get tire of eat minute rice , decide to give this a try since I could not only make some jasmine rice , but also steam some vegee 's ... have only have this maybe a month , but have use it so much it just sit on top of the fridge ... see some steelcut oatmeal in the cabinet & make enough for 3 day , so much easier than cooking on the stovetop ... so easy to clean ... I could see why it would be great for college student ... have to try it out for maybe keep gravy warm next thanksgiving ... maybe steam some hotdog , put the bun in the steamer tray for maybe a minute ... hope it last a long time , if not at this price I would not hesitate to buy another , just order one for my niece .