Overview: what can be done from an old or broken coffee maker

Coffee makers are very popular. This is a great solution for both home cooking and office use. Modern equipment will quickly prepare delicious and aromatic coffee in minutes. But any equipment, even the highest quality and most reliable, sooner or later fails. If it breaks, you don’t need to hurry to throw it away - you can easily find another application for the coffee machine and breathe a second life into it.

Where will the old coffee maker find application?

A person acquires new household appliances in 2 cases:

1. Serious damage or complete failure of the old equipment.
2. The manufacturer produces a more interesting and modern model, which has a large number of various functions and options.

The question usually arises: where can I put the old coffee machine. You can always take it to the trash. But it is better to leave it and use the unit at home. Also, the device can be taken to the country house - there will always be a use for old and broken things as multifunctional equipment or a piece of decor.

Custom use drip coffee makers It will help to impress colleagues and household members, who will now always know who has the most unusual and interesting ideas in their house.

The coffee machine brews not only delicious and invigorating coffee

Everyone knows that this type of home appliances perfectly copes with its basic functions, namely coffee brewing. But not everyone knows that with the help of a coffee maker, you can quickly and without problems prepare other interesting things. A few simple drink recipes:

1. Saturated tea. People will be amazed at how delicious this type of drink is. To make it, you need to pour granular tea instead of coffee. As a result, he should fill the desired compartment by 2/3. Every connoisseur of tea will be able to truly appreciate its unique taste.
   

   Tea in the coffee maker

2. Hot punch. Relatives will be in pleasant shock when they first taste this drink, which was prepared in the simplest coffee maker. Moreover, it is done as soon as possible and does not require any complicated manipulations. To prepare, you will need 1 or 2 bags of tea. For a rich aroma, black teas are best suited. In addition, it is necessary to take liquid honey and any kind of whiskey. The amount of each ingredient depends on how the drink should result. All ingredients are thoroughly mixed, after which the composition is boiled and infused for some time. Adding more or fewer components will give punch different tastes.
   

   Hot punch

3. Chocolate. This drink will surprise not only adults, but all children who will try it. To prepare the drink you will need 2 ingredients:

• Milk;
• chocolate.

Add milk and grated chocolate to the container instead of coffee. To make the taste saturated, it is better to take dark varieties. All components are mixed and boiled in a coffee maker. This drink will become a favorite for every child, mom will always be able to please her child, without putting much effort.

Chocolate maker

These simple drinks are made simply and quickly, without taking a lot of time and effort. But they are always obtained with a rich aroma and impeccable taste.

How to cook a variety of dishes in an old coffee maker?

Household appliances can be used not only for its intended purpose.Sometimes its use is very unexpected and unusual.

The coffee maker has a special flask in which coffee is brewed. Food can be prepared with or without food.

Dishes in the flask

It is very important during the preparation of the dish in this way to observe one very simple rule, which is that the products loaded into the flask should not touch the filter. If this is not observed, then pieces of products can clog it and the equipment will completely fail.

The main products that can be prepared in a flask include:

1. Oatmeal. To prepare this nourishing tomorrow, it is necessary to fill the flask with water and pour oatmeal into it. The ingredients are taken in the same proportions as during cooking in the usual way. The optimal ratio is 4 tablespoons of cereal per 1 glass of water. Porridge is cooked for 5 minutes.
2. Rice: fill the flask 2/3 with water, then fill the rest with rice. Turn on the coffee machine and wait a bit. After 10 minutes, the rice will be cooked, you can start the meal.
3. The eggs. The flask is filled with water, after which eggs are placed in it. Their cooking time depends on which dish should be obtained. For example, 2 minutes after switching on, the eggs will be “in bags”. If you want hard-boiled eggs, you need to stand a little longer.
   

   Coffee maker eggs

4. Noodles. Place the noodles in a container and pour it with water. After this, you must turn on household appliances and wait for the noodles to cook. To make the dish fragrant and tasty, it is recommended to add various seasonings. They need to be placed in a special filter.
   

   Coffee noodles

5. Corn. Fill the flask with water, place the ear of corn in it and boil it for 8 minutes.

All dishes are prepared in minutes and do not require special preparation. Each person will be able to cook them in their own coffee maker.

Dishes cooked without flask

The coffee maker is a versatile household appliance item. If you remove the flask, then you can use a hot disk for cooking. A few simple and interesting ways to use:

• A sandwich. Between 2 slices of bread you can place absolutely any filling. After all the ingredients are sliced, you need to collect a sandwich and place it on a heated disk. When one side is sufficiently fried, the sandwich must be turned to the second side;
  

  Toasted sandwich

• Toasted sausages. On a heated disk, you need to put special sausages for grilling. They can be slightly warmed up or thoroughly fried using a coffee maker disc.

Sausages in the coffee maker

It is very important when cooking dishes in this way not to leave them unattended. They can burn severely and cause a fire. Therefore, cooking with a coffee machine without a bulb requires discipline and care.

How to use a coffee maker in the interior?

If there is no desire to use old household appliances as an additional device for preparing various dishes, then it can become interesting and the style of the interior item.

Typically, coffee makers are made of the same color plastic. For example, black, gray or brown. In this form, they do not represent anything interesting and unusual. In order to somehow revive the old equipment, you can use decoupage. If you want to completely change the color of the case, simple acrylic paints will come to the rescue in this.

Decoupage

Any new pattern or drawing will give the old coffee maker a new interesting look that will fit perfectly into any interior.

Special attention should be paid to the flask. One of the most common uses is to use it as a place to store coins and other small items. If you include fantasy, you can do a lot of unusual and unique things. The flask can be filled with dried flowers, such as rosebuds, or put shells in it, which the whole family collected at sea. This will be a good memory of a great time.

In addition, you can decorate the flask for various holidays. Each time use different objects for this. For example, on New Year's Eve, you can put cones and festive tinsel in it.

From the flask you can make a piggy bank. Only to add not money into it, but notes with interesting and unforgettable moments. At the end of the year, it will be nice to remember everything that happened with your loved one.

Coffee maker aquarium

Another interesting way to use a coffee maker is to make a mini aquarium. It will not be harder to care for him than for the simplest aquarium. To the delight of children and adults, various fish and snails can live in it. Watching them will help you quickly relax after a hard day.