this be a good rice cooker and be be a good value . it be very affordable . there be a few thing I do not like about it . 1 . it spit a lot of water out of the steam hole and kind of make a mess . I have to put a big dish towel in front of the cooker so it do not make a mess . but from what I understand that be the way most rice cooker be . the second thing I do not like be when I fill the rice cooker to full capacity the rice turn out perfect but if I cook a batch that be anything less then full capacity the rice come out a tad under cook . it should not be a problem if you cook a lot of rice for a family . over all a very good little cooker .