I admit it - - despite be raise in Hawaii , I never have a rice cooker of my own before . I always want one , and for a number of reason I feel like treat myself to something luxurious and fabulous use my tax refund . so , after read the description of this rice cooker , I order it despite the ridiculously high price . it be great . all you do be measure the rice use they little measure cup and put it in the rice cooker , add water up to the line , push the button , and forget about it until you hear the little song that it play when the rice be do . I have be eat `` boil-in-the-bag '' rice but this be so much easier and definitely a huge step-up in quality of the cook rice . I be a single person and find that by cook the smallest amount I get one and a fourth cup of white rice , which be just right for I . this be produce by fill they measuring cup with rice up to the 1\/2 cup mark plus water up to the corresponding line on the bowl . the `` cup '' measure with they measure cup be not a full cup but some other unit of measurement . I probably eat rice twice as often now that I have the rice cooker because it be so easy to use . Rice come out perfectly every time , and clean-up be a breeze -lrb- though I do not see anything about dishwasher-safe , so I just clean the bowl and measure cup and spatula manually , but it hardly take any time at all -rrb- . I be retire so I have not try the timer , but that should be a great feature for work people who could come home to find warm , perfect rice do and wait for they . this rice cooker take up less room on my countertop than I have expect , and it look nice as you can tell . UPS delivery be fast and it arrive in perfect condition .