topic Empty Coffee Cans in Kitchen

Empty Coffee Cans

kaydee50 — Sun, 07 Jan 2018 16:10:27 GMT

I just finished a 32 oz can of coffee. This sounds stupid, but I took the label off and it looks so nice and shiny I don't want to throw it out. I was thinking of making a planter out of it with moss and fake foliage. Any other ideas????

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summerwind — Sun, 07 Jan 2018 16:20:09 GMT

I use Folgers coffee in the red plastic cans, and my ex uses them to store small stuff in the garage. Now you've made me think!

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yellowrose — Sun, 07 Jan 2018 16:21:27 GMT

Not stupid at all. In the past, I have covered a few with fabric or pretty paper and used them to grow herbs. Lots of ideas can be found

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Chicagoan — Sun, 07 Jan 2018 16:58:51 GMT

I drain grease in Folger container and keep under the sink.

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Sweetbay magnolia — Sun, 07 Jan 2018 17:01:00 GMT

Not as nice as yours, OP, but I always keep some empties around to pour cooking grease into. I freeze, and dispose of, when full.

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Deb665 — Sun, 07 Jan 2018 17:14:13 GMT

I printed labels for a few of my empties. You can find everything from pictures of coins to rice to toys. Just search for Folger’s Coffee Can Labels.

The plastic can is is great for tossing your coins in at the end of the day and easy to take to the bank coin machine for exchange.

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qualitygal — Sun, 07 Jan 2018 17:29:58 GMT

@chicagoan wrote:
I drain grease in Folger container and keep under the sink.

Me too.

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Eileen in Virginia — Sun, 07 Jan 2018 17:55:14 GMT

This isn’t a decorating idea, but here goes. I used to have plantar fasciitis and a friend told me this trick: put ice in an old coffee can (with a lid), then roll your sore foot over it to help ease the pain. It’s the perfect arch to fit in your instep. The metal can conducts the coldness from the ice right to your sore foot and you can do it while you’re sitting down. It’s not a cure, but it helps!

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summerwind — Sun, 07 Jan 2018 17:57:57 GMT

OMG, @Deb665, I'm never throwing out a coffee canister again! Just got back from a quick look at Pinterest, I can paint/decorate them to match my kitchen! I'm thinking dog food, treats, utensil holder. Even tho I don't hang laundry anymore, I liked the idea of stringing one on a clothesline to hold clothes pins. Must.Drink.More.Coffee.

I have trouble reaching over my head now, and coffee canisters, even tho unfortunately you can't see what/how much is in them, I think they'll be easier for me to take down from a top shelf than Tupperware or LNL.

@kaydee50, thanks for bringing this up!

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Hoovermom — Sun, 07 Jan 2018 17:59:32 GMT

I saw an advertisement for that big pressure cooker that is also a crockpot, etc. They used coffee cans to bake their bread in. Interesting.............

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Carmie — Sun, 07 Jan 2018 18:30:45 GMT

@Hoovermom wrote:
I saw an advertisement for that big pressure cooker that is also a crockpot, etc. They used coffee cans to bake their bread in. Interesting.............

At one time, I used coffee cans to bake in, but today you have to make sure the bottom of the can is metal. Some of the metal cans have cardboard bottoms.

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NickNack — Sun, 07 Jan 2018 19:49:28 GMT

I would be afraid to use it as a planter without a drainage hole. I can see using it for other things though. I haven't read the whole thread, but I'll bet you could find lots of ideas on Pinterest.

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Carmie — Sun, 07 Jan 2018 20:26:38 GMT

@NickNack You could use a big nail and hammer some holes into the bottom of the can for drainage. My mother use to do that years ago when she used the cans to plant tomato seeds and get the plants started indoors.

Back in the days, everything was repurposed.

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Daisy Lady — Sun, 07 Jan 2018 22:49:58 GMT

I use an old coffee can to store my toilet brush in under the bathroom sink. I don't care for it sitting out so it works just fine. Either metal or plastic is ok but the plastic ones don't rust. There is no concern for water drops or marks inside the cabinet.

Daisy

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Hoovermom — Sun, 07 Jan 2018 23:38:01 GMT

@Carmie wrote:
@Hoovermom wrote:
I saw an advertisement for that big pressure cooker that is also a crockpot, etc. They used coffee cans to bake their bread in. Interesting.............
At one time, I used coffee cans to bake in, but today you have to make sure the bottom of the can is metal. Some of the metal cans have cardboard bottoms.

Really?

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In-x-s — Mon, 08 Jan 2018 02:22:22 GMT

@Hoovermom wrote:
@Carmie wrote:
@Hoovermom wrote:
I saw an advertisement for that big pressure cooker that is also a crockpot, etc. They used coffee cans to bake their bread in. Interesting.............
At one time, I used coffee cans to bake in, but today you have to make sure the bottom of the can is metal. Some of the metal cans have cardboard bottoms.

Really?

we use our empty coffee "cans" which are all plastic now, as a scrap bin for garbage then throw away when full. saves from putting smelly garbage in the kitchen garbage can.

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Carmie — Mon, 08 Jan 2018 02:45:49 GMT

@Hoovermom wrote:
@Carmie wrote:
@Hoovermom wrote:
I saw an advertisement for that big pressure cooker that is also a crockpot, etc. They used coffee cans to bake their bread in. Interesting.............
At one time, I used coffee cans to bake in, but today you have to make sure the bottom of the can is metal. Some of the metal cans have cardboard bottoms.

Really?

Yes, really. It’s cardboard covered with aluminum foil. I think the brand is Maxwell House, but I am not 100% sure.

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CelticCrafter — Mon, 08 Jan 2018 12:19:47 GMT

@Hoovermom - I'm guessing that would be Boston Brown bread done in a coffee can in the crockpot.

The only real coffee cans we can get here are Chock Full O Nuts. All the others are cardboard cans with metal bottoms.

I now save the 28 oz. tomato cans to make it in.

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chrystaltree — Mon, 08 Jan 2018 19:55:19 GMT

@In-x-s wrote:
@Hoovermom wrote:
@Carmie wrote:
@Hoovermom wrote:
I saw an advertisement for that big pressure cooker that is also a crockpot, etc. They used coffee cans to bake their bread in. Interesting.............
At one time, I used coffee cans to bake in, but today you have to make sure the bottom of the can is metal. Some of the metal cans have cardboard bottoms.

Really?

we use our empty coffee "cans" which are all plastic now, as a scrap bin for garbage then throw away when full. saves from putting smelly garbage in the kitchen garbage can.

We that too with bones and other stuff that shouldn't go down the garbage disposal. My sister saves her plastic coffee cans for me.

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depglass — Mon, 08 Jan 2018 20:23:19 GMT

From now on I'm keeping an empty red Folger's can in the freezer for garbage scraps. I now put garbage in the thick Ziploc bags and freeze them. But what a waste of bags. I also like the spare change idea. I'm a compulsive change saver, thanks to Suze Orman. I usually haul it to the credit union with the change counter in Lock & Lock, but this would be a great use for the Folgers cans.