanks for stopping by.

8:56pm • #9
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Don,

As inexpensive as they are to use you should buy them and keep them handy!

8:57pm • #10
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Hi Michelle,

It s amazing the uses you can find for coffee filters. Give them a try!

8:57pm • #11
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Hi Karen,

No I must confess I did not..but I was so intrigued I went crazy trying the new ideas out to add to the ones I already used!

9:00pm • #13
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Hi Jane,

There are so many uses it really is hilarious when you you think about it. I know you could come up with some more!

9:01pm • #14
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 Dorie, I never realized how many ways I could use them, that's a very cool list!

9:16pm • #15
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Dorie, this is great!  Thanks for sharing this long list of coffee filter uses. I've actually used them them for straining cork from wine!

9:16pm • #16
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Hi Mary,

The list is endless..I'm sure you have several more ways to use them!

9:28pm • #17
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Silvia,

I have too! Now I have a much better wine opener and don't find me breaking corks! LOL!!

9:29pm • #18
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Funny Dorie ~ I had a blog saved for this very subject.  You beat me to the punch!

11:59pm • #19
JAN
20
2010
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Fun post.. thank you for the information and uses.. I don't drink coffee .. but I can see the uses...

1:32am • #20
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Melinda,

It is amazing what these devils will help you do!

6:27am • #21
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Darren,

You are right..even if you don't drink coffee you can have coffee filters on hand to help you out!

6:28am • #22
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Just when I thought I wasn't going to learn anything new today!

I guess that old saying is true......You learn something new everyday!

Great tips Dorie!

Thanks for sharing!

9:56am • #23
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Hi Craig,

It is amazing what little jobs coffee filters can do! Your right every day you do learn something new..just don't know what it might be!!

8:20pm • #25
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Hi Michael,

I'm sure someone could use them for this purpose..why not give it a try next time and let's see one of your excellent photos!! Should make a lovely picture!!

8:21pm • #26
JAN
21
2010
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Dorie -

I missed this post from the other day. Who would have thought that there were so many other uses for coffee filters. I use a Kuerig (one cup coffee) which doesn't require the use of filters - but just might buy some filters next time I'm in the store. Love numbers 9, 12 and 14.

12:59pm • #27
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Hi Cara,

You would be surprised how many times I stick a taco in one! There are endless uses!!

1:53pm • #28
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I love this idea, better than paper towels.  I'm also re-blogging!

10:01pm • #29
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I've been known to grab a coffee filter for some of these things but not nealy all of them!

10:22pm • #30
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Dorie, What about an itty-bitty lampshade?

10:51pm • #31
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Hi Cindy,

They are better thn paper towels! Thanks for the re-blog.

6:37am • #32
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Hi Judi,

I've been keeping them on hand more and they sure come in handy for lots of uses.

6:38am • #33
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Hi John,

That would have been great for New Year's Eve! LOL!!

6:39am • #34

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