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Fill about 3/4 full of water. freeze. Put a couple in your refrigerator to help keep it cold, especially in the summer. Keep some in the freezer as well. (saves on the electric bill, also keeps food cold in blackouts ) Use them in ice chests, no more watery mess.
@@doriscooper3150 I have used manufactured ice packs for that purpose during summer as storms sometimes damage power lines. Keeps food cold for a few hours while power out.
I use mine to send my son spiced tea when he was in Iraq , also for storing sewing projects , canning rings , probably the best is salt for winter ! I keep one container in front & back door ! I know there’s hundreds of other uses , I also label each one ! These plastic containers are pretty solid , I like the handle provided for you !
@@judyhays5090 b’sure to wash’em very good bcoz they do have a tendency to smell of coffee! I usually fill’em with water , bleach let’em sit , then do again this time with dishwashing liquid! I came across some of the taller containers, some of your friends or office workers can get for you !
June 14,24. I too had a very creative father. He loved wood working and did everything to keep our century home in top shape. Thank you for taking me back 75 years to a better time in life.
I also use them to cover my outside pipes where I connect my hose. We do this in the winter and it keeps the pipes from freezing and breaking! I use them for so many things! 💖🌹
Started having problems with roaches I have used the folders containers for most of my dry goods and me kitchen cooking needs. I also use them to organize my paints I am usually working on at least two to three paintings at once and I find the story the small acrylic paint bottles into these containers and then marking them with a number that coincides with the painting helps me to keep the right colors in one place. I also creat a paint swatch to put on top to help me get back on track!
I make several road trips every year, so I keep one in my car that has gallon size zip locks, baby wipes, Clorox wipes, and used grocery sacks, along with absorbent kitty litter, and tissue inside. If there’s a need for an emergency potty break, I take a zip lock, and “line” the can as you would a trash bin, then once someone relieves themself they can put any tissue or wipes into the ziplock along with kitty litter if needed, and seal it, then place the zip lock in a grocery sack and tie it in a knot, store it inside the can until we arrive at a place with a trash can. It’s come in handy on camping trips too, one night we had a bad storm and put it inside the tent, was a life saver lol.
I have used mine in my flower beds. I cut the bottom out. Dig a hole so the container fits into the ground. Leave 4 inches of the container about the ground. Plant my bulb in the center deep in the bottom. Fill with dirt. Then I cover the surrounding out side with lawn cloth. Put my decorative stone/ mulch all around the outside of the container where my plant is. That way my plant will grow he's roots deep below the surface, and be more likely to not grow all over to where I don't want it to over take my flower bed.
I Made a canister set, of 5 pieces, of tea, sugar, grits, corn meal, and flour, sprayed painted them blue and black then put labels on each one. I love them, then a 3 piece set with dog treats in them, they sit on desk, looks really nice
Thanks for additional uses! I use them when I’m painting! I just pop lid on and it’s ready to go when I’m ready to paint again. I label it for the room or area I’m painting! Helps when I have to match up paint too! ❤
I use them for food storage, dry cat food containers, piggy bank, cookie containers, small cleaning buckets, car tool storage and dry compost containers.
I keep one in the trunk of my car for carwash stuff., chamois, sponge and detergent. One on the porch for salt in the winter. Several in my paint storage area for decanting into. One in the boat to use as a bailer and sponge storage. One or two in the shop as mixed fastener and drill bit storage. And occasionally, I have a couple in the pantry for coffee.
Take a small coffee can I clean it real good. Put in milk cream sugar vanilla or or if you'd rather you can add some sweetened condensed milk or chocolate. Put the lid on and then seal the bag in a large Ziploc bag. Put the small can inside of a large can and fill the large can with crushed ice and some salt and put the lid on that one as well. Then have your kids roll the can back and forth on the floor for about 30 minutes. It's an ice cream!
As a grandma, I had the grandbabies take used coffee containers and make them into birdhouses. They got to paint them as they chose and take home with them to hang in their trees. They loved them.
Great to till with water or sand to provide weight, I use in place of traffic cones for obstacle for horse training. When finished using the and putting in a large net bag just pour out the water. Can also use to elevate a pole to have horse to pay attention to its feet and pick them up when coming to an elevated pole that does not need to be jumped, but does need higher movement. I collected the empty containers from work because I needed a couple dozen to use for the arena, to mark the outline of a circle to practise making 30 M circles
What a smart idea! Horse supplies are crazy expensive, so any clever way to save money really helps. I had to rehome my horse, mule, and donkey after my husband dumped me for a younger bimbo and I couldn't afford them. I miss my sweet equines, but I found them better homes. I still have my beloved goats and chickens, though. You gave me a good idea, I sometimes need something heavy to hold down tarps because it gets very windy here at the ranch. Putting sand or water in plastic coffee cans is ideal! THANK YOU!
This is true recycling, many containers are reusable! I’ve been reusing coffee cans since they came with a key like a sardine can! Back then cans were wider and shallower!
