Tips for saving money on coffee filters. Post your ideas.
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I bought a reusable filter at Walmart. It's mesh and plastic was about 7$CND and probably in the last 7 months has paid for itself.
I would not use paper towels for coffee filters. I used to work in the pulp and paper industry as an Application Engineer. Papers for coffee filters are especially made so there are no toxins used in its production. Most papers have bleaches and other sorts of chemicals to soften the wood pulp to make it more pliable and to bleach it so it is not so dark in colour.
I have used napkins and they work just fine. I buy them at the dollar store. Very inexpensive.
Instead of buying the more expensive cone filters, I take the cheap white basket filters and cut them in the shape of a cone filter. You can use a regular cone filter as a template. If you don't want to cut each filter, you can fold the filter so its shape is more conical.
By truerblue
Years ago when I started to use generic coffee filters we thought are coffee maker wasn't working properly. It took longer for the coffee to get done and my husband didn't like the flavor of the coffee (I don't drink coffee). I realized it was the coffee filters. I bought the name brand and it was back to working normal. I usually use generic products but sometimes they don't work well. Recently, I read a hint to save on the cost of coffee. If you make coffee daily, leave the old grounds and add fresh coffee, half the amount that you usually use. As of now, I have been doing this for three weeks, and my husband doesn't know since he hasn't complained about the flavor.
I have heard that a folded paper towel works well for this, although I have never tried it.
Reusing coffee grounds can be dangerous. mold and mildew can grow inside the coffee pot where the grounds are because of the moisture when the lid is closed. If you leave the lid up, there is a large probability of other things getting into your grounds.
If you don't want to pay for coffee filters, get a reusable mesh filter. Paper towels are not cheaper and may contain chemicals. If someone is trying to save money by not buying filters I wonder if they are throwing other money out the window. I mean by buying soda, cigarettes, prepackaged dinners, fast food etc. Get a reusable filter and forget about it.
I buy coffee filters; they are so cheap I'd never take the time to cut down a paper napkin or paper towel. And filters are cheaper than paper towel or napkins.
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