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SunRice 2x 125g Microwave Rice Cups $1 @ The Reject Shop

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SunRice 2x 125g Microwave Rice Cups $1 @ The Reject Shop
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morse on 25/06/2023 - 08:16 rejectshop.com.au (916 clicks)
Last edited 25/06/2023 - 08:43

These are normally $3 at Coles/Woolworths, or $2 for the generic brand. I find these handy to have in as a top up for leftovers, travel, or to use with takeaway when cooking rice is time or equipment prohibitive. Jasmine, Brown +- purple rice, ancient grains available. Check in store for availability.

Jasmine
https://www.rejectshop.com.au/p/srice-mwave-jasmine-rice-cup…

Brown
https://www.rejectshop.com.au/p/sunrice-brown-rice-cups-125g…

Brown and Purple
https://www.rejectshop.com.au/p/sunrice-brown-rice-purple-ri…

Brown + Ancient Grains
https://www.rejectshop.com.au/p/sunrice-mwr-active-blend-125…

Groceries Jasmine Rice Rice SunRice

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  • [Deactivated] on 25/06/2023 - 08:50
    +3

    Love these.
    It says 40-60 seconds but I usually heat them for 2 and a half minutes in the microwave

    • tofusana on 25/06/2023 - 09:38

      I thought I was the only one who did that lol. Maybe its my microwave but 40 seconds is nowhere near enough, the rice texture feels like its undercooked.

      • philmarcracken on 25/06/2023 - 09:42
        +9

        inflation even hitting the microwaves…

    • Grok on 25/06/2023 - 09:43
      -1

      The rice is already cooked, all you need to do it heat it to your preferred temperature.

      Any more and you are destroying vitamins and goodness, to some extent.

      • SpainKing on 25/06/2023 - 15:45
        +1

        Microwaving food is less likely to destroy nutrients than other forms of cooking which take longer

        I don't remember seeing "goodness" on any of the nutritional labels but I'll keep an eye out for it from here on out to stop my microwave's thievery

        • G-rig on 26/06/2023 - 15:37

          Nothing wrong with microwave as a method of cooking, it's more about how long you cook for (steamed veg only need a bit of water and not long). Most people's grand parents probably boiled the heck out of vegetables back in the day.

  • fmckenzie on 25/06/2023 - 09:34
    +3

    $1 a tin of John West anchovies on same page also a good price. Thanks OP

    • morse on 25/06/2023 - 11:15
      +2

      I often forget about Reject shop as a source of bargains. You can get quite good deals on some toiletries as well.

  • 1st-Amendment on 25/06/2023 - 09:36

    Good deal. I live on this stuff, and the cheapest I get it is Aldi at $1.69 for a 250g packet. The good thing is that these last in the cupboard so you can buy in bulk and stock up

    • Grok on 25/06/2023 - 10:53
      +1

      Aldi is now $2

      • 1st-Amendment on 25/06/2023 - 15:03
        +1

        Aldi is now $2

        sad face…

    • the discombobulated… on 25/06/2023 - 10:31
      +2

      Well, that's annoying.

      • gakko on 25/06/2023 - 10:52

        Agree - I used to get instant rice semi regularly.

    • morse on 25/06/2023 - 10:45
      +2

      This goes for all rice, but yes these instant cups can’t be rinsed and are higher in plastic.

      • Grok on 25/06/2023 - 10:50

        Why worry about relatively inert plastic when arsenic is a much bigger alleged problem with most rice.

        • 1st-Amendment on 25/06/2023 - 15:04

          Why worry about…

          Because we now live in times that are so easy that we have to go out of our way to find things to be concerned about 😁

          • gakko on 26/06/2023 - 15:05

            @1st-Amendment: You mean humans are always striving to improve, even when things are 'easy'? Sounds good to me.

            • 1st-Amendment on 26/06/2023 - 17:22

              @gakko:

              You mean humans are always striving to improve, even when things are 'easy'? Sounds good to me.

