Exterior be nice but a little dissapointed with the performance compare to my old make in Japan Zojirushi it cook adequately but froth up liquid onto the lip under the lid and also burn the rice on the bottom I dont really recommend it for the price . make in Japan product be the best because they care about quality for they citizen and not just to make some make in cheap China export to sell to Americans at a high profit margin without regard to function and quality