my elderly dog be on a strict `` chicken and rice '' diet due to food allergy . I have be cook the rice in my crockpot in the broth leave from cook the chicken . Cleaning have be a nightmare and a half ! the rice cooker , on the other hand clean up so quickly and completely . I still use the crockpot for the chicken -lrb- even though I could steam it in the rice cooker -rrb- and I save the broth for soup . cleanup have become a breeze . could not be happier .