replace a aging rice cooker , I look at everything I could . this be the heavyweight champion . the heavy-gauge bowl - two of they - and the well design , secure detachable inner lid show the quality of this device . those be the feature that sell I , and I be not disappoint . -lrb- also have a neato self-swallowing cord ! -rrb- it make perfect rice of many type -lrb- yes I have already try many type in it -rrb- , keep it warm -lrb- or not , turn off -rrb- for a very long time with little if any loss of quality . I have not have a problem with the time it take as some report have ; the effortless perfect product more than compensate for any slight additional time . Easy to use , easy to clean , easy to store , work amazingly well , durable , not ugly . come with a double bowl . do it work better than a loose-lid cooker , or a cheaper fuzzy-logic cooker ? you bet .