# kitchen tips

Wooden spoon lifting cooked rice from a bowl of cloudy rice water
Healthy Habits

Rice Water Uses: 9 Ways to Use the Water You Usually Pour Out

I used to pour rice rinse water down the drain. Now I keep it for soups, a hair rinse, houseplants, and more. Here are 9 uses, what's actually proven, and a 'not medical advice' note before you try the skin and hair ones.