ever since I purchase this item , I have be use it almost every single day ! it be extremely convenient and be a snap to use . I live in a small apartment and this be the perfect size for one person . I always cook 1 cup of uncooked rice and it be a hearty serve for one person . it be very easy to measure all you ingredient because the non-stick bowl have mark line on the inside -lrb- 1 cup , 2 cup , and 3 cup -rrb- to show you how much water to add . clean-up be a breeze because of the non-stick bowl . my favorite rice to make be jasmine rice with lot of lime juice , a little lemon juice , and cilantro . I add the rice to the non-stick bowl -lrb- 1 cup uncooked -rrb- . then I add enough lime juice so that all of the rice be wet and soak in it . then I add just a little bit of lemon juice -lrb- 1-2 tsp . -rrb- . then add a bit of butter and some salt . after rice be cook , mix in 2 tsp . of cilantro and stir well . it be delicious and it be the only rice I ever make . the only problem with this unit be that you have to check the rice occasionally during the cooking phase , otherwise the bottom of the rice will brown . it be not a catastrophe and be easily remedy . First off , let I just say that if the rice brown a bit , it only look unpleasant . it still taste just as good . to avoid this , you need to wait until the rice have absorb almost all the water . take off the lid and stir the rice thoroughly . once the rice have absorb most of the water , just switch the mode to `` keep warm '' manually -lrb- instead of wait for it to click -rrb- . then occasionally stir the rice while you wait around 5-10 minute -lrb- give or take -rrb- . once the rice have absorb all the water , you can leave it on `` keep warm '' . I like to switch the mode back to `` cook '' for around 3-4 minute so that the rice get nice and hot . the trick be to take it out before it brown the bottom . this sound complicated , but it really be not . just check it occasionally , stir it a few time , then switch it to `` keep warm '' just before all the water be absorb -lrb- 95 % or so should be absorb -rrb- . this be the only flaw with this unit -lrb- hence only 4 star -rrb- . otherwise , I think it be fantastic and it be my new favorite kitchen appliance !