When you’re enjoying a steaming cup of your favourite Columbian brew, you’re hardly likely to think of what goes into making it possible to extract this heady beverage from the coffee bean as God made it.
The innocuous coffee filter; among other things of course, starting from nimble fingers that pick the bean off the shrub… but this post isn’t about those things.
It’s about this little piece of wonder that’s made from creped paper that allows for the infused coffee liquor to flow freely and cleanly.
Coffee filters are mostly made from coarse long fibre, from fast growing tree. Unbleached it’s the perfect choice not only for the conscientious, eco-friendly coffee-drinker, but also for a surprising range of other less caffeinated applications.
Super absorbent, soft, and strong they’re perfect for much more than just straining your coffee…
| Here’s a handy list of where you can use the coffee filter. |
| To cover bowls or dishes while cooking in the microwave. |
| To clean windows and mirrors since they are lint-free. |
To protect China by separating them with a coffee filter
between each dish. |
| To filter broken cork from wine. |
To protect a cast-iron skillet from rust, by storing your skillet with
a coffee filter that will absorb any moisture. |
| To polish your shoes. |
To recycle frying oil by straining the oil through a sieve lined with
a coffee filter. |
| To weigh chopped foods by placing chopped ingredients in a coffee filter on a kitchen scale. |
| To wrap around kathi rolls and other messy food. |
| To stop soil from leaking out of a plant pot by lining the drainage hole of a potted plant with it. |
| To prevent a popsicle from dripping, by poking the grip-stick through. |
| To wax your eyebrow. |
| To soak up grease from friend food. |
| To fix razor nicks in the bathroom.
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| The next time you buy a box of coffee filters, don’t forget to get an extra one for the house! |
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