exactly what you want out of the rice cooker . I be a college student , and the thing be extremely easy to use . some different rice need different rice amount so be careful . have not use it to steam anything . depend on the day it can feed 3-4 of we . it be pretty simple , the keep warm work pretty well . when its do with the cycle and 15 min steam , mix it up a little bit the rice can get brown on the bottom .