[infoshare] Re: FW: Coffee filters
- From: Eliza Cooper <eliza.l.cooper@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: infoshare@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:54:22 -0400
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
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>> Better than paper towels.<1b3005.jpg>
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>> COFFEE FILTERS
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>> Who knew! And you can buy 1,000 at the Dollar Tree for $1.00, even the large
>> ones.
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>> 1. Cover bowls or dishes when cooking in the microwave. Coffee filters make
>> excellent covers.
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>> 2. Clean windows, mirrors, and chrome... Coffee filters are lint-free so
>> they'll leave windows sparkling.
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>> 3. Protect China by separating your good dishes with a coffee filter between
>> each dish.
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>> 4. Filter broken cork from wine. If you break the cork when opening a wine
>> bottle, filter the wine through a coffee filter.
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>> 5. Protect a cast-iron skillet. Place a coffee filter in the skillet to
>> absorb moisture and prevent rust.
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>> 6. Apply shoe polish. Ball up a lint-free coffee filter.
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>> 7. Recycle frying oil. After frying, strain oil through a sieve lined with a
>> coffee filter.
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>> 8. Weigh chopped foods. Place chopped ingredients in a coffee filter on a
>> kitchen scale.
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> 16. Use them to strain soup stock and to tie fresh herbs in to put in soups
>> and stews.
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>> 17. Use a coffee filter to prevent spilling when you add fluids to your car.
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>> 18. Use them as a spoon rest while cooking and clean up small counter
>> spills.
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>> 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.
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>> 21. Use them to remove fingernail polish when out of cotton balls.
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>> 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
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>> I didn't know most of this stuff!
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Eliza Cooper
eliza.l.cooper@xxxxxxxxx
ElizaCooper.com
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