When cooking rice in the microwave, you should start by rinsing it off, which will help it cook evenly by kickstarting hydration; then put it in a microwave-safe bowl.For 1 cup of rice, add 2 cups ...

But rice cookers also take up additional counter space and have only one function, he added. In reporting for this article, I tried about a dozen different methods of cooking rice in the microwave.

But unlike a microwave, rice cookers take up counter space and have only one function, he added. In reporting for this article, I tried about a dozen methods of cooking rice in the microwave.