clean this thing really be not bad ... you just need to do it soon after you be do use it so the rice do not harden on . the first time I use it , I make brown rice and put it on the brown rice setting . after almost 2 hour , it still be not finish , so I be a bit suspicious and open it up . the rice be already overcooked ! it may have just be the brand I be use , but I be hope that the `` brown rice '' setting be all-inclusive . : -rrb- Minor detail , though . overall , I love it .