need ideas for uses for plastic coffee cans!

[BarredBuff]

You can also save seeds in these as well.......

 

[TanksHill]

I save those as well. Mainly I store canning rings and flats in them, feed scoops, garden stuff. I always question the seal of the lid so I don't use them for food.

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[Denim Deb]

just found this on the internet...
http://www.sufficientself.com/forum/uploads/4137_81557443222745682_p8ikziy1_b.jpg
lol. i think i will nail these on a couple trees in the woods.
but it would be a good idea for camping.

p.s. this is what i have the most of. some are the bigger size. and some are blue with a handle.

OK, that's what I need in my outhouse at the farm! Right now I have my TP in a bucket w/a lid. I've been trying to come up w/an idea for hanging it. Next empty coffee can I get will be used for this!

 

[mississippifarmboy]

We use ours for an in-between for flour, meal, sugar and such. Buy bulk, save in 5 gallon cans and just fill up the coffee cans as needed so it's handy in the pantry without having to open the big buckets every single time. I also use them to sort and store nuts, bolts, washers, nails and such in the shed. They also make good scoops for dog feed, cat food, scratch grains and other animal feeds, we keep one in each bag of the feeds we don't use a lot of. Cut a slot in the top and you've got a piggy bank. Great for dipping water out of the rain barrel to water house plants.

I love these things.

 

[ThrottleJockey]

We still get the metal ones. The off brands come in them, you just have to find a brand that you like. I don't drink coffee but my wife does and she buys the big metal cans of "Master Chef" brand. I have dozens of the old ones in the garage filled with nuts, bolts, screws, washers, nails, you get the idea. About 50 more cans and I might actually get everything in the garage all sorted out. I don't use them for food because they don't really seal, for food/grains we collect the 1 gallon glass jars from bars and restaurants, the type pickles and olives come in. So far we have almost 100 of them stored on wire shelving in our kitchen, it looks really "country" too. As far as the plastic coffee cans, we have yet to find anything useful for them other than letting the kids play with them in the mud and bailing the boat out.
Here is one of our shelving units with jars. Hooks from bungee cords help keep our pots and pans organized. We are VERY limited on cabinet space.

 

[IW]

I painted the outside of one and turned it into a pot for my bamboo that had outgrown it's old pot. It's been growing there for months now and seems perfectly happy

 

[gourdhead]

one use i have found for the plastic cans with lids is for putting kitchen scraps in. they do very well in keeping the odors contained. jon

 

[Denim Deb]

I do the same thing, then when they get full, take them out and dump them.

 

[Wannabefree]

We use them for a lot of things, most of which have already been mentioned. We do use them to keep craft items organized too though. DD and niecey have beads stored in some. They are pretty handy for organizing things like that.

 

[Blaundee]

i had asked a few family members for their empty coffee cans. well i have tons of them now. i use them to measure feed and dh has many he uses in the garage for holding stuff. i have a couple i keep by the front door for gloves. and 1 for extra leashes and collars. anyone else have any ideas? hate to tell them to throw them away.

by the way.. these are the plastic ones, with lids. i wish they still had the metal ones.

With all the horses and chickens we have, we never have enough coffee cans, so really only have one use for them- to measure and carry feeds lol