buy two of these , one for myself , one for my sister . have to wait over a month to receive the item , but it be worth the wait . my mother currently have one and she love it . the black color must be very popular since the white one be always in stock . have not use the bread make function and probably will not . the pot use thicker metal and I have not see any scorching of the rice that you can find on many other , cheaper , rice cooker . this item do cost more than you average rice cooker but it make a great pot of rice .