The instant zest is a great addition to my kitchen.  It takes all of the guesswork out of cooking grains.  You literally just put in the grains, add some water and forget about it.  Not only does it prepare all sorts of rices, quinoa, oatmeal, but it also steams foods!  I've used it to steam baby food, side veggies for dinner and even shrimp.  The keep warm feature and delay start features are an additional bonus.  My only concern with the machine is that when it finishes a cycle, when you open the lid, hot water drips out from the lid onto the back of the machine.  This can easily burn someone who isn't expecting it.