I’m from New Orleans, LA, where we’re know for good, strong coffee. A number of years ago I attended a small at-home wedding reception out of state. My friend asked me to check the refreshments table. I noticed that the large coffee urn was empty. I searched through the pantry and all I could find was a jar of instant coffee. I added all the instant coffee into the urn, added water and hit the “start” button. (I also hid the empty coffee jar in the bottom of the trash can.) A little later a few guests came in to get coffee. Some commented on how good it tasted, and one guest said, “Those New Orleans people really know how to make good coffee.” I just smiled and said, “Thank you.”
They are also great for refrigerator storage for any foods that need a large container with a lid. They can be used for liquids such as soup, stew or broth. They can also be frozen (label first with masking or freezer tape).
Thanks for these great tips. I never throw those sturdy coffee cans away. I store leftovers for short periods and keep my snacks fresh while at my desk. When they get old or stained, I use them in my container garden...SMILE!!!
Speaking of Folgers containers, since I empty the coffee grounds, into a smaller container to keep at hand, I first slightly cut an opening, like a spout in the aluminum, for easy pouring.
I used to have to travel a lot for work so during winter weather I made a a candle in a large metal coffee can to keep in my car. It eased my fear of being stranded during extremely bad weather.
They also make really good sharps containers if you're someone who uses insulin syringes or you're going to basis. I take black electrical tape and tape the lid on tight. Then cut an X in the top. You can put the needle in but nothing falls out. Give it a try
Read all the comments. Everyone has great ideas. The uses for them are unlimited. Hold grease underneath the kitchen sink; rock salt containers are great ideas. I have about 10 in use right now. One is dedicated for spare keys.
We live down the hill from a campground. We probably put out twenty left smoldering camp fires a year. So now we use these cans and place them in each camp site with "Drown your fire" sharpied on the side. It seems to have helped. Though many just end up as shooting targets.
I still have the coffee cans Daddy used for pdds and ends in the garage. He used to clean his paint brushes in turpantine and the metal coffee cans were great for doaki.g pain brushes. Please use caution around children ( goes without saying)..Daddy also nailed the lids of glass baby food hars to strips of wood, and the jars were used to organise small hardwear. Daddy was amazing❤
Only learned one new one, bathroom plunger. I keep it in a cabinet in a plastic tray since it’s rarely used, but the coffee can looks more practical. There was no mention of garage. I store many supplies in marked cans. Sprinkler system parts, and many parts for common household repairs. Also, made a long Woden box with holes in the lid. Put coffee planters in the holes and grow spices and peppers. Doesn’t have a bottom and the legs of the box hold it two inches above ground. The lip of the container keeps the can from going through the hole.
use them for a yarn barn. Punch a hole in the lid, place yarn in the container, thread your yarn through the hole in the lid, place the lid on the container and commence with your knitting or croche.
Love it! Been doing many of these things for years! I often use Duck Tape (that matches the can colors) to cover the bit of the area that the tape from the coffee label doesn't come off from. (Am STILL wanting Folders to make EXTRA LARGE decaf cans (green), like they have been their reg. coffee cans (red)!)
My husband uses them to put old nails and screws in during remodeling projects. Throwing them in the trash pokes holes in the bag so the container works perfectly.
I recycle disinfectant wipe canisters to hold colored pencils and or markers at church. Then I also use cookie boxes for large crayons. I love to recycle.
Folgers containers are good for everything and best, they are easy to handle. They are very sturdy. I used 4 of them one time, placed wooden planks on top to raise them from the ground. I needed my little Christmas Tree higher 😊
I'v been saving them for decades! Domino and other products too! They stack vertically too for organization and storage for crafts of all kinds and are useful in the garage, garden, bathroom too! Great for camping and children's small toys or just to use as a drum!!
I have used the empty containers for the plastic bags for our waste baskets around the house, also they make great containers for pouring paint into when you’re painting a room.
Collect veggie and fruit scraps or compost. Clospins to hangout laundry, miracle grow fertilizer ,wont attack moisture.,eggs when camping, toilet paper for travel or camping. Yarn ,make a hole on lid and pull yard through.
I have dozens of them I used them for parts storage wirenuts ,boxconectors, screws, plumbing parts. I also fill some with rocksalt in the winter and place them near the doors
I have used my coffee containers, the creamer container for holidau luminaries. For Halloween i carve them with faces and then spray paint green for Frankie, white for ghostie, purple for witch. Put rocks in the bottom and put in a solar light top, embellish faces with sharpie help and you can line your house with lights
I thought you might take a few minutes to share how to remove the label and repaint, siince you showed so many cute upcycled coffee containers, but I guess that's a different video. I put my labels on the side with the grip facing me on the shelf so I don't have to turn it around to pull it out of the cupboard. It works for me.
I use these for everything. Best use was as a stable way for me to build my diy fence around my yard that wasn't considered "permanent" and didn't require a permit. Trace the square of a 4x4 in the center of the lid. Cut it out with a box cutter. Fill the can 3/4 full with cement. Put the lid on & push a 4x4 through the square hole. Tamp it down a bit. Let it dry fully. I added silicone around the cut edge to seal it from water. I dug shallow holes in the ground where the "post" would go & inserted the cans. I didn't go too deep, just to the top of the lid. Was so easy to do and allowed a little wiggle room if your posts needed to move a bit with alignment. I've also used them for diy deck blocks.
