I once watched a friend microwave rice for four minutes without water. The smoke alarm was the DJ that night. Another friend stuck a fork of cold rice into a deep fryer—explained that as a “crunchy experiment.” Don’t be those people. No 165°F, no dignity.
Also, if you reheat rice more than once, you’re on borrowed time. The International Journal of Food Microbiology says repeated heating breaks down starches and invites more bug parties. One reheat, 165°F, done. That’s the rice rule. No sequels.