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Clean electronic screens
- Need to clean your laptop or TV screen? You won't need a special cloth if you have coffee filters at home.
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Use it as a wine filter
- You can use coffee filters to remove cork crumbs from wine–they won't spoil it!
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Food cover
- Yes, coffee filters are microwave-safe, so you can use them to cover foods.
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Soften the flash
- Before you buy an expensive flash diffuser, try using a coffee filter.
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Remove nail polish - Coffee filters are great absorbents and, of course, won't leave any residue. This makes them ideal to remove nail polish.
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Eliminate odors
- Place baking soda inside a coffee filter, tie it with an elastic band and put it in the place where you want to eliminate the odor (e.g. fridge or shoes).
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Dryer sheets substitute
- Coffee filters are a great substitute for dryer sheets. Add a few drops of your favorite essential oil, and voila!
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Give soup more flavor
- Place spices or herbs inside a coffee filter, tie it up, and drop it in your soup while cooking.
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Absorb oils and catch crumbs
- Placing a coffee filter on the bottom of your cookie tin or food container will help absorb any excess oil and catch any crumbs.
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Use it with plants
- You can use a coffee filter to line a pot. This way, you'll avoid soil leakage when repotting a plant.
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Clean glasses
- A coffee filter will leave your glasses clean and lint free.
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Prevent cast-iron cookware from rusting
- Placing a coffee filter in your skillet is a great way to absorb moisture and avoid rust.
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Use it to rest a kitchen utensil
- Rest a dirty spoon on a coffee filter while you're cooking.
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Make a personalized goodie bag
- Draw something on a filter using washable marker, then mist it with water. Fill it with candy or whatever you want, and tie it up with a ribbon.
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Serve snacks
- Who needs a bowl when you can use a coffee filter instead, right?
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Use them to spread oil
- Coffee filters won't leave any residue behind, so this makes them perfect to spread oil or butter on a pan.
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Sprout seeds
- Place a few seeds inside a damp coffee filter, fold it, and put it in a ziplock bag. Place the bag somewhere warm, and wait a few days!
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Use them to carry messy foods
- From burritos to pitas, coffee filters make great food holders.
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Make tea
- Yes, they're coffee filters, but they also work great with tea. Just place your favorite herbs in one, tie it, and put it in hot water.
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Clean stainless steel
- Coffee filters are perfect for cleaning and polishing stainless still. Try it!
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Filter oil
- Line your sieve with a coffee filter, so you can reuse the oil free from residue of other foods.
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Protect your china
- You can place coffee filters between plates when stacking them. This will protect them from damage.
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Make a funnel
- Are you in need of a funnel on the spot? A cone-style coffee filter will do the trick.
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Use them as cold compresses
- Soak coffee filters in tea or water and chill them in your freezer.
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Use it as a drip catcher
- Just wrap a coffee filter around an ice-cream cone for a drip-free experience.
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Dry glassware
- Want spotless-clean glasses? Coffee filters won't leave any lint or smears, making them perfect to clean your glassware.
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Keep you celery crisp
- Wrapping coffee filters around celery stalks will absorb excess water, making them crispier for longer.
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Gather small objects
- Their shape makes them ideal to pick up and gather small objects together.
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Creative uses for coffee filters
From cooking to cleaning
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You're probably wondering how coffee filters can be used, other than, well, for making coffee. If you've never heard about how your can use coffee filters in any other way, then you're definitely in for a surprise. Coffee filters come in different shapes, and they're all great for a wide range of things, including cleaning and a number of hacks.
Browse through the following gallery and discover the surprising uses for coffee filters.
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