I can't believe how versatile this machine is. Not only can you make rice, but you can bake a cake, quinoa, brown, gaba, congee, jasmine, quick, oats, and sushi. I've never used a rice cooker before so I was a little leery about this. But the instructions were clear and easy to read. I made a batch of jasmine rice and to my surprise it turned out perfectly. Not overcooked and mushy. Was the perfect amount of stickiness. Wasn't crunchy at all. It was literally perfect rice. I wish I would have received this for a wedding gift 40 years ago. I can tell you this, that every future wedding that I attend the bride and groom will be receiving this product. Oh and a bonus feature, when your rice is done cooking, it goes on automatic warmer so if you're off doing something and you don't hear the rice cooker go off it will stay warm until you decide to turn it off.