I've gone through many rice cookers over the vast years and have found a good, basic model is just fine for my needs. Started with a glass-topped starch-water spewing and spitting model to a high-end Panasonic fuzzy logic that is sitting in the zombie collection, so far this has been my favorite cooker --- and excellent for the price (under 30 dollars in white).This is my second one after a year....the first met an unforeseen mishap (knocked onto the concrete and hit just right (or wrong) to crack the lid making it unusable) so onto my search for another rice cooker. After looking at all of the models and features, I loved this one so much (and the price was outstanding) that I got another.I mainly cook 1 cup of dry rice since we like it fresh cooked when we eat it. I'm gluten-intolerant so rice is a basic starch for me. My favorite rice is a medium to short grain Japonica. I really like this brand --- http://smile.amazon.com/Nishiki-Premium-Medium-Grain-15-Pound/dp/B004NRLAVY/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1395859201&sr=8-3&keywords=sushi+rice ---- it's not quite as sticky as a full short-grained sushi rice yet nowhere near a long grained fluffy rice. If you want a rice that tastes good, cooks up well and holds together enough for rice-balls or ease of using chop sticks, this may be your rice. I do like all kinds of rice and I'm not that fussy (as long as the rice isn't broken or poor quality)...I enjoy all of the nuances each variety brings to the plate. I basically have 3 types of rice I rotate through at once: short grain, jasmine and basmati depending on what we are eating it with.This cooker makes a surprisingly large amount when the rice is all fluffed up after cooking. We get 6-8 servings from the 4 measuring cups dry. I am usually cooking for 2 (plus a few nibbles for the dog) so 1 cup of dry rice is plenty for us. I find the Nishiki rice is so clean that I don't wash it before-hand and it never spews starch-water. Cooks up beautifully when water is filled to the 1 mark line for 1 cup (rice cooker measure is 3/4 of an actual measuring cup) of dry rice.I like the fact this has a water condensation catcher so when you open the lid the steam-water drips into a catch-all that you can empty. It has a holder on the back, left side for the rice paddle. I don't like non-stick but almost all rice cookers are so I make do with it for the convenience of the machine. This has a delay timer so if you want to wake up to a hot bowl of rice in the morning, or come home from work and have your rice ready, just set the delay timer and your rice will be waiting for you. It automatically switches to warm (like almost all rice cookers do) and stays piping hot until you are ready to eat. I love the white color, the lines are sleek and it looks beautiful. Easy to clean. I don't find any starch dripping around the lid or cover (could be the rice brand I use) and it's a simple quick wash and rinse and wipe down and it's ready for the next time. To use after filling with rice and water: I plug it in, touch the power button and then touch the white rice button. That's it...it will beep when it's ready.Looking at the 500 dollar top-of-the-line rice cooker that pressure cooks and induction heats your rice and uses bells and whistles, and this model...this one is perfect for me. I just want rice and I want it done well.

This is cooker is perfect. It comes with a couple of recipes to try in the cooker, we tried the risotto, it was delicious. We have currently been using this rice cooker, for a couple of months quite regularly, and have had no issues with it whatsoever. The steamer basket works great and can be used while you are cooking the rice, or on its own, which is wonderful. Our previous rice cooker was much smaller and could only steam items while there was no rice in the machine.This machine has been super easy to use, and clean. we have had no issues with it boiling over or making any messes at all. It has settings for white rice, as well as brown rice, and the stand alone steaming option. After running for a bit it will give you a count down of the number of minutes left until it is complete. It also beeps a few times once it is complete so you don't have to watch the clock while you wait.It does make 8 cups of rice, but it is based off of the cup it comes with. This is not a problem for us, but for other reviewers it seems to be. This comes with I believe a measuring cup that measures 180ml, the standard Japanese cup measures 200ml, the Standard American 236, and the Standard Metric cup 250ml so the little measuring cup is smaller, than the American Standard, so it would make 6 American Cups of rice.So in all honesty, if you think you would ever need more than 6 American cups of rice at a time, then i may go with the 10 cup cooker also, on Amazon, if 6 American cups is more than enough, then by all means get this wonderful and easy to use rice cooker. It was, and still is worth every penny.

Fantastic cooker!! I ordered the 6 cup and it was too small, ordered this one (same brand) and just cooked my first batch, turned out great and fast. Only suggestion is if a full batch is done, put something underneath it as it did "overflow " a bit. Cookie pan caught it.

Excelente productoMuy buena calidad y funciona tal cual es publicado siguiendo las instruccionesEste modelo es util para 1 a 4 porciones medianasActualizacion 2 meses despues de mi primer comentarioHe comprado otra de estas arroceras.Probada usando arroz blanco e integral. queda cocido exactamente en su punto. tambien he utilizado la opcion de cocinar verduras al vapor simultaneamente. En este ultimo caso, la cantidad de arroz para cocinar debe ser menor para dar espacio a la bandeja para verduras o carnes, pero funciona a la perfeccion.En tema limpieza, es muy facil.

Muy buena calidad de materiales, su uso es muy sencillo, el arroz integral queda en su punto exacto, la función de retardo es muy práctico para programarla desde la mañana y que este listo para la hora de comer, definitivamente la recomiendo

Nunca había comprado una arrocera así que decidí comenzar comprando este modelo por su precio y funciones, soy soltero así que buscaba una arrocera pequeña que me permitiera cocinar desde una taza de arroz diariamente sin preocuparme por tener que estarlo vigilando, entonces el tamaño de esta es excelente, cocina de 1 a 4 tazas (en la descripción dice de 2 a 8 pero se refiere a la cantidad de arroz una vez cocinado) y permite programarla con hasta 15 horas de anticipación, siempre uso arroz integral así que el que tuviera un control especifico para este es un gran plus y hasta ahora su funcionamiento ha sido el mejor, antes de dormir coloco los ingredientes y al despertar encuentro siempre el arroz ya listo para agregar el resto de los ingredientes y tener mi desayuno listo.El único pero que le pondría seria que el control de tiempo solo se basa en horas así que tienes que estar muy cociente de cuando colocas el timer para que el arroz quede al momento que lo quieres.

This cooker consistently burns rice and takes forever to cook. The build quality feels cheap, and it’s tough to clean. I expected better performance for the price. Definitely not worth it!

Es una de las mejores arroceras a muy buen precio, viene con opción de arroz integral, mantener caliente y de vapor que la convierte en excelente vaporera para vegetales.