I use one for holding my coffee filters. The other is used for composting. I buy coffee and fill my other one .. rather throw away the Starbucks bag then keep getting Folgers canisters. We need to eliminate plastic waste so thanks for more ideas
These newer plastic coffee cans with built in hand grips are perfect for that! I use old plastic Clorox and laundry detergent bottles that have handles to cut into feed scoops (keep the lid!). I saw my grandmother do this circa 1970, back when Clorox bottles had thick plastic. She also made bird houses with them. I like your idea of using the coffee cans to scoop goat feed, thanks! I'm going to try that! Two years ago, I found that an outdoor faucet pipe had a small hole that was causing a constant puddle. I dug it up, found the leak, and used thick plastic cut from a coffee can to make a repair sleeve. I glued it to the metal pipe with epoxy, held on with hose clamps, and reburied it. No more leak!
Here’s one that I used years ago when my first grandchild was born you take an empty large coffee canister, and a roll of paper towel the the towels are just about 3 inches too tall but if you take an electric knife and cut it and put the cut down, you can alcohol wipes you can make Clorox wipes when my grandchild is born. If you take the medium size one you could make two canisters of diaper wipes, you can use the paper towels or you can use the more expensive ones. I like bounty paper towel or even sparkle but if you add baby wash and warm water and a cap of alcohol that will keep your babies bottom fresh just cut an X in the lid for the center core out and Walla perfect wipes for everything I did this during the pandemic and I added essential oils or there was a cleaning one. It was called thieves you just add your water to it and an ounce of thieves and you’ve got wipes for a month or more, I also use Melaleuca. They got several different types of cleaning supplies that you could use with the paper towels happy cleaning.
I was flrced to live in a hotel during the lock down , sent my wife overseas staples in empty folgers containers. Now im here and bought a more decorative square set , so i use the containers to store nails screws staples etc!
20 coffee cans and an old shoe rack and I've got a Garden tower with cans set at a slant to drain down into the cans below it ! 3rd year using it now and it works great for herbs !
My deer hunter friend has lots of tree stands on a large piece of property. He places rolls of toilet paper in these containers then places one in each tree stand. Very convenient!
Being a hunter myself, I took use a plastic coffee can to take with me to my stand or for primitive camping. I have a roll of toilet paper in it and a small bottle of hand sanitizer, a small folding handle shovel, and a small travel pack of baby wipes. I call it my shit kit.
I use mine as protectors around my young trees to keep them from bring damaged by mowers or trimmers. I just cut off the bottom, cut a slit down one side, put it around the tree and the tree is safe! Even a novice mower is going to know not to cut down a tree in a red collar! (Husbands included!)
Great informative video on awesome ideas! My husband and I do buy this coffee in these containers. 😊. Most of my family and friends use and buy the K- cups. I wish I knew how to get more of the coffee containers 🤷🏼♀️.
I make desk top air coolers with these canisters with a one inch hole in the upper middle of canister then a zigzag hole in the lid to hold a small rechargeable cordless fan on top! Then add frozen ice packs inside canister, they work!
If you fish, they make a good worm container. I drill 2 holes on opposite sides, put the ends of a length of paracord through from the outside and knot on the inside to make a loop so I can sling it over my shoulder. Poked some air holes in the top that spell out WORMS. Also keeps me from accidentally putting worm dirt in my coffee pot.
Great ideas! I have a bunch of coffee creamer containers like the ones you showed and thought about donating them to an elementary school class for projects like yours. Thanks again!❤
Our coffee containers are metal, but I use all kind of containers for all kinds of things. Lately I put a denim jacket with a protection layer on a 1 liter plastic yogurt bucket for my mother as a temporary compost container to carry everything to the composting bin outside. I paint metal, plastic and even some carboard containers or I stick some paper around it. I also reuse glass containers. I put painted clothing labels on them with a piece of string they came on, and/or I print a sticker with my cheap thermal mini printer. I reuse a lot of airtight containers for crafts materials (markers, paints and inks). It helps them not to dry up that fast.
For years one of my methods was a simple way to identify hardware contents. For example, certain nails in a can, just poked one of those through the lid. A glance around the containers easily saw the one needed.
They're certainly well made storage cans, the only thing I don't like is you can't stack them like tapered containers so that means they take up just as much space when empty to store as when they're full.
I buy Duncan Donuts coffee. The wrapper comes off easily giving me a blank slate. Because I store food in my basement, I fill them with everything from sugar and flour to pasta. I usually put a large Ziploc freezer bag in first and then fill until I have just enough room to zip it. It keeps pests out. Also, the Duncan containers make great garden pumpkins for fall decor. You can cut out faces or make a cute stem and leaves to decorate the tops.
