Just thinking......coffee can use.

[Hank]

Ok, I just used up the last of the coffee and as usual I washed the can to save. Just can't seem to throw them away. But, I am starting to get more cans than I have uses for. So....just thinking.
What are some good uses for old coffee cans?

Hank
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[Callieslamb]

storing stuff
spices
nails
thread
tape
you name it---if it fits in the can.

[AnnieinBC]

We can never bring ourselves to throw out the empty coffee cans either. My husband uses them in his shop to store nails, screws, bolts, etc....

We've even used them for transplanting veggie starters into....

IF we ever get enuf, we can always bring the extras to our local Share Shed...someone will pick them up to use them!

[CherieOH]

Stick a roll of toilet paper in it, put the lid on and store in car for portapotty. After use, you can throw the whole thing away, or line it with plastic so you can reuse.
Great for starting tomato plants, etc.
Can be painted for cute pots to plant flowers in.
Plastic ones are good for storing leftover paint.

[mom47371]

We use ours for Feed scoops! We even have my mother in law save hers for us....Also good for keeping food in if you are taking animals to show or to auction also....I hope this helps!

[MushCreek]

Fill it with concrete. Stick an eyebolt with a nut on it partway into the wet concrete. When it sets, you have a nice little fishing anchor. You could use it anywhere you need a small weight.

[rean]

Plant protectors.

[BetsyK in Mich]

You can cut them and have a longer than wide piece of tin to patch things where you need a small piece of tin. If you drink a lot of coffee, maybe roof a shed with the flatten out pieces. I could see some of the homesteading folks here doing that.

[Illini]

Target practice, or steamed brown bread (required with Saturday night baked beans - yum!)

[GrannyG]

The one pound metal cans work great to bake a loaf of bread in.....the plastic big ones have lots of uses...animal feed scoops, bird seed containers, I store dog food in some of them and keep the dog food outside in an old freezer box....the plastic ones work for bird houses as well.

[suitcase_sally]

Put a ball of garden twine in it and punch a small hole in the lid to feed the twine through.

[fordy]

.............Guido , from Hoboken , NJ uses them(full of cement) for flotation devices for the swimming classes he conducts about once a month ! lol , fordy

[MontanaKJ]

Keep a couple under the sink to use as kitchen composters!!

[Cabin Fever]

I use some to keep spent brass in, different can for each caliber.

I also have 8 or 9 large coffee cans full of pennies.

Some people use them to house thier vehicle emergency kits.

[farmmom]

I don't drink coffee, so no coffee cans here. However, I noticed corn starch is being sold in nice little square plastic containers with screw on lids. I use them for keeping all kinds of small things in, pins, needles, buttons, nails, screws, etc)

[PNP Katahdins]

We have plenty of the red 3-lb. plastic Folger's ones if anyone needs some, also square clear plastic ones from Planter's dry-roasted peanuts.

Peg

[Wisconsin Ann]

They make REALLY great cookie containers for trips or for sending along to work They don't squish, and if the spouse forgets them...who cares?

A stove. punch holes around the edge of the bottom for air flow. set woodchips/twigs inside. light. put your billy can with soup on the top There are quite a few tutorials about it out on the web.

Candle lantern. punch a pair holes for a carrying wire (like on a bucket). epoxy 1 to 3 candle holder size cans or holes into the bottom. cut away 1/4 of the side (like a window). Put in candles, light it..and you've got a lantern

On the same theme, luminaries. Using a nail and hammer, punch holes in designs on the sides. Put a chunky candle inside the can. light it. set it in place along the walk way..and you have a very lovely pathway light.

[marvella]

i keep one on the counter for compost. it just looks like you left tghe coffee out and when they get too grody, just toos em. also they are handy for feed scoops.

[jmtinmi]

Originally Posted by Wisconsin Ann

On the same theme, luminaries. Using a nail and hammer, punch holes in designs on the sides. Put a chunky candle inside the can. light it. set it in place along the walk way..and you have a very lovely pathway light.

If you freeze water in the can before you punch the holes, you will be less likely to dent the can.

[Cabin Fever]

I suppose a person should tuck away any of the 3 lb metal coffee cans, especially the ones with painted on labels. They'll probably start showing up in antique stores in a few years.