A rice cooker is nice, but perfecting the art of microwaving is more efficient. With my small microwave : Frozen raw broccoli in the microwave for 2 minutes (

A rice cooker is nice, but perfecting the art of microwaving is more efficient. With my small microwave : Frozen raw broccoli in the microwave for 2 minutes (then let it cool down and melt the remaining ice for 3 minutes) = crispy broccoli at room temperature. Put rice in a bowl, with more water than rice, microwave for 4 minutes and let it cool down for 2 minutes = rice the way I love it (not over cooked). Goes fine with mustard tuna or other canned fish if you love sauce : open the can, add the rice- you're done. Put cheap frozen minced meat (I insist on cheap - because it usually has more fat, and meat without enough fat won't do good in a microwave) for 3 minutes and a half : it will roast in its own grease, leaving the inside red (I love that- if you dont, let the frozen meat unfreeze and cook for less time). Discard the excess grease. It now usually takes me 10 to prepare a meal. Can't beat that efficiency, except by adding milk to cornflakes!