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Why coffee filters are unsung heroes

When my kids bought me a new- * Use coffee filters to dry glasses * Clean windows and mirrors:
fangled Keurig coffee machine for that are still a bit damp after a run Coffee filters are lint-free, so you can
Mother’s Day a few years ago (alright, through the dishwasher. It’ll leave swap them out for paper towels to
we all know it was my husband who stemware spotless and sparkling. give windows a no-streak shine.
really made the purchase, but I di- *Boy, oh boy, do I need to remem- * Place a coffee filter in the bot-
gress), I was ecstatic and over the ber this one: Pop a filter over left- tom of a flower pot before pouring
moon. I ended up loving everything overs when heating them up in the potting soil into your container. This
about owning one. microwave. Doing so can prevent enables the water to escape while the
It was like I was now a member messes and splattering. dirt stays in its place.
of the “Cool Kids Coffee Club,” and due to virtual learning and caffeine In the bedroom/bathroom… * Keep tiny items/pieces in one
it opened up a whole new world. is needed as much (if not more) than * Coffee filters make excellent place, which makes assembling fur-
Suddenly, I had an excuse to ogle the oxygen. Additionally, I think there’s “razor nick fixers.” niture or something of the like a
seemingly endless coffee pods at the something to be said for leaving be- * A balled-up coffee filter can also heck of a lot easier. Keep screws,
grocery store—if you have a Keurig hind the waste of a super-thin paper be used to apply shoe polish. nails, and other bits from rolling
and haven’t yet tried The Original coffee filter versus a plastic pod— * Additionally, putting baking across the floor with a filter.
Donut Shop, you’re missing out. And those tiny suckers add up in the soda into a coffee filter and inserting * Grab a coffee filter to dust your
being an organizational enthusiast, I trash bin. it into shoes or a closet absorbs— TV. (I swear, the biggest dust-catcher
thoroughly appreciated how the And so, today, nearly five years and can even prevent—unwanted in any home is an electronic device—
pods stacked so neatly on the after the arrival of my Keurig, I’m odors. especially televisions.) A coffee filter
counter next to my machine. back to where I started: Making cof- * Oh, here’s one I’ve personally is great for collecting debris from
Upon setting up my Keurig, the fee the old-fashioned way with a done before: A coffee filter is a su- screens both big and small.
first thing I tossed out was my cheapie, antiquated drip coffee perb stand-in for a cotton ball when Sorry, no disrespect, coffee pods.
cheapie, antiquated drip coffee maker. And paper coffee filters. removing nail polish. You little guys may be cute, but you
maker. The unsightly bag of paper Subsequently, after recently read- * Now, I’m skeptical about this simply can’t do any of the above.
coffee filters was the next to go. ing a piece by Good Housekeeping but apparently it’s been done suc-
But my affinity for new-age coffee magazine, I now view these filters in cessfully before: In place of using ex- Courtney Conover is wife, mom,
technology wasn’t a forever-kind-of- a whole new light: These things are, pensive wax strips to shape yoga instructor, and Chicken Soup
love because guess what I discov- quite frankly, geniuses. Who knew? eyebrows, use strips of coffee filters. for the Soul contributor who has
ered? Here are some unexpected uses Everywhere else… called Wayne home since 1995.
I wanted my old coffeemaker for coffee filters:
back. In the kitchen…
That’s right: I discovered that * Protect your favorite dishes
new and improved isn’t always better, from chips and dings by slipping cof-
and, well…improved. Sometimes, fee filters between them.
it’s just new. * Use one as a snack bowl (which
It turns out that the ability to I’ve totally done for my kids before)
make an entire pot of coffee is far if you’re not keen on dirtying another
more convenient than popping in a dish. Just sub a coffee filter for a
gazillion pods every 45 minutes bowl when eating popcorn, crackers,
when your kids are home with you and other small bites.

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12 · August 2023 · The Wayne Dispatch