18 Surprising Uses Of Coffee Grind You Didn't Know About.
What to do with the coffee grounds? It's a good question.
After drinking your coffee, you end up with those leftover coffee that you don't know what to do with.
But don't throw out the coffee grounds!
Here are 18 surprising uses for coffee grounds that will never put them in the trash again:
1. Deodorize your fridge
Place a bowl of dry coffee grounds in your fridge or freezer to neutralize bad odors. Very handy when you have no more baking soda on hand. Check out the trick here.
2. Remove fat from a pan
Coffee grounds can be used as an abrasive and absorbent cleaner. Perfect for scrubbing a pan with burnt fat. Put a little coffee grounds in the pan and rub gently with a sponge.
Check out the trick here.
3. Hide scratches on your furniture
Dip a Cotton Swab in moistened coffee grounds and dab on the scratches on the wooden cabinet to hide them. Test beforehand on an inconspicuous area.
4. Give an aged appearance to paper
Dip sheets of paper in a mixture of coffee grounds and water. Leave to soak for 1 to 2 minutes then let dry and gently remove the coffee grounds from the paper.
5. Keep slugs and snails away
Protect your plants from slugs and snails by scattering coffee grounds all around. This natural barrier will keep them away because they don't like the acidity of coffee. It also works with ants.
Discover the trick here.
6. Blue your flowers
Add coffee grounds to the soil at the base of the hydrangeas to cause them to change color. Coffee grounds increase the acidity of the soil and cause the plants to turn blue.
Check out the trick here.
7. Clean your chimney
Before sweeping the ashes from your fireplace, add damp coffee grounds to it. This avoids having a dusty cloud when sweeping. You don't know what to do with the ashes? Check out the uses here.
8. Clean your hands after cutting garlic
Rub your hands with a handful of coffee grounds to remove the garlic or fish smell. The coffee grounds absorb the smell, but that's not all. It is also an effective exfoliant for removing dead skin.
Check out the trick here.
9. Make a cockroach trap
Fill an empty can with 3 to 4 centimeters of moistened coffee grounds. Then, on the edge of the can glue ultra-sticky double-sided tape. The smell of the coffee grounds will attract the cockroaches directly into the trap.
10. Fortify your plants
In the garden, the coffee grounds of no lack of use. It contains nutrients needed by acid-loving plants, such as roses, hydrangeas, raspberries, strawberries and tomatoes. Put it directly in the soil or in the watering can.
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11. Improve your compost
Throw your coffee grounds directly into the compost and mix well to make a natural fertilizer for your vegetables. This addition will bring nitrogen to your compost which will be very useful to it.
12. Keep cats away
Mix coffee grounds with orange peels and sprinkle this mixture around your garden and in flower pots to prevent cats from peeing.
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13. Unclog your pipes
Put coffee grounds in the sink or sink, then add 3 drops of dishwashing liquid and finally a pot of boiling water. It cleans and unclogs pipes by removing clogs due to dirt and grease build-up.
14. Make a homemade air freshener
I love the smell of freshly ground coffee. If you're like me, why not make a homemade air freshener out of it? Just put coffee grounds in a pair of socks that you double and close well with a knot. And there you have it, it smells good all over the house :-) And in addition, flies hate this smell and will quickly escape!
15. Make non-toxic natural paint
Artists have used coffee grounds as paint for a long time. Just mix a little coffee grounds and water to make a non-toxic paint. Perfect for children's first paintings!
16. Kill dog fleas
After washing your dog, rub him with 2 handfuls of coffee grounds so that it penetrates his fur. Leave on for 2 or 3 minutes and rinse well. In addition to killing fleas, its fur will become very soft!
17. Fight dark circles under your eyes
Coffee grounds are also a great way to fight dark circles under your eyes. Just like coffee that gives you a boost in the morning, it can also wake up your skin by reducing dark circles and puffiness under the eyes. Check out the recipe here.
18. Salt your sidewalk with coffee grounds
Dried coffee grounds are great for removing ice from sidewalks and melting snow quickly. It does not damage the sidewalks and it is ecological! No more risk of slipping and falling to the ground in winter :-)
Want to do all of this but don't like coffee? No worries !
Meet in coffees such as Starbucks, Colombus Café or Costa Coffee. They will give you bags of coffee grounds for free ;-)
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