Save your leftover coffee, coffee grounds and even coffee beans to use in unexpected ways around the house. Next time you make a pot of coffee, pour some into ice cube trays.

For comparison, it’s important first to clarify what is meant by whole bean vs. ground coffee. All coffee starts as a “coffee cherry” picked from the tree by coffee farmers.

Plenty of cafes these days will let you take home some used coffee grounds, to put on your garden. It’s a versatile material with loads of potential uses - as long as you treat it properly first.

I always read that you can toss your used coffee grounds right into your garden. As with much garden advice, there is a lot of nuance to this one: Dumping spent coffee beans into the garden willy ...

Raw coffee beans are roasted, ground, and then mixed with hot water. The resulting filtered liquid, when done right, can make many a day better.