ok wow , this thing be amazing ! I be a college student with little time to spend prepare food -lrb- and rice be cheap -rrb- so I think this be a perfect investment and I be right ! today i receive it , clean everything , plug it in , use the measurement of rice to water , hit the big button that say BROWN RICE , and then it be beep later tell I it be do . when I open the top I could barely believe my eye , perfect freakin ' RICE . look exactly like the kind you get with chinese food , all dry and scrumptious look how I like it . it even have a chart to adjust water to cater to how you like you rice prepare , so I have some variation to experiment with . but basically , this thing be so cool and I feel as if it be gonna save I so much time and I 'll make much better food . love it !