Come to my house right now and you’ll probably find me with a cup of coffee in my hand or resting nearby. It’s not really surprising that I go through a ton of coffee grounds. My coffeemaker grinds the beans fresh for each cup of coffee and I have to clean out the filter with every cup. Instead of dumping out my coffee grounds into my compost container, I’ve discovered new and interesting ways to reuse your leftover coffee grounds. If you don’t grind your own coffee beans, you may be tempted to after reading these hacks!
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I found out recently that you can reuse coffee grounds to clean up vomit. I have to say that as a parent, I have an intimate relationship with both coffee and barf, so this little factoid intrigued me. A lot. I already knew that coffee grounds are a natural deodorizer but this was a new use I was not familiar with:
Using coffee grounds to clean up vomit
Step 1: dry coffee grounds in the oven, on a cookie sheet, and store them in a paper bag until the moment of truth.
Step 2: hold hands out, mouth open in a silent scream, watching but not able to reach in time the child who is projectile vomiting on the new rug.
Step 3: retrieve the bag of used but now dry coffee grounds. Sprinkle them liberally on the ‘puddle’. Let it sit. The grounds will a) soak up a lot of the liquid, making it easier to clean up and b) deodorize the carpet in the process.
Now, on to some less gross uses for your coffee grounds!
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1 comments:
Click here for commentsLots of great ideas, I knew about using in the garden and on plants! I am so jealous right now I would love to have a coffee machine that grinds the beans right when you want your coffee!!
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