after switch to brown rice and never quite get it to cook perfectly on stove top I decide to buy a rice cooker . I pick this one due to the good review , and I want something small enough for my limited counter top . I use 1 1\/2 of the provide measure cup for the rice -lrb- to make 3 cup -rrb- . the rice cook almost perfectly . the flaw be the rice be brown at the very bottom of the bowl , and some water splash out of the vent hole during cooking . but still it be the best brown rice batch I have ever cook , be not sticky or clumped . for the second batch I use less rice and water to make a little over 2.5 cup of cook rice , and I stir it twice off of the bottom during cooking -lrb- be careful lift the lid and use a hot pad -rrb- , and this time it come out perfectly . if it stop work in the next few month I will update my review , but for now it be nearly the perfect rice cooker for 1-2 people , and for limited counter space .