This trick for reheating rice is incredibly simple and pretty brilliant
Guys, the inventive minds on TikTok have come up with another one for you! In just the past few weeks, we’ve already learned the tortilla-folding hack, how to make vegan bacon from carrots, why you should never order coffee on a plane, and earlier we were astounded when we saw how to remove those white bits from chicken breast. And now the platform has delivered yet another top tip:
Because we’re more than happy to tell you all the ways you can make delicious rice (in the microwave, simply in a saucepan, but you can also steam rice in the oven!), and reheating rice is therefore probably something you’ll need to do from time to time. And if you don’t feel like ending up with dried-out, grainy leftover rice, what’s the best way to go about it according to this user (and the 35,000 people who liked this post)?
Easy does it
With an ice cube in the microwave! No foil, no damp paper towel, and no lid either. Simply place an ice cube in the middle of a mound of leftover rice on a plate, and microwave it. In the example, you can see that one ice cube was used for a very small amount of rice; someone else tried it with two ice cubes for more rice and said it worked perfectly.
How does it work?
The idea behind this trick is that the rice steams because of the ice cube. You don’t have to worry about a cold, watery puddle in the middle of your plate, because the ice cube doesn’t melt completely. The small amount of melted water is quickly heated by the microwaves in the microwave, warming the rice by steaming it.
So when you take the plate or bowl out of the microwave, simply throw away the remaining ice cubes and fluff the rice with a fork. And that’s all there is to it! Done in no time—and those are often the best tips, the incredibly simple ones…
@caloriequeen14##stitch with @officialtiktoknurse This actually worked! Tik Tok is an education♬ Spongebob – Dante9k
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