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11 Excellent Ways to Reuse Your Empty Coffee Cans

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After you've completely emptied out your coffee can of its coffee beans, put your caffeinated high to good use by getting crafty and productive with the empty vessel that now lies before you.

You can use an empty coffee can to bake bread, keep toilet paper dry on camping trips, dehumidify your basement, and temporarily store food scraps while cooking in the kitchen.

If you have multiple coffee cans, you can build a DIY wine rack, use its plastic lids to keep frozen burger patties from sticking together in the freezer, maintain your houseplants, and make your own homemade ice cream in time for the hot summer days ahead.

Got your own excellent reuses for empty coffee cans? Share with us.

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Illustrated guide on creative ways to repurpose empty jars.

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