Don't Reheat Rice Without Doing This Simple Trick

One of the best things about rice is just how reusable it is. Make a big batch at the start of the week, and you can have a solid base for a wide variety of different meals all the way to the weekend. Of course, it's never going to have that pillowy texture it has when it's fresh when you reheat it in the microwave. Or can it?

As it turns out, there's a trick to making your reheated rice get its bounce back. All you need is an ice cube. As so many of these hacks do, it originated on TikTok, but outlets like The Kitchn, Mental Floss and America's Test Kitchen have tested it out, too. So don't reheat rice without doing this simple trick.

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[TheCatWitch]

I just sprinkle some water in my rice. Same results. Same difference.

[izzypfutzenreuter]

I've been living in Asia for over a decade they leave the rice in a rice cooker throughout the day and nothing goes bad.

[edkeaton]

"Talk doesn't cook rice." -- Chinese Proverb. 😋🍚♥️

[donaldholderdoc]

This all depends on the density of your freezers ability to. Ice out of my small refrigerator/freezer melts thoroughly while reheating my rise. Yet the ice cubes out of my larger freezer don't melt.
PS. Make sure you are using great quality water to make your ice. If you use tap water or store bought water it can leave a weird taste after reheating.

[thaikhan]

Just wet a paper towel and use to cover your rice as you microwave... or just get a rice cooker/warmer like every other Asian person... though we finish our rice daily.

[MrMyers]

Once I was in the middle of eating a rice dish and got called into work for a couple of hours. When I got home I realised I had left my meal in a sealed container but just on my table. Didn't think anything of it, nuked it for 5-6 minutes, and ate it. Spent that same night trying to sleep on the bathroom floor because of how often I was throwing up I wouldn't make it back into my bedroom before needing to vomit again. That "throw out after 2 hours" isn't just overcautiousness, its the real deal people.

[StarFleet_Tech]

"Spies like us"...I like that movie. I haven't seen it in a long time.

[bradleydawson]

It seems like many of the cautions I've seen about reheating food involve our old friend, The Microwave Oven. My poor, lonesome microwave sits atop the refrigerator and comes to life occasionally to heat liquids or bake a potato. I have never reheated rice in it. I always rinse and soak my rice prior to cooking, but It doesn't take as long as beans, so maybe smaller batches will be better.

[JianfaTsai]

Use fork to poke holes in baking paper lying on top of metal steamer basket. Put cold leftover steamed rice on baking paper to steam. After scooping out the reheated rice, discard the baking paper that has rice stuck to it. Less scrubbing and cleaning on steamer basket.

[ibstayfly]

I always reheat food on stove but i guess some prefer microwave. To each its own

[Hacker-xeyv]

So....after all that, is the rice covered or uncovered once the ice cubes are put on the rice? I'm assuming not. Just like you don't cover the wet paper towel.

[ramenandgyoza]

As an Asian, im ashamed i didnt know this hack 😐

[JohnALong-nlhj]

An ice cube in middle of the rice? How long should it be microwaved?

[MyOzempicJourney]

Ok but doesn’t water boil faster than ice?

[areasevenpro]

Niece and nephew, everyone knows that you can't reheat rice without putting it in the fridge. Haiyaa...

[krisfrederick]

"I like rice...rice is great if you're really hungry and want 2, 000 of something"

-Mitch Hedberg


Countless Chinese food leftovers have been sub par over the years now knowing this...

[timypp]

Add a teaspoon or table spoon of water (amount of your rice) in bowl of rice to be reheated. Put a plate or saucer and cover the bowl. Microwave for a minute only. Rest for a minute

[grumpyoldphart]

I just put a dampened paper towel over the bowl.

[georges]

Do you cover the rice with a lid while microwaving it?

[johnvanlindingham]

Rice and pasta cooked absorb water take the water away and it goes back to original state, Guess you never herd of rice pudding!