Coffee drinker or not, the paper filters are a great thing to have around.  You can buy a nice big package from any store you shop at, that also sells coffee.  You wonder why you should have a stock?  Take a look at some of the uses of filters.

1. This is my favorite - cover you bowl when microwaving.  This will keep splatters in the bowl.

2. Dab a little blood from a scrape or cut.  Nice to have in the car or in a back pack, just in case you don't have a towel handy.

3. Use them to wipe windows, television screens, and mirrors.  They are lint and chemical free so there will be no residue left behind.

4.   This is a great one - a coffee filter will catch the drips from the Popsicle.  Just poke a hole in the filter with the stick and lick away.

5.  Potting a new plant or transplanting an old one?  Slip a filter in the bottom of the pot to stop the soil from falling through the drainage hole.  Best part - the water will still drain as it should.

6.  Have a cast iron fry pan or dutch oven?  Place a filter in the pan while storing to absorb the moisture.  This will prevent rusting.

7.  Separate dishes with a filter to prevent chipping.  Especially when packing for a move.

8.  Got a foreign substance in your wine?  Or any other drink? The coffee filter will work for filtering out unwanted matter.  Just remember this when the top of the wine bottle chips and glass falls into the bottle.

9.  Great for polishing shoes.

10.  Add a bit of baking soda to the center of the filter and pull the sides up to make a little bag.  Tie it off and place it in you smelly tennis shoes.


11.   The cone type are great for popcorn holders for little hands and big ones too.  The paper will absorb some of the oils before it ever gets to your hands.

12.  Wrap holiday glass bulbs and decorations before packing.

13.  Hold you hot dog or taco in the filter, to catch the grease.

14.  Run out of dryer sheets?  Add a few drops of liquid fabric softener to a paper coffee filter and throw in the dryer.

15.  When working out, these filter will work great for wiping away sweat with out leaving any residue.

16. When making soups or sauces. Tie up flavorful, but inedible, ingredients- such as bay leafs, cinnamon sticks, woody herb stems – in a coffee filter and float while cooking for easy removal. The French call this a bouquet garni.

17. Embroidering. Use a coffee filter as an easy-to-tear backing for embroidering soft fabrics.

18. Fun and inexpensive material for kids craft projects.  Banners are a perfect example.  
 
18. Last but not least, make coffee with them.