This is by far the fanciest rice cooker I have ever used. I never knew a rice cooker could be elevated to such a level of perfection. I was very intimidated at first since it’s not your everyday rice cooker. Now as for the rice amazing results in a short period of time compared to traditional rice cooker or cooking in a pot. I have not tried cooking grains but I am so excited with cooking meals with this. I can truly set it and forget it. Kinda lol. Overall every time I cook rice it always comes out perfect. I will be experimenting with this every time how cook and see how far I can take my recipes with this new tool.