This instant cooker is simple to use. It has push settings for white rice, brown rice, quinoa, or oatmeal that make life easy for proper cooking amount for each. It will take usually 3-60 minutes cooking for any of these foods to be properly cooked however so it is not made for quick meal preparation. My quinoa I made was cooked properly and easy to dispense for my lunch. The cleaning afterward was simple and efficient. I will continue to use this easy to use device for cooking.