Microwave Rice Cooker

A little while ago, I bought one of these Microwave rice-cookers. It saves a bit of time and hassle, and a lot of energy compared to boiling rice on the hob.

The only real downside, really, is in trying not to lose the booklet which gives the cooking timing, so for ease of reference they're detailed in this page

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| Grain                           | Grain Amount | Water | Time   | Resting Time |
|                                 | (cup)        | (cup) | (mins) | (mins)       |
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| Couscous                        | ¼            | ¼     | 2      | 0            |
| Couscous                        | ½            | ½     | 2      | 0            |
| Couscous                        | ¾            | ¾     | 2      | 0            |
| Couscous                        | 1            | 1     | 2      | 0            |
| Quinoa                          | ¼            | 1     | 10     | 1            |
| Quinoa                          | ½            | 1     | 11     | 1            |
| Quinoa                          | ¾            | 1     | 12     | 1            |
| Quinoa                          | 1            | 2     | 13     | 1            |
| Long grain rice                 | ¼            | 1     | 10     | 3            |
| Long grain rice                 | ½            | 1 ¼   | 10     | 3            |
| Long grain rice                 | ¾            | 1 ½   | 11     | 3            |
| Long grain rice                 | 1            | 2     | 11     | 3            |
| Long grain rice                 | 2            | 4 ½   | 14     | 3            |
| Long grain rice                 | 3            | 5     | 16     | 3            |
| Orzo whole wheat pasta          | ¼            | 1     | 12     | 0            |
| Short grain rice                | ½            | 1     | 12     | 0            |
| Short grain rice                | ¾            | 2     | 13     | 0            |
| Minute white rice (Whole grain) | 1            | 1     | 6      | 0            |
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The cup referred to in the measurement table is the 200ml plastic cup that comes with the cooker (i.e. it's smaller than a US cup)

For a slightly saner measurement, 1/4 cup of short grain rice weighs in at 45 grams. 1/2 cup at 90g