I never throw my coffee or creamer containers away. Instead, I clean them, fill them with water. Put in the freezer, (large outside), in the shop, and in the refrigerator freezer. We are know for power outages for many days, if not weeks, summer and winter. This way they keep everything still frozen for a week or more. I have over a dozen in the outdoor one, and about 4 inside. You can use them for drinking, and other purposes. It works, trust me. 10/20/2024
I can't believe that in this whole presentation no mention was made about the biggest selling point of re-using these coffee containers: the large grooves that allow you to pick it up with one hand. You can place it up high on top of the refridgerator, and retrieve it with one hand (for cookies and protein bars). Organize small tools and material in the shed/garage. Or even sprinkling salt on an icy sidewalk wearing gloves. Or picking crabapples on a ladder!... Very "handy"
The metal tin ones can be weighted and paper mache treatment and carding cloth added for a drum carder. Paper mache on glued pieces of cardboard can make rigid heddle looms and even table looms and loom stands. Even treadles. Can make pulleys and ratchet pawls. Pretty much a whole loom.
I don’t think that is evil at all. I did this to hubby to show that paying extra for brand name is ridiculous when cheap coffee can be as good, if not better. I swapped the coffees, having a small thing of Folgers and a small thing of the cheap coffee. I emptied the Folgers into the cheap container and the cheap coffee into the Folgers container. He swore he could tell the difference, so I wanted to see. So first he did a blind taste test, he got it wrong. Then I let him watch as I made identical coffees for him and he began complaining about the one in the cheap container leaving an after taste that was awful and tasted burnt…he went on and on. I then gave him the coffee from the Folgers container and he sighed like it was an old friend and said it was the way coffee was meant to taste. We all began laughing and my eldest could not contain her glee in showing him the video of me switching the coffees. He then went back and did another taste test,really comparing and when he finally admitted he could not really tell a difference, I showed him the amount of money we would be saving buying that instead of Folgers. I told him if he was worried about the neighbors seeing what brand of coffee it was, we could keep the Folgers container and simply reuse it. It embarrassed him so much to think that he could be that manipulated by advertisers that he refused and has not looked back. I do similar with other food and drink as well, if there is no real difference in quality and flavor or it tastes better, it is a no brainer to choose the cheaper option. But it can still be difficult to get past the advertisers brainwashing through the years. I am so glad you have been able to fool your neighbors. One day you need to let them see the other coffee can and you “decanting” it into the Folgers and see what they say. You may well convert them too. 😂
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Fill about 3/4 full of water. freeze. Put a couple in your refrigerator to help keep it cold, especially in the summer. Keep some in the freezer as well. (saves on the electric bill, also keeps food cold in blackouts ) Use them in ice chests, no more watery mess.
@@doriscooper3150 I have used manufactured ice packs for that purpose during summer as storms sometimes damage power lines.
Keeps food cold for a few hours while power out.
Brilliant!
I was a second grade teacher for over 30 years and used coffee canisters to store all kinds of classroom supplies!
I use mine to send my son spiced tea when he was in Iraq , also for storing sewing projects , canning rings , probably the best is salt for winter ! I keep one container in front & back door ! I know there’s hundreds of other uses , I also label each one ! These plastic containers are pretty solid , I like the handle provided for you !
I like the handle too
boo. I just threw one away yesterday before I read this post. won't be throwing them away anymore!!
@@judyhays5090 b’sure to wash’em very good bcoz they do have a tendency to smell of coffee! I usually fill’em with water , bleach let’em sit , then do again this time with dishwashing liquid! I came across some of the taller containers, some of your friends or office workers can get for you !
These are great ideas for people who haven’t thought about it before. I’ve been doing it for years, using them inside & outside of the house.😊
I've used them in my garage. Now watching for other ideas..
I so agree got my mind thinkin
LOL !!! I've got them all over the house and yard too ! from rent receipts to pinto beans and everything in between !
Me too
June 14,24. I too had a very creative father. He loved wood working and did everything to keep our century home in top shape. Thank you for taking me back 75 years to a better time in life.
I also use them to cover my outside pipes where I connect my hose. We do this in the winter and it keeps the pipes from freezing and breaking! I use them for so many things! 💖🌹
Wouldn't work in NE, PIPES WOULD FREEZE & BREAK..
I use my left over Folgers coffee container for storing paint. They keep the air out much better than the original paint containers.
Folders coffee is my favorite and I like the empty containers for many, many uses. Thanks Folgers!
Folgers, thanks but don’t raise the price
How do u get coffee smell out?
Started having problems with roaches I have used the folders containers for most of my dry goods and me kitchen cooking needs. I also use them to organize my paints I am usually working on at least two to three paintings at once and I find the story the small acrylic paint bottles into these containers and then marking them with a number that coincides with the painting helps me to keep the right colors in one place. I also creat a paint swatch to put on top to help me get back on track!
Look online for boric acid pellets.
They seem to work well for getting rid of the bugs.
I make several road trips every year, so I keep one in my car that has gallon size zip locks, baby wipes, Clorox wipes, and used grocery sacks, along with absorbent kitty litter, and tissue inside. If there’s a need for an emergency potty break, I take a zip lock, and “line” the can as you would a trash bin, then once someone relieves themself they can put any tissue or wipes into the ziplock along with kitty litter if needed, and seal it, then place the zip lock in a grocery sack and tie it in a knot, store it inside the can until we arrive at a place with a trash can. It’s come in handy on camping trips too, one night we had a bad storm and put it inside the tent, was a life saver lol.
