wake up to perfectly cook cinnamon steel-cut oats and come home to perfectly cook brown basmatus rice . it be like have you own mother 's meal ready for you when you get up or get home . I have a less expensive National rice cooker but it do not have the timer function and it be much harder to clean . I use this machine at least once a day and it be make stick to a healthful diet much easier . I be very happy to recommend this product .