Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Tip Jar Tuesday!


OK...this is the first time I have done this meme, but I received this email from my mom yesterday (thanks mom) and thought "What great tips...I should share these!" So I am! I hope you find something useful!


Coffee filters ..who knew!

And you can buy 1,000 at the Dollar Tree for almost nothing. Probably cheaper than paper towels too!

COFFEE FILTERS: Not just for making coffee....

1. Cover bowls or dishes when cooking in the microwave. Coffee filters make excellent covers.
2. Clean windows and mirrors. Coffee filters are lint-free so they'll leave windows sparkling.

3. Protect China. Separate your good dishes by putting 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. Do you think we used expensive strips to wax eyebrows? Use strips of coffee filters.

13. Put a few in a plate and put your fried bacon, French fries, chicken fingers, etc on them. Soaks out all the grease.


COFFEE FILTERS: Not just for making coffee....

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9 comments:

Rebecca said...

These are great! I never knew coffee filters were so versatile!

Happy Tuesday!
:)
Becki@BlogMommas

Jane Anne said...

Nice list! I especially like #1 and #10.

He & Me + 3 said...

Great tip...Tell Mom thanks! I have some coffee filters upstairs and my glass table needs some cleaning. Yippee! Thanks "K" Thanks Stac!

Jill @ Sneaky Momma said...

Great tips! The only use we have for coffee filters around our house is for art projects. Can't wait to try some of your ideas! :)

More Than Words said...

Thanks, Stacey!! I have big bag of filters in the cabinet! After we got a percolator, I didn't have any need for them! Well, now I do!!

I wonder if they can replace TP!! LOL

Debra Kaye said...

Stacey,

This is terrific! I love some of these ideas for coffee filters! Thanks to your Momma!!! Hugs to you, sweet friend!

Everyday Mom Designs said...

Great tips!

Lisa said...

AWESOME TIDBITS I am going to try these.

Miranda said...

This is fabulous!!! My husband and I have somehow collected hundreds and hundreds of coffee filters. I actually thought about throwing them away. Uh, not now!
Thanks!!