15 Helpful Uses For Coffee Filters

Today's tips aren't just for cooking - you may be amazed at all the helpful ways these most common of common household items can be used around the house. You probably have some sitting around somewhere even if you don't drink coffee!

Image via WikipediaThese creative ideas are both money and time savers, and who doesn't like saving money? Once you see the wide array of ideas you are sure to come up with a bunch more. Here are a few ideas for putting your coffee filters to use:

1. Coffee filters can be used as disposable bowls for snacks such as popcorn, chips or crackers, allowing you to save time - and they are also biodegradable.

2. You can use filters to clean windows if you run out of paper towels, and they do an excellent job.

3. Heat up leftovers in the microwave and cover them with a filter. This will help keep your microwave clean.

4. Use coffee filters to absorb grease from greasy foods, they do the job perfectly.

5. Catch ice cream drips by using a coffee filter as an ice cream cone holder, it will absorb the mess.

Image via Wikipedia6. Use like a Kleenex when you don't have a tissue, it will get the job done when you are in a pinch.

7. Keep a few coffee filters in the trunk of your car, and you will be able to check the fluids with ease and avoid the mess.

8. Use them to clean your glasses - they actually work the best and won't leave any lint on the lenses.

9. Make an air freshener by adding some baking soda and using a twist tie to secure the contents. Then put them in all the places you need to freshen up.

10. Use as small bowls to divide ingredients when cooking to ease the mess in the kitchen and making cleaning a breeze.

11. Use coffee filters to polish your shoes, this will keep them nice and shiny.

12. Use them when you are packing breakable dishes - this will help protect them better than newspaper.

13. Use coffee filters as coffee cup covers when you are re-heating coffee to avoid any spilling or splashing. This will help keep your microwave looking its best.

14. You can use them to protect your counter when you are cutting vegetables, they will help make sure you are slicing the vegetables and not your counter - this is especially useful if you are cutting on a granite or marble countertop and can't find a cutting board - the filter will protect your knives from dulling.

15. Coffee filters can even be used to help diffuse the brightness of the flash on your camera. This will help ensure that you get the best picture possible.

Coffee filters can be used for these and many other things that you may never have thought of, so be sure to take advantage of all these ideas in your household, and you will indeed save time and money.