How to make a coffee filter out of a paper towel

Uploaded on Aug 07, 2007 / 13249 views / 16123 impressions / 14 comments

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Colin twittered he was out of coffee filters so I suggested he use a paper towel instead. Owen challenged me to make a how-to video and put it on Viddler. So I did.

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  • Marisa McClellan
  • coffee filter
  • paper towel

17 comments

1. cakiwumi 2:12

Aug 07, 2007

great video

2. cdevroe

Aug 07, 2007

Thanks so much for doing a video about this!! Haha. This is great. I'm going to do it right now!

3. magdalenus

Aug 07, 2007

Now, while I know paper towels work in a pinch... don't forget they leech acid into your coffee making it much more bitter than it would otherwise be. Colin, you should hook yrself up with a reusable metal filter! :)

4. ringmaster

Aug 07, 2007

Challenge accepted and completed! Well done.

5. marusula

Aug 07, 2007

Magdalenus, you are right. This isn't a all-the-time option, but just one that works if you are stuck. Personally, I go with a french press most of the time, no filters needed at all.

6. marusula

Aug 07, 2007

Oh, and ringmaster, I couldn't not do it once the challenge was laid down!

7. Striff

Aug 08, 2007

nice video :)

goldiekatsu

Aug 08, 2007

Yeah great video!

8. gruven_reuven 2:12

Aug 13, 2007

WoW! MacGyver couldn't have done better. I gotta remember that one! Philadelphia ingenuity!

9. dannyboitanni 2:12

Oct 30, 2007

that's awesome!

10. mulholtd

Jul 25, 2008

whats that on your boob

11. whoisbid

Sep 03, 2011

just what I needed to know a while back.

12. Watcher001

Jan 28, 2012

Yep just in time !!! =) Thanks!!! Thumbs up!!!

13. Dede

Feb 10, 2012

Thank you so much. I am out of filters and forgot to tell my husband to pick some up. I am also sick so I don't feel like getting out. This was a wonderful way to do it, because for the life of me I couldn't figure out how to do it with a cone filter.

14. Dede

Feb 10, 2012

Thank you so much, I am too sick to go get any and I forgot to tell my husband to pick some up. I will let you know how my coffee turns out

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