I have used mine in my flower beds. I cut the bottom out. Dig a hole so the container fits into the ground. Leave 4 inches of the container about the ground. Plant my bulb in the center deep in the bottom. Fill with dirt. Then I cover the surrounding out side with lawn cloth. Put my decorative stone/ mulch all around the outside of the container where my plant is. That way my plant will grow he's roots deep below the surface, and be more likely to not grow all over to where I don't want it to over take my flower bed.
Gr8 Idea
Also easier to water the plant. Water stays around plant and doesn’t run off.
I Made a canister set, of 5 pieces, of tea, sugar, grits, corn meal, and flour, sprayed painted them blue and black then put labels on each one. I love them, then a 3 piece set with dog treats in them, they sit on desk, looks really nice
This is exactly what I thought of doing after watching this video!
I’m not new to the coffee can handiness. They are great for any thing really. Glad I’m not the only one.
I haven’t thrown away a coffee container for years. The metal ones back in the day were like gold!
Thanks for additional uses! I use them when I’m painting! I just pop lid on and it’s ready to go when I’m ready to paint again. I label it for the room or area I’m painting! Helps when I have to match up paint too! ❤
I use them for food storage, dry cat food containers, piggy bank, cookie containers, small cleaning buckets, car tool storage and dry compost containers.
I like the cleaning bucket idea!
I already use them to store stuff but you have some creative ideas too, thanks for sharing this video.👍💯🎯
I keep one in the trunk of my car for carwash stuff., chamois, sponge and detergent. One on the porch for salt in the winter. Several in my paint storage area for decanting into. One in the boat to use as a bailer and sponge storage. One or two in the shop as mixed fastener and drill bit storage. And occasionally, I have a couple in the pantry for coffee.
one of my best paintings is on a folgers coffee container ,they will be good for a cookie jar that will never break
Take a small coffee can I clean it real good. Put in milk cream sugar vanilla or or if you'd rather you can add some sweetened condensed milk or chocolate. Put the lid on and then seal the bag in a large Ziploc bag. Put the small can inside of a large can and fill the large can with crushed ice and some salt and put the lid on that one as well. Then have your kids roll the can back and forth on the floor for about 30 minutes. It's an ice cream!
Great idea.
They will oxidize if not kept away from light
I have reused coffee cans for many years and for lots of reasons. They are perfect. Enjoyed your video too.
I use them for a container for picking berries in summer.
As a grandma, I had the grandbabies take used coffee containers and make them into birdhouses. They got to paint them as they chose and take home with them to hang in their trees. They loved them.
Great to till with water or sand to provide weight, I use in place of traffic cones for obstacle for horse training. When finished using the and putting in a large net bag just pour out the water. Can also use to elevate a pole to have horse to pay attention to its feet and pick them up when coming to an elevated pole that does not need to be jumped, but does need higher movement. I collected the empty containers from work because I needed a couple dozen to use for the arena, to mark the outline of a circle to practise making 30 M circles
What a smart idea! Horse supplies are crazy expensive, so any clever way to save money really helps.
I had to rehome my horse, mule, and donkey after my husband dumped me for a younger bimbo and I couldn't afford them. I miss my sweet equines, but I found them better homes.
I still have my beloved goats and chickens, though.
You gave me a good idea, I sometimes need something heavy to hold down tarps because it gets very windy here at the ranch. Putting sand or water in plastic coffee cans is ideal! THANK YOU!
This is true recycling, many containers are reusable! I’ve been reusing coffee cans since they came with a key like a sardine can! Back then cans were wider and shallower!
We fill them with water and freeze in the winter and use them on our frozen lake for curling tournaments
I’m from New Orleans, LA, where we’re know for good, strong coffee. A number of years ago I attended a small at-home wedding reception out of state. My friend asked me to check the refreshments table. I noticed that the large coffee urn was empty. I searched through the pantry and all I could find was a jar of instant coffee. I added all the instant coffee into the urn, added water and hit the “start” button. (I also hid the empty coffee jar in the bottom of the trash can.) A little later a few guests came in to get coffee. Some commented on how good it tasted, and one guest said, “Those New Orleans people really know how to make good coffee.” I just smiled and said, “Thank you.”
They are also great for refrigerator storage for any foods that need a large container with a lid. They can be used for liquids such as soup, stew or broth. They can also be frozen (label first with masking or freezer tape).
I've been repurposeing mine for years now but just added more ways to use them from your video.Thank you
Awesome ideas, I will never look at empty coffee containers the same way again. Need to start saving mine! Thanks for this useful information.
Thanks for these great tips. I never throw those sturdy coffee cans away. I store leftovers for short periods and keep my snacks fresh while at my desk. When they get old or stained, I use them in my container garden...SMILE!!!
Have been reusing the Folgers canisters for awhile. Thank you for the new ideas. Have several ready to go to recycle and will give them a new life.
Speaking of Folgers containers, since I empty the coffee grounds, into a smaller container to keep at hand, I first slightly cut an opening, like a spout in the aluminum, for easy pouring.
