It's great for a small amount of rice. This cooker was shown as a 2 cup pot. Not sure if that is 2 cups uncooked or cooked. When I make a cup of rice on the stove I get enough for 3 people. With this pot it uses less than 1 cup of uncooked rice and I get a meal and a half. Also, it takes longer to cook than on the stove. It's 40 minutes with the rice cooker and only 30 on the stove. I end up using it when I can't be at the stove to watch the pot, or if I am not very hungry. It would be great for a dorm room and when you are only feeding one and want no left overs.