this rice cooker will spray a little , but no more than any other rice cooker . that be why they all have the little vent hole in the lid . and it be true this rice cooker be little . I think other reviewer be exaggerate but they be not . it be the smallest rice cooker I have ever see . I be a big guy and I eat rice almost every day . this rice cooker be more than large enough to cook enough rice for any meal I would ever cook , when I be eat by myself or with another person . if you plan to have the extended family over for a rice dinner you will need a much larger cooker . but if you be cook for yourself and another person this be just fine . I always hate have a big old rice cooker to cook a single cup of rice and this meet my need wonderfully . it be small , inexpensive , solidly build , and cook rice perfect every time .