              The road to hell is paved with good intentions. That doesn't sound good to me.

    • MuddyClear on 25/06/2023 - 11:58
      +1

      I imagine the micro plastics gets pooped out anyway…

    • cakesyy on 26/06/2023 - 07:58
      +3

      Research reveals plastic levels in food staples

      Yeah, well that is why you avoid eating staples.

  • G-rig on 25/06/2023 - 09:47
    -3

    https://www.coles.com.au/product/sunrice-jasmine-white-rice-…
    Much better value - don't be lazy, and reduce waste :).

    • CodeExplode on 25/06/2023 - 09:57
      +8

      I buy the 5kg packets, but in fairness to OP they specifically said it was for travel etc where cooking isn't really an option.

      • G-rig on 25/06/2023 - 10:01
        +2

        Oh right must have missed that, fair enough.
        A lot of people just buy them anyway though when they could buy a 15$ rice cooker and you'd make up the money in no time.

      • morse on 25/06/2023 - 10:47
        +1

        Yep we mostly cook rice at home in the rice cooker, either basmati, Jasmine or a combo but these are kind of handy every once in a while.

    • Grok on 25/06/2023 - 10:52
      +1

      Preparing a few hundred servings of rice separately would be much more environmentally deleterious than buying packets of rice that were done in a massive batch at one time.

        • morse on 25/06/2023 - 11:09
          +2

          We actually do make two cups at a time sometimes. I only eat a little rice if any, my kid is little so eats small portions and then my husband will eat a standard size. So two cooked cups, or one small cup uncooked is fine for us. I’ve never really considered the energy use, those sometimes my husband deliberately does things in the peak of the day so the power comes from the solar system, including on occasion cooking rice 😆

          • G-rig on 25/06/2023 - 11:15

            @morse: yeah was talking about one-two cups uncooked, not cooked.

            Yeah i probably cook rice once a week and lasts up to 4 days in the fridge.
            I'm sure it's still better than all the waste and extra cost.

            • morse on 25/06/2023 - 11:17

              @G-rig: It is better for sure. Apparently you’re not meant to reheat rice, but we do it all the time and have no issues.

              • G-rig on 25/06/2023 - 11:19

                @morse: I've hard that, but makes no sense if all these microwave rice are cooked too.
                Never had an issue, just refridgerate within two hours of cooking.

    • Freestyle on 25/06/2023 - 13:37

      also takes 40+ mins prep, stop comparing apples to oranges

      • G-rig on 25/06/2023 - 13:41

        You cooking brown rice or something? Doesn't take long at all, rinse well and into the rice cooker, just have to do it ahead of time, whenever

        • Tiggrrrrr on 25/06/2023 - 17:18
          -1

          Probably uses colander. Aiyoh.

          • fusion17 on 25/06/2023 - 23:44
            +1

            @Tiggrrrrr: He's not that off, all the good rice cookers take 30-40 mins.

            For quick lunches at work I like the aldi imperial brown plus can of tuna.

            • capslock janitor on 26/06/2023 - 01:52

              @fusion17: Mine takes 10mins to “cook” then another 20 to steam it off

            • G-rig on 26/06/2023 - 02:27

              @fusion17: The point is it takes stuff all time to put it on, just have to remember to do it ahead of time, at any time in the week/day before you want it.

            • Tiggrrrrr on 26/06/2023 - 16:52

              @fusion17: 30-40 minutes?
              Mine takes less than that.

              EDIT:

              The cooking times of 5 popular rice cookers
              • Zojirushi Neuro Fuzzy Rice Cooker and Warmer: 20 minutes
              • black+decker 3-Cup Rice Cooker and Steamer: 20 minutes
              • Aroma 20-Cup Rice Cooker and Steamer: 15 minutes
              • Hamilton Beach Digital Simplicity Rice Cooker & Food Steamer: 20 minutes
              • Instant Pot Duo 7-in-1 Electric Pressure Cooker: 12 minutes

              • fusion17 on 27/06/2023 - 17:45

                @Tiggrrrrr: I won't bother to go through them all since the first is already wrong.

