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]]> 65797 2 29 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/170018/29.jpg Get streak-free mirrors Use them with window cleaner to wash windows and mirrors; they’re lint-free.

]]> 65798 3 34 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/170018/34.jpg Protect your china Protect your good china by slipping a filter between each plate.

]]> 65799 4 39 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/170018/39.jpg Recycle cooking oil Recycle cooking oil by straining it through a filter-lined sieve.

]]> 65800 5 43 Tip To remove one coffee filter from a stack, hold one end of a one-inch piece of tape with your fingers and swipe the top filter with the sticky side of the other end. Gently tug and just one filter will separate from the bunch.

]]> 65801 6 58 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/170018/58.jpg Prevent food spills Use them to prevent food spills: Wrap them around tacos, or poke them through Popsicle sticks or corn-dog sticks.

]]> 65802 7 67 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/170018/67.jpg Soak up grease Drain bacon, French fries, and other greasy foods on filters; they’ll soak up the oil.

]]> 65803 8 73 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/170018/73.jpg Keep dust out Fashion a makeshift dust mask by tying one around your mouth and nose with string or rubber bands.

]]> 65804 9 84 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/170018/84.jpg Layer cookies Put one at the bottom of a cookie tin, and then lay them between layers of baked goods.

]]> 65805 10 92 Fact The first drip coffee pot was invented in the late 18th century by English physicist Benjamin Thompson.

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