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UK Coffee Week: 24 Coffee Hacks

amomentwithfranca · 15 April 2016 · 51 Comments

I’ve mentioned previously about how i’ve become quite a coffee lover in the last few years. As part of my blog I actually got to go to a Nespresso hosted event where I got to learn a lot about coffee. Thanks to the guys over at myvouchercodes.co.uk, I found out a couple of days ago that this week (April 11th – 17th) is actually UK coffee week, something which I was not previously aware existed.

UK Coffee Week 24 Coffee Hacks
UK Coffee Week is a fundraising initiative supporting Project Waterfall. UK Coffee Week begun in 2011 and since has raised over £325,000 to bring clean and safe drinking water to the poorest coffee growing communities over the world. Money is raised through fundraising schemes created by partner coffee shops. To find out more and to sponsor UK Coffee Week should you wish, follow this link.

To celebrate UK Coffee Week, MyVoucherCodes have shared with me their 24 Coffee Hacks infographic that you can see below. These are coffee hacks that you are unlikely to have come across before – I certainly wasn’t aware of these uses!

Throughout the week MyVoucherCodes will be regularly giving their users Starbucks vouchers via Facebook, so head over there if your partial to a Starbucks coffee like me!

MyVoucherCodes have also shared with me information about a study they have conducted into whether fair trade is the best system to pay coffee farmers in the developing world. The article compares and contrasts Fairtrade with direct trade. It includes comment from professor of economics at the University of San Francisco, Bruce Wydick and Will Corby, Head of Coffee for UK Direct Trade specialist coffee supplier, Pact.

 

Coffee Hacks infographic

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Franca  💋

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  1. Single Mum Speaks says

    17 April 2016 at

    I had no idea coffee was an insect repellent! All the more reason to love it!

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  2. Single Mum Speaks says

    17 April 2016 at

    Oops-meant to add #KCACOLS

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  3. Ellamental Mama says

    17 April 2016 at

    I don’t ever drink coffee but I think this is great! #KCACOLS

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  4. Kayleigh says

    17 April 2016 at

    It’s about time the affects of coffee were talked about in a positive way! I love a cup, and I had no idea it had so many uses! #kcacols

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  5. Allyson Green says

    17 April 2016 at

    I love coffee! And, I am a big fan of starbucks! Didn’t know several of these coffee hacks, we do use our coffee grounds in our garden though! #KCACOLS

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  6. Pen says

    17 April 2016 at

    Hi Franca, I love the infographic with all the additional benefits of coffee. I drink far too much coffee, but now that I have read how good it is, I won’t feel quite so guilty. Pen xx #KCACOLS

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  7. JAson says

    18 April 2016 at

    Even though I’m in Australia, I’ve been inadvertently celebrating UK coffee week like crazy! That is, I’ve been drinking lots of the stuff. My favourite is home made iced-mocha with my Nespresso machine. So good!
    Thanks for sharing! Some coffee uses I certainly didn’t know about. Its also handy to spread about the vegetable garden if you have a slug or snail problem, they can’t stand the smell of it, and it will keep them at bay.
    Jason
    @tassiedad

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  8. ShoeboxofM says

    18 April 2016 at

    I’m a recent convert to coffee so this is interesting stuff. Thanks for the link to the research too, I’ve saved it for a coffee break!

    #KCACOLS

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  9. Kayla says

    18 April 2016 at

    Who knew coffee was good for all that! I’ve only recently started drinking coffee. My husband drinks like 4 cups a day haha! #KCACOLS

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  10. Jade Lloyd says

    18 April 2016 at

    Omg these are amazing. I love the eyebag and cellulite one….*frantically rubs Nescafe all over her face*… I love this post and the images are really fun. Also I love that you are doing a fun post and raising awareness at the same time. I think I might print that off and stick it on the fridge as my partner loves coffee..really enjoyed the article link too..bit o serious reading and a coffee makes for a good morning xxx #kcacols

