Making the most of your coffee grounds requires thinking outside the mug.
For many of us, the day doesnttrulybegin until a cup of coffee is in hand.
Of course, daily coffee brewing also means a daily pile of coffee grounds.
The short answer isyes.
What Happens To Ground Coffee In The Brewing Process?
The oils and other soluble flavor compounds (and caffeine!)
present in the coffee beans are leached from the fresh grounds as they intermingle with water.
In most brewing methods, the high temperature of the water encourages this extraction process.
And its at this point that the used, predominantly flavorless grounds are often tossed in a garbage can.
Can You Reuse Coffee Grounds To Brew Another Cup?
Technically, yesyou can brew a second cup or pot of coffee with used grounds.
However, whether youshouldis another conversation.
All said, despite it being a possibility, we wouldnt suggest reusing coffee grounds for a second brewing.
However, there are plenty of other ways to get a second life out of your used coffee grounds.
Here are a handful of ways to give coffee grounds renewed purpose after brewing.
See for yourself with one of the following applications.
