This is a craft that could appear very cumbersome in the kitchen and then only for cooking rice! That's what I thought at first .....; and then finally it is not so bad this "rice cooker"! Well certainly, the manufacturer boasts its junk we saying that cooking stops as soon as the rice is cooked .... Yeah finally when there is more water in the tank, because there is no timer! But hey simply scrupulously respect the amount of water and rice shown on the user manual (impractical incidentally) and the machine stops right before it sticks to the bottom .... Phew! And then oh miracle you have a creamy and perfectly cooked rice. In summary less supervision than for cooking in an ordinary pot but keep your eye cooker anyway you never know! Super easy maintenance and small detail when the rice is cooked, the unit automatically scales the function: "I keep your pittance lovingly warm" is not pretty! The craft also cooked by the same procedure other cereals: small spelled, bulgur wheat and other durs.Par against I tried with the sweetbreads .... the cat!