28-04-2025
Coffee lovers urged not to throw away used granules — they have multiple uses
After brewing a
cup of joe
, the common move is to
chuck the spent grounds
, but did you know they're a
treasure trove for household hacks
?
Coffee aficionados are being clued in
to hang onto their coffee leftovers as they can be
nifty additions
to day-to-day chores.
A buzzing ZOE YouTube clip recently showcased Carleigh Bodrug and Dr. Will Bulsiewicz waxing lyrical about the unexpected benefits of coffee grounds, including their use as an ingredient in cooking.
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Vegan cookbook whiz Bodrug is all about whipping up treats with coffee remains, saying, "What I love to do is bake with them. Coffee grounds really enhance just like coffee chocolate flavor. So, I have a great recipe for something called calming ground granola."
"Basically, you take some oats, you take a couple of tablespoons of those spent coffee grounds, a little bit of coffee, tahini, cocoa powder, toss it all up and bake it," she explained.
The inventive Bodrug also dished on how folks are mixing the grounds into cookies and getting crafty with them in various ways. Plus, coffee grounds make a mean dry rub for your meats,
Surrey Live
reported.
Coffee's natural acids and enzymes team up with salt to make red meats like steak and brisket more tender, as per The Barista. For a great dry rub, mingle used coffee grounds with staples such as salt, pepper, garlic, onion powder, and a lineup of spices that include smoked paprika, cumin, chilli, and ground cilantro.
Beyond their familiar boost to our morning routine, Bodrug pointed out that coffee grounds can moonlight as a natural fridge deodorizer — just stash 'em in a bowl. When it comes to your garden, don't toss the grounds — save them up for a winter garden hack.
Tossing those coffee leftovers into the compost or lightly around the plants can perk up your green buddies with essential nutrients.
Not only do they jazz up your java, but coffee grounds are also brimming with plant-loving goodies like nitrogen, plus potassium and phosphorus to enrich the mix.
The green thumbs over at give this weekly tip: "The safest way to use coffee grounds in the garden is to add them to compost containers or worm bins. Used grounds rot down well, and homemade compost is superb for improving soil and growing healthy plants."
While it's usually okay to sprinkle your plant pals with coffee grounds, take heed to be gentle — as reminds us, garden love isn't one size fits all: "While applying coffee grounds directly onto the soil around most plants is usually fine, this should be done with care and moderation as using grounds in this way is never a one-method-fits-all approach."
One must also be cautious not to overapply, as warned, "The chief potential problem is that if applied in quantity to the soil surface, the fine particles clog together to form a barrier that prevents water and air from reaching plant roots."
Coffee granules or grounds might just be your garden's new best friend, warding off unwanted pests. Studies indicate that used coffee grounds could help keep household ants and mosquitoes at bay.
For those looking to use coffee grounds as an insect repellent, simply scatter wet coffee grounds where insects might invade your home or where they gather outdoors.
