OK, so this seems like the most complex yet, but I find myself doing this small and rapid series of key strokes many times a day and it saves a whole lot of fiddling.

Update: Several people have helpfully pointed out to me that you can do this better and more easily simply with Control + shift + v on PC and Command + Alt + Shift + V on Mac. More time saved!

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Or, buy a rice cooker. You won’t regret it. But still no peeking.

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The key is endarkening edges where you can’t see both sides. And maybe a little more on the bottom for solidity. That’s about it.

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