Crafts & DIY
Coffee pots aren't just for coffee. Here are 10 ways to use them that you never expected
D.G. Sciortino
04.26.17

Did you know that your coffee pot is actually two appliances in one. You can actually use your coffee pot or Keurig to cook and make lots of things that don’t involve coffee.

It makes you wonder how people figured out that you could do all these different things with coffee pots. Anyhow, they did and we’re glad for it.

And you will be too after you check out these 10 things you can do with a coffee pot that doesn’t involve making coffee.

Cook Vegetables

Heat up water in your coffee pot and toss in some veggies until they are tender.

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Make Oatmeal

Run your Keurig without the pod to get hot water for your oatmeal.

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Make Grilled Cheese

Use your coffee machine’s burner to grill your grilled cheese sandwich.

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Boil Hotdogs

Fill your coffee pot with about eight cups of water, add two defrosted hot dogs and boil for half an hour.

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Candied Nuts

You can make candied nuts in a coffee pot with some water, pecans, sugar, cinnamon, and chipolte chili.

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Hard or Soft Boiled Eggs

Your coffee maker can be everything you need to make your breakfast complete. Get directions on how to make hard or soft boiled eggs in your coffee maker here.

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Fry an Egg

Or you can use your coffee machine’s burner to fry an egg with a mini frying pan.

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Ramen

You can use the hot water from your Keurig to boil ramen or toss the water and ramen into the pot and let it sit on the burner.

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Fondue

First, you’ll want to heat up some cream in a coffee pot and leave it on the burner for 15 minutes. Next, add some broken pieces of a chocolate bar to it and let it melt. This should take another 10 minutes. Stir it together and get your fondue on.

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Homemade Hot Chocolate

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Fill your carafe halfway with heavy cream then pour in a whole bag of chocolate chips. Brew two cups of water in your machine and stir the mixture occasionally.

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