I have just have this for a few day and make very good brown rice once . this one be very good for the price and operate very simply : no timer , on and warm setting . unplug to turn off altogether . there be no steam rack , which I do not think I 'll need anyway . I be forewarn by the other reviewer here about it , but the Amazon description say a steam rack be include . I make steel cut oatmeal in it today . early on the water boil over through the steam vent , so I unplug and then turn it on again and have no problem after that and the oatmeal be very good . the cook indicator switch to warm a few time before it be really do , so I just flip the switch on again . I 'll use less water next time .