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Friday, April 12, 2013

How To Reuse Old Coffee Grounds

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While sitting in the doctor's waiting room, a woman sat down next to me and started to tell me that she had just come from a Dunkin' Donuts Shop where she collected old coffee grounds.  I didn't know what to say so I said, "Why?".  She went on to tell me the great benefits of reusing old coffee grounds.  Little did she know that I love to find out "reuses".  At home, I did some googling and came up with these reuses.  Take a look.
 
 
Closet deodorizer: Old pantyhose plus coffee grounds equals a sachet to keep your closet free of odors.

 Refrigerator and freezer deodorizer: Place ground in a small cup and in the fridge or freezer much as you would baking soda.

 Pin cushion filler: If you still use pin cushions (like I do), dried coffee grounds are a great filler for the cushions.

Abrasive cleaner: For stubborn grease and stains on pots and pans, coffee grounds really get in there and do the job.

Dust deflector: We’re talking about the fireplace here; sprinkle coffee grounds on ashes before you start collecting them to minimize the dust.


 Furniture scratch toucher upper: Use a Q-tip and coffee grounds to fill in scratches on wooden furniture–remember the coffee will stain the wood a bit, so don’t use it on something that won’t match.

 Drain cleaner: Be careful with this one as you don’t want to clog your drain with coffee grounds! *But* to counter odors coming from your drain, you can pour about a half a cup of coffee grains down the drain followed by boiling hot water to get the grounds through. No more smells!

 Meat tenderizer: This is one for leftover coffee as opposed to coffee grounds; soak steaks in coffee to tenderize and for an interesting added flavor.

 Chocolate cake flavorer: Used grounds and fresh grounds both give a little kick to chocolate baked goods, including brownies.


For more reuses take a look at "Bleeding Expresso" by clicking here.

Meanwhile .... keep it simple and make it real.

Jeanne


3 comments:

  1. another one that I do all the time, is putting the coffee grounds directly on the soil in your garden. Free fertilizer

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  2. it also makes for great compost and if sprinkled neat apparently stops slugs and snails getting at your plants.

    Great tip on the furniture scratch repair

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  3. More great tips from Daniela and Sol. I have a black thumb so nothing would grow no matter how much coffee grounds I used. Thanks

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