I am delighted with my rice cooker, I've bought a lot last thirty years but I had never had such great can cook rice for 15 people (well one can cook rice 15 doses) rice cooked quite quickly and is kept warm (several hours if you like) what is good practice we can do other things to cook the rice, I also serve for artichokes (by simply putting a glass of water in the background) also applesauce (it's very compote only brule not like in a pan, put the apples, sugar and 1/2 glass of water) there can be also cook potatoes in water and other vegetables it is more beautiful stainless steel and glass lid lets see rice or rest Tristar - RK-6112 - Rice cooker (Germany Import)