this thing be so simple to use and so dependable in it be performance that without much effort , I have become the RICE star of we household . I just cook the rice with a dissolve chicken bullion cube , a slice up green onion and my wife think I know what I be do . follow the instruction and you get perfect , delicious rice every time . I would have give the unit a 5 except it lack a automatic turn off or a manual off switch which mean I have to unplug it . not much of a big deal for `` rice of perfection '' . I be just crazy about this rice cooker .