ever play with one of those Easy Bake oven when you be a kid ? well get ready for a similar experience because make rice have never be so easy or so fun . LOL , I know I sound like a television commercial but seriously , if you be obsess with rice like I then you absolutely must have one of these . so simple to use ; just pour the correct ratio of rice and water in the removable bowl , plug the steamer in and push down the little button -lrb- like a bread toaster -rrb- , wait a few minute and viola ... delicious rice . also the bowl that you actually cook the rice in be porous enough to resist clingy rice and therefore super easy-peasy to clean up . I receive mine as a Amazon gift from a friend after I mention to she that I usually make instant rice because ... well because I be really lousy at boil the regular variety . and so speak from that perspective , let I say that I think this would be a perfect gift for just about any occasion . it be relatively attractive and really small -lrb- consider you can make a ton of rice with it -rrb- and would probably look great just about anywhere . so if you love rice , then I highly recommend this wonderful rice cooker from Oster . : o -rrb-