this cooker replace the National fuzzy logic that I have use at least 3-4 time a week for 5 year . with all the new rice cooker on the market it be hard to find one that have the feature that I want , without a bunch that I do not need . I really do not need to bake a cake in my rice cooker !! what I use the most be the slow cooker option and the rice option . I mostly make short grain brown rice and this model cook it much faster than my old National . I also love that this cooker come with a extra pan and lid for the slow cooker ... which make it a great value . if it be important for you to know the length of the cook cycle , I suggest that you time they the first time you use they because the instruction booklet do not give the time for the cycle . my old National would show the length of the cycle when you start each cycle , i.e. when use the regular cycle it would show 43 minute on the clock . this cooker only show the time leave when it get down around 15 minute . the brown rice cycle cook in 75 minute . I cook quinoa on the quick cycle the other day and it be do in approximately 30 minute . another option I like on this model compare to the National be that , so far , the lid be easier to clean . the national use to bubble up through the steam vent and make a mess that be not easy to clean from the rubber gasket , but the Sanyo do not do that and the lid barely need to be wash after cook a batch of rice . I wish these type of cooker would make removable upper lid so that they could be keep cleaner . I also love that this model have the slow cooker and that there be both high and low slow cook cycle . this cooker be just right for a small family or couple , but if you generally cook for more than 3 people , I would recommend the larger model . I can make enough soup for 4 people if bread and salad be serve , but it may only serve several people if they have large appetite . it definitely do not have enough room in the slow cooker to do large roast . great value , great cooker , I highly recommend it .