we have have a `` cheap '' rice cooker for year . we remember it make good rice but for some reason we have not be able to duplicate it lately , so we decide to buy this Sanyo computerize rice cooker . take a trip to what might be the only asian market in town . they have one whole room full of rice , so I decide to ask for some advice . the very nice woman work there say all I need to know be that if I want sticky rice I should buy short-grain , otherwise I should buy long-grain . so I buy a small bag of short-grain white rice - grow and package in the USA oddly enough . today i use the new cooker to cook 3 cup of the rice . I use the cooker pre-soak feature to let the rice soak for a hour before cooking . the rice come out just how I like it - sticky - like we get at pf chang . use the control be easy . the inner bowl be very thick and non-stick . the power cord retract . love this cooker . I hope I do not love it so much that I discover I buy one that be too small . three of we do not eat all of the 3 cup I cook today , but I would say that if you be cook for more than 3 people you might want to go larger .