9 Unusual Ways of Using Coffee

Released on 2011-10-18 by Emily

Don’t you just love indulging yourself with the cup of joy that revives your whole body instantly and gets you all set for the rest of the day? I think having a cup of coffee early morning is the best thing to get your day started. Coffee, a delightful stimulant, can be used for a variety of unusual things that you are probably unaware of, such as getting rid of ants, cleaning ashtrays, and making compost. Read on to be more amazed and to find out what your favorite coffee is good for. Here goes the list.

1. Coffee grounds act as ant-killer. You can just sprinkle it on ant hills and get rid of the pesky things.

2. Coffee grounds can also be used to get rid of the odor of kitchen drains. All you need to do is tip down the grounds onto the sink’s plughole. Pour a bottle of hot water slowly and leave it like that for some time. The result is odorless drain.

3. Black sugarless strong coffee can be used to dye a garment in brown color. This method might be fast and easy but the disadvantage is that the color doesn’t last too long.

4. Stain resistant surfaces can be effectively cleaned with coffee grounds. The gentle and mild abrasive present in the grounds help with the cleansing. Greasy surfaces and smelly ashtrays can be best cleaned with coffee. Also, you will love the fresh smell afterwards.

5. Coffee helps plants flourish. It would be best if coffee is added to small amount of soil. Also a cup of lime can be added along with the grounds for balancing soil’s acidic level.

6. Fishermen use coffee grounds to place the worms and maggots while transporting them. Picking them up is made easier this way. Also, coffee helps worms survive for long as they too like consuming coffee.

7. For neutralizing odor, coffee works wonders. If there has been stale food in your freezer and you want to get rid of the stinking smell, simply place a bowl of coffee inside the freezer and leave it there for the night.

8. While cleaning open fires, sprinkling coffee powder over the ash helps in sweeping it off but not letting the coal dust to rise in the air. It’s good for the environment too.

9. If you are planning to grow carrots in your garden and you want them to be juicy, it would be a good idea to add coffee grounds to soil. It would make sowing of seeds easier and also help keep pests and root maggots at bay.

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