I used to have to travel a lot for work so during winter weather I made a a candle in a large metal coffee can to keep in my car. It eased my fear of being stranded during extremely bad weather.
You can't find the metal cans now.
Just use a clean, empty 28 oz tomato can. If you need bigger, have a party and get the huge restaurant size can of baked beans, tomatoes or whatever.
I haven't thrown coffee containers away in many years... I use them for so many awesome things...
They also make really good sharps containers if you're someone who uses insulin syringes or you're going to basis. I take black electrical tape and tape the lid on tight. Then cut an X in the top. You can put the needle in but nothing falls out. Give it a try
Read all the comments. Everyone has great ideas. The uses for them are unlimited. Hold grease underneath the kitchen sink; rock salt containers are great ideas. I have about 10 in use right now. One is dedicated for spare keys.
They really do make great reusable containers
Using the large plastic containers for planting is great. I have a soldering iron and put holes in the bottom with it instead of a drill.
A nail can also work as a hole punch 😊
We live down the hill from a campground. We probably put out twenty left smoldering camp fires a year. So now we use these cans and place them in each camp site with "Drown your fire" sharpied on the side.
It seems to have helped. Though many just end up as shooting targets.
Just when I was going to stop saving them-I found your video, must be a sign.
Even makes a perfect portable commode.
Thanks for sharing this information with me.😊❤.I am not going to throw the coffee containers away.🙏🏾😊🌈❤️
I still have the coffee cans Daddy used for pdds and ends in the garage. He used to clean his paint brushes in turpantine and the metal coffee cans were great for doaki.g pain brushes. Please use caution around children ( goes without saying)..Daddy also nailed the lids of glass baby food hars to strips of wood, and the jars were used to organise small hardwear. Daddy was amazing❤
I've seen that idea many times.
That was a frugal generation. I learned a lot of great tips like that from my Dad.
The one use - throw it out life style is not sustainable.
So did my Dad! ❤❤❤
@@SophieBird07Exactly!
my daddy did the exact same thing!
Only learned one new one, bathroom plunger. I keep it in a cabinet in a plastic tray since it’s rarely used, but the coffee can looks more practical.
There was no mention of garage. I store many supplies in marked cans. Sprinkler system parts, and many parts for common household repairs.
Also, made a long Woden box with holes in the lid. Put coffee planters in the holes and grow spices and peppers. Doesn’t have a bottom and the legs of the box hold it two inches above ground. The lip of the container keeps the can from going through the hole.
I use mine for grease when I'm cooking. Let the grease cool and pour it into the coffee can
Me too
Oh yes, the can of bacon drippings! The secret ingredient of good Southern cooking!😍
Me too.
Love these ideas! I also save large lidded plastic peanut butter powder jars, so I can see what is in the jar (Screws, Bolts, Misc small parts).
Good idea!👍 I also use the Tic Tac containers for tiny screws and small nails.
Yeah the see through jars are the best. We save all the Talenti gelato jars we get they're very sturdy.
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use them for a yarn barn. Punch a hole in the lid, place yarn in the container, thread your yarn through the hole in the lid, place the lid on the container and commence with your knitting or croche.
Love it! Been doing many of these things for years! I often use Duck Tape (that matches the can colors) to cover the bit of the area that the tape from the coffee label doesn't come off from. (Am STILL wanting Folders to make EXTRA LARGE decaf cans (green), like they have been their reg. coffee cans (red)!)
Great for taking to the lake/creek/camping for the children to put tgeir rocks, shells, pinecones in.
My husband uses them to put old nails and screws in during remodeling projects. Throwing them in the trash pokes holes in the bag so the container works perfectly.
I recycle disinfectant wipe canisters to hold colored pencils and or markers at church. Then I also use cookie boxes for large crayons. I love to recycle.
My mom uses it for oatmeal.. theses are awesome 🙏
Me to, anything basically
I too have been saving them for years. They also stack great.
Folgers containers are good for everything and best, they are easy to handle. They are very sturdy. I used 4 of them one time, placed wooden planks on top to raise them from the ground. I needed my little Christmas Tree higher 😊
I like the pre stored coffee filters !
I've been recycling these for years. Their handles are efficient for cardrying. Also used for transporting food elsewhere.
I'v been saving them for decades! Domino and other products too! They stack vertically too for organization and storage for crafts of all kinds and are useful in the garage, garden, bathroom too! Great for camping and children's small toys or just to use as a drum!!
I used 6 of them to store 25 pounds of sugar.
Oh my goodness I just emptied a huge one from Sam's Club was getting ready to toss it. Thank you
Before I seen this,I’m using mind to store dry dog food n planting my plants.Thank you for sharing🙏
I have used the empty containers for the plastic bags for our waste baskets around the house, also they make great containers for pouring paint into when you’re painting a room.
Collect veggie and fruit scraps or compost. Clospins to hangout laundry, miracle grow fertilizer ,wont attack moisture.,eggs when camping, toilet paper for travel or camping. Yarn ,make a hole on lid and pull yard through.
The yarn holder I have used many times.
