How can coffee grounds be reused?

Answer 1

It can remove odors from your hands. All you have to do is rub the coffee grounds in your hands like putting on lotion then rinse. If the smell on your hands still lingers, repeat as needed. People use this to get onions, fish, etc. smells off their hands.

Answer 2

Well, actually they don't. Or at least the ones I know don't. They mask the smell of other odors, but they don't actually absorb the other odors. However, they may absorb the smell of some items if they are set outside and allowed to dry for awhile, but... the general rule of deodorizing agents has to do with the ability of something to oxidize something else. Most cleaning agents are oxidizers like bleach, ion air cleaners and oxi clean (some are not ajax etc.). The idea is that something that smells bad like rotten food is releasing small molecules of itself into the air. Molecules are just chains of things. To stop the smell, the chains must be broken or "captured". Oxidizers like chlorine and oxi clean do this by breaking the chains up. The chains are held together by electrons, which the bleach, chlorine, ion air purifiers etc. take. Once a chlorine atom takes the electron away, the chain (molecule) breaks down into smaller items that don't smell bad. Walla, no more bad smell. (This is just one way bad smells are dealt with). Carbon filters work in a different way, I'll let someone else explain that.

Answer 3

No...if wet.

Dried grounds however can be placed briefly in a closet or area with a moisture problem, then a day or 2 later, bring the dampened grounds to the compost or scatter them across the lawn.


What to do with wet coffee grounds:

• Small amounts can be sprinkled on soil under plants.
• NEVER put coffee grounds and other plant and food materials in the garbage.
• Wet grounds belong in COMPOST ~to help feed the soil which grows our food.
• Collect compost materials in a covered bin and take to the garden or a composting location at least weekly.

Layer grounds and other compost materials in a compost bin or pile with other greens, peels, shells, and other garden materials. Add some soil and leaves between layers so microbes can begin the work of composting. Avoid thick layers of just one kind of material. Piles should become at least 3 x 3 feet and allowed to heat up internally, or dig the plant material into soil. Buried food waste is an excellent way to feed border soil months or the season before before planting a garden. Enjoy the natural process - and it will take care of you.

Answer 4

Work them into the soil around rose bushes.

Answer 5

i use coffee grounds in my percolator. course ground . fine ground iuse in a caffetere