I be from South Asia and we main food be rice . we do not mind eat rice 3 time a day 365 day . we cook Basmati , Sona Masuli , Jasmine most of the time . \/ I have use almost all rice cooker similar to this price wise . I be very frustrated to see its black thing come out @ the very first week . I seriously deserve another . but I do not want same rc in my kitchen again . I have national brand before before this . which be very good . non stick inner pot be thick . but I myself mishandle it and nonstick get scratch and come out . but it still make good rice and keep moisture within . I prefer National over this B & D. let I share my experience . its inner pot be so light and non stick layer be poor . Mine come out within a week and even come out the place around the lid . I handle this one very carefully Bcoz I scratch previous one 's nonstick . I even dint let my husband to wash it and handle it by myself only . but it come out so easily i can not believe . I leave my rice in warm mode after cooking -lrb- I do not pull cord from plug -rrb- , at the bottom and top layer rice be so dry that you can not imagine eat it . when you cook rice around 2 cup , water overflow all over counter . and guess what , you can not cook more than 1 cup of rice if you want to put steamer inside . no star for this product ... but give one since I can not submit without it . pathetic