I actually inherit this from a former tenant and keep it on a whim . I use it along with my emergency rice as a backup in case I get home late from work and realize I have not go grocery shopping since dinosaur roam the earth . I like use it to cook brown rice -lrb- 30 min -rrb- with soup stock flavoring and it yield a good 3 hearty bowl of waist-increasing dinner . they key be to stir it about 20 minute in to shake up the rice so it cook evenly and use measure cup to make sure you have the ratio correct .