this be my first rice steamer , so I read review on dozen of rice cooker and the common problem I read about be the steamer spit starchy liquid out the top and onto the counter . the review on this particular steamer , none of they complain about it spit during cooking , so I know this be the one I want . I just get it today and use it . the rice come out light and fluffy , much better than I could have ever make it in a pan on the stove . one drawback , and it be a problem I have read in alot of review on numerous other steamer ... it do leave a thin layer of rice browned and sort of stick to the bottom of the pan . I even spray the pan with pam spray first like the book suggest but it still brown the bottom of the rice . it be still not that big of a deal . I scoop out all the rice and leave the thin layer of browned rice in the pan until it cool then just scrape it out into the trash & wash the inner cooking bowl . my biggest complaint be I pay -lrb- ... -rrb- for this steamer 4 day ago and today on Amazon it be -lrb- ... -rrb- cheapr . it be only -lrb- ... -rrb- now . I get this one off Amazon . it make I mad . why could not they have drop the price before I buy mine ? I be not a pro at steamer but I would recommend this one base on the great rice it make and it only take about 16 minute to cook it . \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* UPDATE \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* I be update this REVIEW \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* my good review come from only use the steamer to make 2 cup of rice at a time . today i try to make 4 cup at a time and have a huge disaster & mess . not only do it spit starchy liquid from the top , it pour starchy rice water from the top all over the counter and all over the machine . it take I 15 minute just to clean up the mess . if all you be ever go to cook be 2 cup at a time , then this machine will be fine . any more than that and this machine be useless .