quirky be the right word for this rice cooker . the 4th time I use it , it start flip over to WARM while the rice be still very wet . cook but wet . the worst issue be that as other reviewer have comment - it spew slimy goo through the vent and around the edge of the lid . if you cook more than 2 cup it will do this . I tent it with two paper towel which catch the liquid ooze out but it be not pleasant to deal with and some run down the side in the back so then the counter require cleaning . I have use a least half a dozen rice cooker over my lifetime and this be the only one that have a hissyl fit if you use `` too much '' water and it be not like I be double the water - perhaps 5 % more . put water in the rice cooker should not have to be a exact science . buy a different rice cooker , it be not worth the hassle .