It took me 2-3 tries to get the perfectly cooked rice since the instructions written fetched me the wrong results everytime. I cooked rice and after 3rd attempt it came perfect. I made basmati rice and now I can confidently make it without ruining the rice. To cook perfect rice, you need to rinse it and soak it for 10 15min before putting in the pot to cook it. If you don't have the time up soak it just add a little extra water in the pot before or after it dispense the water to cook the rice.