Yes they are great, Ive been decorating and using them for years, also doing the same with all cans. ❤️
I have dozens of them I used them for parts storage wirenuts ,boxconectors, screws, plumbing parts. I also fill some with rocksalt in the winter and place them near the doors
I have used my coffee containers, the creamer container for holidau luminaries. For Halloween i carve them with faces and then spray paint green for Frankie, white for ghostie, purple for witch. Put rocks in the bottom and put in a solar light top, embellish faces with sharpie help and you can line your house with lights
I thought you might take a few minutes to share how to remove the label and repaint, siince you showed so many cute upcycled coffee containers, but I guess that's a different video. I put my labels on the side with the grip facing me on the shelf so I don't have to turn it around to pull it out of the cupboard. It works for me.
I use them for different things but really they are not airtight 😎☕
Maybe put a piece of plastic wrap over the top before putting on the lid. I think that would help.
Maybe press and seal on first.
I use these for everything. Best use was as a stable way for me to build my diy fence around my yard that wasn't considered "permanent" and didn't require a permit. Trace the square of a 4x4 in the center of the lid. Cut it out with a box cutter. Fill the can 3/4 full with cement. Put the lid on & push a 4x4 through the square hole. Tamp it down a bit. Let it dry fully. I added silicone around the cut edge to seal it from water. I dug shallow holes in the ground where the "post" would go & inserted the cans. I didn't go too deep, just to the top of the lid. Was so easy to do and allowed a little wiggle room if your posts needed to move a bit with alignment. I've also used them for diy deck blocks.
I use one for holding my coffee filters. The other is used for composting.
I buy coffee and fill my other one .. rather throw away the Starbucks bag then keep getting Folgers canisters. We need to eliminate plastic waste so thanks for more ideas
I creatively use my coffee canisters as scoops for feed.
These newer plastic coffee cans with built in hand grips are perfect for that! I use old plastic Clorox and laundry detergent bottles that have handles to cut into feed scoops (keep the lid!). I saw my grandmother do this circa 1970, back when Clorox bottles had thick plastic. She also made bird houses with them.
I like your idea of using the coffee cans to scoop goat feed, thanks! I'm going to try that!
Two years ago, I found that an outdoor faucet pipe had a small hole that was causing a constant puddle. I dug it up, found the leak, and used thick plastic cut from a coffee can to make a repair sleeve. I glued it to the metal pipe with epoxy, held on with hose clamps, and reburied it. No more leak!
Here’s one that I used years ago when my first grandchild was born you take an empty large coffee canister, and a roll of paper towel the the towels are just about 3 inches too tall but if you take an electric knife and cut it and put the cut down, you can alcohol wipes you can make Clorox wipes when my grandchild is born. If you take the medium size one you could make two canisters of diaper wipes, you can use the paper towels or you can use the more expensive ones. I like bounty paper towel or even sparkle but if you add baby wash and warm water and a cap of alcohol that will keep your babies bottom fresh just cut an X in the lid for the center core out and Walla perfect wipes for everything I did this during the pandemic and I added essential oils or there was a cleaning one. It was called thieves you just add your water to it and an ounce of thieves and you’ve got wipes for a month or more, I also use Melaleuca. They got several different types of cleaning supplies that you could use with the paper towels happy cleaning.
I was flrced to live in a hotel during the lock down , sent my wife overseas staples in empty folgers containers. Now im here and bought a more decorative square set , so i use the containers to store nails screws staples etc!
Great for storing small Christmas ornaments
20 coffee cans and an old shoe rack and I've got a Garden tower with cans set at a slant to drain down into the cans below it ! 3rd year using it now and it works great for herbs !
I've used them in the shop for years. They're great for nails,screws,wire nuts ect
My deer hunter friend has lots of tree stands on a large piece of property. He places rolls of toilet paper in these containers then places one in each tree stand. Very convenient!
This was probably the best and most practical tip. Some of these are just ridiculous 😏
Being a hunter myself, I took use a plastic coffee can to take with me to my stand or for primitive camping. I have a roll of toilet paper in it and a small bottle of hand sanitizer, a small folding handle shovel, and a small travel pack of baby wipes. I call it my shit kit.
I use mine as protectors around my young trees to keep them from bring damaged by mowers or trimmers. I just cut off the bottom, cut a slit down one side, put it around the tree and the tree is safe! Even a novice mower is going to know not to cut down a tree in a red collar! (Husbands included!)
Great informative video on awesome ideas! My husband and I do buy this coffee in these containers. 😊. Most of my family and friends use and buy the K- cups. I wish I knew how to get more of the coffee containers 🤷🏼♀️.
I make desk top air coolers with these canisters with a one inch hole in the upper middle of canister then a zigzag hole in the lid to hold a small rechargeable cordless fan on top! Then add frozen ice packs inside canister, they work!
If you fish, they make a good worm container. I drill 2 holes on opposite sides, put the ends of a length of paracord through from the outside and knot on the inside to make a loop so I can sling it over my shoulder. Poked some air holes in the top that spell out WORMS. Also keeps me from accidentally putting worm dirt in my coffee pot.