                "The Neuro Fuzzy's only downside is its relative slowness: Unless you use the quick-cook setting, it takes at least 40 minutes to make a batch of white rice and over 90 minutes to make brown rice"

                You are talking about the quick cook function they all have - this basically replicates the $10 kmart ones. I know because mine does it too, and it's clearly Inferior to the normal mode.

                • Tiggrrrrr on 27/06/2023 - 18:10

                  @fusion17: I am comparing convenience time of microwave rice packets.
                  So yes, times above are for the quick-rice option, as quick rice is still a superior option to microwave packets.

                • G-rig on 27/06/2023 - 20:21

                  @fusion17: I can do brown rice in the instant pot pretty quick, will time it next time. Most of the time is letting it cool before opening lid, bit could always hit the pressure release to speed it up

                  Sounds like some people just need to plan ahead and get organised. The packet ones are good if you're stuck though. I'd rather not hear up plastic these days and reduce waste, and save money.

      • cakesyy on 26/06/2023 - 07:57

        Presoak overnight and it ain't too bad.

        • Tiggrrrrr on 26/06/2023 - 16:57

          Are you from the UK?
          I haven't heard of anyone doing that since leaving the UK.

  • freemoneyhunter on 25/06/2023 - 11:33

    I bought a 14 pack from coles for $14 a few weeks ago, this is 1/2 price that really.

  • aerona on 25/06/2023 - 12:27
    +2

    Mmmm heating up plastic 😛

  • sub102 on 25/06/2023 - 15:17

    There's another type not listed,

    SunRice Brown Rice & Multigrain
    https://www.rejectshop.com.au/p/sunrice-mwr-multigrain-125g

    • Tiggrrrrr on 25/06/2023 - 17:19
      +1

      Weirdly, that's the only variety i can find in the reject shop(s) near me.

  • zealmax on 25/06/2023 - 15:40

    How to you buy these? I went to the reject shop today and they didn't have it.

    • morse on 25/06/2023 - 15:43
      +1

      You go to the shop and see if they have it in stock. I only found one variety in my local and it was tucked away and a bit hard to find. There was also Riviana basmati precooked sachets 250g for $1 too.

      • zealmax on 25/06/2023 - 15:45

        Out of luck at my local store. wanted to keep couple of packs in the pantry for making fried rice.

        • morse on 25/06/2023 - 16:18

          That’s a shame. I’m not sure how long the offer has been on, I chanced upon it when looking for something else. Aldi probably has the cheapest precooked when there’s no sale. For fried rice, I cook in rice cooker and chill in fridge prior to cooking. But I do understand sometimes you just want to make something very quickly, especially if cooking for one. This some eggs, veggies and sauces would make for a very quick easy and filling meal.

  • Johan92912 on 25/06/2023 - 16:09

    What would Uncle Roger say about microwavable rice?

    • morse on 25/06/2023 - 16:19

      haiyaa!

    • Plasma on 26/06/2023 - 05:12

      I think Jamie Oliver used the pouch equivalent in a recipe and he was mortified such a product existed.

      • G-rig on 26/06/2023 - 05:32

        and chilli jam lol

  • cakesyy on 26/06/2023 - 07:56

    Sucks there isn't one anywhere near Brisbane. All are miles away.

    • morse on 26/06/2023 - 08:04

      Yes, they are pretty much all in the burbs. Carindale is probably closest to the city. When I lived in Brisbane I’d do the pilgrimage out to the suburban shopping malls every few weeks.

  • OpticalCog on 27/06/2023 - 16:08
    +1

    FYI for those in Vic and SA unable to find stock @ reject shop, NQR also have the brown rice ones 6(x2pk) for $6 - i.e. same price but have to buy 6.

  • WhereThouArt on 09/08/2023 - 17:56

    Can anyone confirm stores with stock in Perth?

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