The microwave rice hack you didn't know you needed

When it comes to microwaving rice, you wouldn’t expect there to be a food hack to help ease the process.

After all, all you really have to do is pop the pouch in the microwave, hit start and voila, cooked rice.

But if you’ve ever had to clean up your microwave plate because the bag’s fallen oven and spilt everywhere, then this mum has the solution for you.

Taking to Facebook, mum-of-two Hannah Falzon shared an image of a microwave rice pouch with two hidden tabs flattened out to ensure the pouch stays upright on a flat surface.

“So I’ve just discovered this!!” she wrote. “Anyone that uses microwave rice and gets pissed off that it falls down in the microwave look! Magic tabs! You’re welcome.”

Since sharing the genius hack, she has received hundreds of likes and comments from fans who have labelled the simple yet effective trick as a ‘game changer.’

This isn’t the first time a food hack has taken the Internet by storm.

Last year a mum shared her fuss-free hack to creating perfect mashed potato without the time-consuming prep and clear-up.

Taking to parenting site Mumsnet, the woman decided to share her discovery with other time-poor parents.

“I’m sure I’m not the only person to have figured this out, but before I started doing it, I’d never seen or heard of it. So, herewith my cheater’s guide to faff-free mashed potato,” the mum wrote before revealing her hack.

“Put potatoes in microwave until they’re done all the way through. Cut in half.

“Scoop potato out of skin straight onto plate. Add butter and smush with fork. Add grated cheese to taste.

“Enjoy mashed potato with no peeling, chopping, boiling or washing up afterwards.”

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