Great ideas! I have a bunch of coffee creamer containers like the ones you showed and thought about donating them to an elementary school class for projects like yours. Thanks again!❤
I use the folgers coffee container to hold my sugar. I put the whole bag in there, it's neater. And the folgers cannister is easy to grip
Our coffee containers are metal, but I use all kind of containers for all kinds of things. Lately I put a denim jacket with a protection layer on a 1 liter plastic yogurt bucket for my mother as a temporary compost container to carry everything to the composting bin outside. I paint metal, plastic and even some carboard containers or I stick some paper around it. I also reuse glass containers. I put painted clothing labels on them with a piece of string they came on, and/or I print a sticker with my cheap thermal mini printer. I reuse a lot of airtight containers for crafts materials (markers, paints and inks). It helps them not to dry up that fast.
For years one of my methods was a simple way to identify hardware contents. For example, certain nails in a can, just poked one of those through the lid. A glance around the containers easily saw the one needed.
I liked the plunger container idea!
Yes and I also liked the plastic bag storage idea. !
I've used empty coffee containers for many years for various kinds of items.
I put sidewalk salt in the coffee container and have it at the front door in the winter
They make great sharps continers. Also use them to store bagged coffee.
I use my empties on the patio to store food for my Koi pond fish, also handy in my garden sheds.
They're certainly well made storage cans, the only thing I don't like is you can't stack them like tapered containers so that means they take up just as much space when empty to store as when they're full.
I buy Duncan Donuts coffee. The wrapper comes off easily giving me a blank slate. Because I store food in my basement, I fill them with everything from sugar and flour to pasta. I usually put a large Ziploc freezer bag in first and then fill until I have just enough room to zip it. It keeps pests out. Also, the Duncan containers make great garden pumpkins for fall decor. You can cut out faces or make a cute stem and leaves to decorate the tops.
I never throw my coffee or creamer containers away. Instead, I clean them, fill them with water. Put in the freezer, (large outside), in the shop, and in the refrigerator freezer. We are know for power outages for many days, if not weeks, summer and winter. This way they keep everything still frozen for a week or more. I have over a dozen in the outdoor one, and about 4 inside. You can use them for drinking, and other purposes. It works, trust me. 10/20/2024
I can't believe that in this whole presentation no mention was made about the biggest selling point of re-using these coffee containers: the large grooves that allow you to pick it up with one hand. You can place it up high on top of the refridgerator, and retrieve it with one hand (for cookies and protein bars). Organize small tools and material in the shed/garage. Or even sprinkling salt on an icy sidewalk wearing gloves. Or picking crabapples on a ladder!... Very "handy"
Rubbing alcohol and elbow grease removes labels
I’ve been doing most of these things for ever.
The metal tin ones can be weighted and paper mache treatment and carding cloth added for a drum carder. Paper mache on glued pieces of cardboard can make rigid heddle looms and even table looms and loom stands. Even treadles. Can make pulleys and ratchet pawls. Pretty much a whole loom.
I use them as canisters for flour, sugar, cornmeal ect...
We use ours as a piggy bank. It's amazing how quickly $150 dollars can quickly accumulate in it and when it's full, it is HEAVY.
And then you csn use that; $150./ to buy another can of coffee.
I have used it as a sick pan at home and in the car
I did find this interesting. I would not have thought about some of them. Thanks for the vidro.
I think they would look great spray painted in gold and some in silver!
Going to try that!
I buy cheap crappy coffee and store it in my folgers can and the neighbors think I'm treating them to the best part of waking up...I am so evil...
😂 Yeah... Same.
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I don’t think that is evil at all. I did this to hubby to show that paying extra for brand name is ridiculous when cheap coffee can be as good, if not better. I swapped the coffees, having a small thing of Folgers and a small thing of the cheap coffee. I emptied the Folgers into the cheap container and the cheap coffee into the Folgers container. He swore he could tell the difference, so I wanted to see. So first he did a blind taste test, he got it wrong. Then I let him watch as I made identical coffees for him and he began complaining about the one in the cheap container leaving an after taste that was awful and tasted burnt…he went on and on. I then gave him the coffee from the Folgers container and he sighed like it was an old friend and said it was the way coffee was meant to taste. We all began laughing and my eldest could not contain her glee in showing him the video of me switching the coffees. He then went back and did another taste test,really comparing and when he finally admitted he could not really tell a difference, I showed him the amount of money we would be saving buying that instead of Folgers. I told him if he was worried about the neighbors seeing what brand of coffee it was, we could keep the Folgers container and simply reuse it. It embarrassed him so much to think that he could be that manipulated by advertisers that he refused and has not looked back. I do similar with other food and drink as well, if there is no real difference in quality and flavor or it tastes better, it is a no brainer to choose the cheaper option. But it can still be difficult to get past the advertisers brainwashing through the years.
I am so glad you have been able to fool your neighbors. One day you need to let them see the other coffee can and you “decanting” it into the Folgers and see what they say. You may well convert them too. 😂
Add a little salt to grounds before brewing it. Tastes better!
Good god. FOLGERS is crappy coffee! I honestly can’t even imagine what you could be putting in those cans! 🤣
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