Jim, I like coffee filters better than paper towels for Dr. Deno-style germination, too. The roots don't penetrate coffee filters, and I can write the name directly on those filters.
After seeds are no longer dripping wet, I like to finish drying them in paper envelopes with the name written right on the envelope. If I ever want to dry 100 or 200 small batches of seeds, that's how I would do it. No cats knocking over paper plates!
