Reddit reviews Nordicware 64000 Microwave Rice Cooker Cup Cookware, 8.5, White

One big drawback to rice cookers is that they are slower than stovetop cooking, it can take 40 mins to make white rice vs about 20 on the stovetop with pre-boil time.

13 mins for microwave rice though, and it's a cheap plastic pot like this. Bonus small container for leftovers in the fridge.

http://www.amazon.com/Nordic-Ware-Microwave-Rice-Cooker/dp/B0007M2BMQ/

Okay, technically, I'm in the barracks. I have my own fully stocked kitchen that makes cooking healthy on a budget extremely easy, but I had to get creative when I had to go somewhere for a month for some extra schooling.

I use this to cook brown rice (two bags for $3.70) and I bought a large bag of frozen broccoli florets ($5.49 - it was organic and HUGE). I'm eating canned albacore ($7 for 9 cans) tonight which I flavored with some Maggi sauce and hot sauce ($1 each -- those bottles will last me the entire time I'm staying here). On Sundays, I buy one rotisserie chicken ($7) which provides me enough protein for dinner until Friday.

For breakfast, I eat fruit and hard boiled eggs which I make in the microwave using this (I bought mine for $8). Lunch is usually another egg and a peanut butter sandwich with a piece of a fruit.

I could have saved money by bringing tupperware from home, but I didn't want to deal with packing those, and I managed to find cheap ones at the PX ($2.50 for a set of 4). My per diem is $18 and buy skipping the chow hall and spending a little extra time buying and prepping my food, I'm saving a lot of money.

If you want to go really cheap, then this works decently in your microwave. After using it for a few months, I found the Aroma on sale and now I use the microwave device for cooking ramen, which it is much better at than rice. The Aroma comes with a couple of plastic utensils, and I make sure to only use them when dishing out the rice.

It looks too small to prevent boil over.

I use http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0007M2BMQ/ for not only rice, but pasta as well (but mostly rice).

It might be useful for oatmeal, but I have a Pyrex bowl for that to prevent oatmeal spilling over while being microwaved. Neat idea, but just not big enough to fit in my small studio apartment kitchen to replace the other things I would need to get rid if I bought it.

I've been making rice in the microwave for almost a year using the Nordic Ware rice cooker. It takes about 20 minutes (10-12 in the microwave, 10 minutes to let it sit). And when you're done, just throw it in the fridge and eat the rest throughout the week. It's easy to keep clean too.

Something like this might be easier, if you're trying to cook rice with a pot. I use a similar product and it comes out fine every time. It saves me a lot of money to use that in the microwave with normal rice, instead of buying microwavable rice.

Beans just need to be soaked for 8-12 hours and then heated, and yes for microwaving rice in the micro wave you may have to buy something like a microwave rice cooker but that is only about $11 so there is a bit more than just throwing it in the microwave with water. I really did not think about that one, so yes that would cost an extra $11. I would also suggest he get a hot plate, to make a lot of this easier. About 15$. That is 25$ to open up your recipes to a much broader level.

FWIW, I use this microwave rice cooker for making rice, quinoa, and steamed veggies. You can do a lot with it.

I buy everything at Costco in bulk quantities. Rice, quinoa, pinto beans, frozen veggies, etc.

They make microwave rice cooker which are a breeze to clean. No sticking. This is the one I use. https://smile.amazon.com/Nordic-Ware-Microwave-Rice-Cooker/dp/B0007M2BMQ/ref=sr_1_10?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1481185240&sr=1-10&keywords=microwave+rice+cooker