Wow, wait 'til the marketing team at a coffee filter manufacturer gets their hands on this list; great ad material! Super useful, though. Thanks, George! Eliza On Oct 17, 2011, at 11:46 AM, gar@xxxxxxxxxx wrote: > I know that the info that we usually share is technological in nature, but I > can across this info, which is as low-tech as you can go, and thought it very > interesting and useful. > > g >> >> Better than paper towels.<1b3005.jpg> >> >> COFFEE FILTERS >> >> Who knew! And you can buy 1,000 at the Dollar Tree for $1.00, even the large >> ones. >> >> 1. Cover bowls or dishes when cooking in the microwave. Coffee filters make >> excellent covers. >> >> 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. Put a few in a plate and put your fried bacon, French fries, chicken >> fingers, etc on them.. It soaks out all the grease. >> >> 13. Keep in the bathroom. They make great "razor nick fixers." >> >> 14. As a sewing backing. Use a filter as an easy-to-tear backing for >> embroidering or appliqueing soft fabrics. >> >> 15. Put baking soda into a coffee filter and insert into shoes or a closet >> to absorb or prevent odors. >> >> 16. Use them to strain soup stock and to tie fresh herbs in to put in soups >> and stews. >> >> 17. Use a coffee filter to prevent spilling when you add fluids to your car. >> >> 18. Use them as a spoon rest while cooking and clean up small counter >> spills. >> >> 19. Can use to hold dry ingredients when baking or when cutting a piece of >> fruit or veggies. Saves on having extra bowls to wash. >> >> 20. Use them to wrap Christmas ornaments for storage. >> >> 21. Use them to remove fingernail polish when out of cotton balls. >> >> 22. Use them to sprout seeds. Simply dampen the coffee filter, place seeds >> inside, fold it and place it into a zip-lock plastic bag until they sprout. >> >> 23. Use coffee filters as blotting paper for pressed flowers. Place the >> flowers between two coffee filters and put the coffee filters in phone book. >> >> 24. Use as a disposable "snack bowl" for popcorn, chips, etc. >> >> OH YEAH THEY ARE GREAT TO USE IN YOUR COFFEE MAKERS TOO >> >> I didn't know most of this stuff! >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Eliza Cooper eliza.l.cooper@xxxxxxxxx ElizaCooper.com @Elizain140