This thread is amusing and I wish to ressurect it like the shitty wizard I am but I've got another tip I can think of.
Are you making instant rice? Do you find boil-in-in-bag shitty and too expensive?
Measure your rice out. Then pour it dry into the bowl you plan to eat out of. Preferably a thicker one. Add spice packages or butter or salt and pepper in desired amounts. Move the bowl to your choice of eating area (eg, your kitchen table, desk, etc)
Measure out the same amount of water, but add a little drizzle to the top as some will boil off. Boil just the water, in a saucepan, on full power. Assuming you have a decent stove, this will take less than two minutes. Pour the boiling water into the bowl and cover with a small lid. The lid does not have to fit the bowl precisely; I've never had drippage from condensation.
Assuming you aren't drunk and measured properly, within 10-20 minutes your instant rice should be prefect and just require some mixing or extra spices. If you are really paranoid maybe stir it every so often while it steeps. Or at least once. If you fucked up the amounts, just add a bit more water or a bit more rice until it equalizes.
Why do this? Because you don't need to clean the pan you cooked in afterwards. All you did was boil water in it. Only the bowl and lid are dirty. Dunno if this is the smartest maneuver in an office building but maybe you can use a tea kettle or something electric at your desk instead. I initially discovered this method using an electric kettle while on vacation. You could even technically do it using a coffee maker assuming its a nice and clean one.
