Squishy things should pack more efficiently since they can deform to better fill the voids left. Not sure if this makes a significant difference here though. It

Squishy things should pack more efficiently since they can deform to better fill the voids left. Not sure if this makes a significant difference here though. It's only the weight of the grains above that would cause the deformation to happen and cooked quinoa is only stacked up a few inches max I presume.