3 Other Uses For Coffee -- Other Than Drinking It
While drinking a perfect cup of coffee is a great way to start any day, there are three other main uses for coffee you can try that doesn’t include drinking it! Read on below to find out how else you can use coffee in your everyday life!
3 Other Uses For Coffee
Use Coffee When Cooking
Adding a bit of coffee to your recipes is a sure way to enhance so many recipes in your life, especially if those recipes happen to be dessert-related! Who doesn’t love a dessert with a slight hint of coffee? Adding coffee to desserts, such as ice cream, cake pop, or brownie recipes is a great way to add just a little bit more coffee to your life.
Don’t enjoy baking? Try making coffee ice cubs! Take an ice tray, fill it with coffee, then put the tray in the freezer. When you’re having cold coffee, pop these ice cubes in your drink instead of regular ice cubes to help keep your coffee from watering down!
Coffee isn’t solely used for sweet purposes, either. Why not try making a coffee rub to add some flavor to meat? While there are many similar recipes to find online, our go-to coffee rub includes a combination of:
- Unused coffee grounds
- Salt
- Pepper
- Paprika
- Garlic powder
- Onion powder
- Chili powder
- Cayenne
- Crushed coriander
Use Coffee on Your Skin
Using coffee grounds on your skin can actually be incredibly beneficial! There are so many boosts coffee naturally adds when applied to your skin correctly. While there are many ways to enhance your skin with coffee, we particularly enjoy creating a coffee body scrub to help make our mornings that much better.
Coffee can also be used for your hair, yet another plus! If you’re looking for a natural hair rinse, try pouring about two cups of cold coffee over your hair after shampooing and conditioning, letting it sit before you rinse it out. You shouldn’t do this if you have blonde or light hair, though!
Use Coffee Around the House
While coffee has many benefits for your skin and hair, it can also naturally be used around your house for a variety of purposes. For example, if you’re having a hard time scrubbing off food that is stuck to your pots and pans, try using coffee grounds. Using leftover coffee grounds is also a great way to clean your grill and scrub of debris and food!
You may have heard that coffee is a natural deterrent for many animals and bugs. This is true! In particular, coffee grounds can naturally deter ants and slugs away, helping you keep these insects at bay in a natural and safe way. All you have to do is put a line of coffee grounds where you want to deter these pests!
Q: Is coffee good for your skin?
A: Coffee has many benefits when applied to your skin. Caffeic acid can help boost your collagen levels, which helps limit signs of aging and helps your skin stay healthy!