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  11. Cheryl says

    18 April 2016 at

    I never knew there were so many excellent uses for coffee! I just really wish I liked the stuff. I’m much more of a tea girl! Hope you enjoy coffee week. Thanks for hosting my first #KCACOLS

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  12. Mommy's Little Princesses says

    18 April 2016 at

    Oh wow what an interesting post. Who know coffee could be used for so many different things.xx #KCACOLS

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  13. Mummy here and there says

    18 April 2016 at

    Oh I do love a good old hack, thanks for sharing X #kcacols

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  14. Someone's Mum says

    18 April 2016 at

    A really interesting infographic! Though, they forgot its use for dying paper yellow so that children can ‘age’ their homework if it is meant to be from the ‘olden days’. That is the unusual use I get most (and sometimes they try to burn holes in it and set their parents’ kitchens on fire too) #KCACOLS

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  15. The Pramshed says

    18 April 2016 at

    Wow ! I had no idea about all these uses for coffee, it really is amazing, and not just something I can use to keep my eyes open. I also had no idea it was National Coffee Week last week, I was on holiday, so slightly out of touch with what was happening in the world, but it sounds like it is for a great cause. My husband has drunk the Luwak coffee whilst we were in Bali, made from cat’s poo after they have eaten the coffee beans! Thank you so much for letting me guest co-host with you this week Franca, it has been lots of fun and a great eye-opener too. Claire x

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  16. Bread says

    18 April 2016 at

    I love the infograph, loads of things I didn’t know. My wife uses coffee to get rid of the slugs without killing any birds. #KCACOLS

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  17. TO ARIZONA AND BEYOND says

    19 April 2016 at

    This is a great post, I didn’t realise it had so many uses. I do wish the name “wcacolsine of the bean” had stuck! #KCACOLS

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  18. Tori says

    19 April 2016 at

    Wow, I have never thought of all the other uses for coffee besides drinking it! I’m much more of a tea drinker as my stomach gets upset with coffee, but love the smell of it. I especially love the idea of using coffee for under your eyes! I am one tired mama and could use a lot of help in that department! 😉
    #KCACOLS
    Tori
    http://www.themamanurse.com

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  19. Trista, Domesticated momster says

    19 April 2016 at

    I love me some coffee! My small town doesn’t have a Starbucks though *sheds tear*. We have a place called Java Town which is very tasty. I really just need an IV of coffee to carry around with me all day lol. Thanks so much for hostessing the fab #KCACOLS.

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  20. mainy - myrealfairy says

    20 April 2016 at

    Wow, what a lot of ways to use coffee!! Dry shampoo I had never heard of before and I wouldn’t think of using it in the fridge either. I love hearing about these types of things, thanks so much!

    Mainy – myrealfairy

    #KCACOLS

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  21. The Speed Bump says

    21 April 2016 at

    Great post! I love the smell of coffee but can’t stand the taste – I’m a tea girl myself! #KCACOLS

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  22. MUMMY and the mexicans says

    21 April 2016 at

    I would never have imagined coffee has so many uses! How does it work as a drain unblocker? I wonder if any of these uses would also work with instant coffee?? I’m a huge coffee fan and rely on it to get me through the day. Just goin to make myself an iced coffee now! #KCACOLS

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  23. tracey bowden says

    21 April 2016 at

    People use coffee for things other than drinking? Such a waste hehe! I didn’t realise exactly how versatile it is and I drink way too much thanks to my tassimo machine #kcacols

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  24. Silly Mummy says

    21 April 2016 at

    Didn’t know Coffee Week existed either. Great intitiative though. I also did not know about all these uses for coffee – must try some of these! #KCACOLS

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  25. Ezisoul says

    2 June 2016 at

    More reasons to love coffee! Wow! I used to hate coffee, but after I started working, I relied greatly with coffee’s power to keep me focused and energized every day.

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