as a single person I loathe shopping for a rice cooker . after browse target and Bed Bath and Beyond I be sad because they seem to sell only huge rice cooker . Leftovers be good but one person do NOT need a 10 cup rice cooker . this be the perfect size for one , maybe two , people . it cook quickly , clean easily , and can steam vegetable or meat so you do not have to dirty two appliance for dinner . I have two gripe about it though . first one be the bowl sit on the heating element be hold down by the lid and food inside . sometimes if I lift the lid to stir , the bowl pop up and off the heating element and the switch go from cooking to keep warm . then you must reset it and risk burn the food if you be not watch . the second be that there be no cookbook or recipe in with the appliance . first appliance I have buy that do not at least have a handful of recipe in the instruction guide . you be leave to pretty much guess the time and amount for most of the cooking .