Ilove my new rice cooker . cook up to 3 cup of raw rice and come out perfect everytime . in south Louisiana we eat a lot of rice so I know what good rice taste like . I do wash the rice  Oster 4722 3-Cup Rice Cooker and Steamer - red  use this for about one month so far ... it clean in warm sudsy water with no problem . just remember to NOT use metal spoon .