On Sun, 03 Oct 2004 17:10:01 -0400, Goomba38 >
wrote:

>I don't get it? Boiling water for noodles is too
>easy, and saves the expense of the baggie. Rice
>only takes 20 minutes, so I can spare that time
>also.

Yeah, but...1 cup of rice makes 4-5 portions. For 1 or 2, it's handy
to bag single portions for zapping later.