Elite Gourmet ERC-003 6-Cup Electric Rice Cooker with Automatic Keep Warm - Perfect for Cooking Rice, Soups, Stews, Grains & Hot Cereals - Ideal for Small Families, Dorms & Office Use (White)

A good cooker for the money. 4 stars because you get what you pay for, but their descriptions of what you are getting and what it is, is another story.It says it's for 10 cups. It is NOT 10 cups. You can see from the picture their "cup" is really 1/3 of a standard size cup. I found this was good for the 4 of us with a bit left over (sometimes). It is more like 1.5 cups when making rice the standard way, about 2 cups if I put in all 4 of their "cups" (it won't take more than that) but I haven't used more than 3 worried it will spill over. The pictures show 3 of their "cups" used. It takes about 45 min cooking time using it. I like that it has a stainless steel bowl so I don't have to deal with the non stick chemicals. A lot of these are made in countries that do not have the FDA watching out for the chemicals that they put into them (and you are cooking into your food). I haven't found non stick is needed on these.Using it is not difficult. I am the worst at cooking rice (why I bought this), but it can brown some of the rice on the bottom if you keep the warm going for a bit when it is done.All in all, I like that I can put it in and not worry about forgetting/burning it and have another burner on the stove available to cook dinner. I wouldn't try to cook lots of different things in it, but I didn't buy it to be adventurous, I would go with an all-in-one then and not bother with this.Love this little rice pot. It cooks 4 cups of rice which in turns equals 8cups total AFTER it finishes cooking. I had the bigger side but you had to leave the entire cooker on the counter. I missed my old model so I switched back. This rice pot can be removed to sit on the counter or *fridge, but most of us won't do that lol. The insert pot and lid are much better on the counter as it doesn't take up as much room as the full cooker.Having previously owned two other, much higher priced electric rice cookers, I decided to go low-end/no frills and I am very satisfied with this product. The best part is that this unit is small -- real small! It takes up a tiny amount of counter space and is real easy to take off the shelf and use whenever needed. The "keep warm" feature works fine, as well. The only downside is that the user must use small quantities of rice. Although it can probably handle five or more cups of uncooked rice, if you go higher than two cups, you'll contend with steaming overflow vent liquid whenever the unit hits its highest cooking temp.I was looking for a small rice cooker since my husband and I are seniors and trying to go less carbs. I gave away my ten cup one as we are downsizing too.this does the job. The numbers on the inside are easy to use and it comes with a measuring cup. I also like that it is not coated with non stick coating which eventually comes off.The rice cooker didn’t arrive with the serving spoon or the measuring cup. But it turns out it works just fine with normal measuring cups using the same measurements provided in the user’s guide. We eat rice regularly in our household and just wanted a simple rice cooker. Absolutely love the way the rice turns out every time. We can only make 2 cups of rice, at most, at a time, which is enough for us.Cooks great rice of all sizes and colors, just always seem to have a lay er baked onto the bottom no matter what. I just let that soak in water and then toss it out for the birds but it is an inconvenience.I washed and dried this rice cooker as soon as I received it so I could make some rice!! I was disappointed that the measuring cup and spoon were missing from the order. I used my own measuring cup and added a cup of rice for practice, and added the required 1-3/4 water. Within 20 minutes, I had nice fluffy rice! I noticed some rice stuck to the bottom of the cooker, so I re-read the directions. Best to add butter or cooking spray to the rice so the rice won't stick. Next day, I made 2 cups of rice, added the butter and had perfect rice. This cooker is small enough to sit on my counter, easy to clean, makes great rice. Now that I'm a pro, I will add beans, chicken and veggies for my next easy quick meal.I also left the one I bought before on the toaster oven and melted a leg on that one.So my bad.. Time for a new one.Es pequeña, pero al menos para mí es muy buena porque vivo sola y no nocesito preparar demasiada comida.Bastante práctica y fácil de limpiar.Solo funcionó bien las primeras dos veces. Siguiendo al pie de la letra las indicaciones del fabricante (que por cierto, pésimo trabajando traduciendo del inglés al español el manual), el arroz se pega.El arroz tiende a pegarse, sin importar si agregas más o menos agua, sin importar si agregas o no aceite, sin importar si no lo revuelves en toda la cocción, si sobre lavas el arroz o si solo lo lavas poco o si no lo lavas nada, croe que el problema es la calidad del teflon de la Hoya, entonces es un producto bueno, para hacer arroz o cocer verduras pero siempre se va a pegar el arroz.A la semana se me descompuso, quise hacer la devolucion de este producto y nunca me enviaron la factura, no lo compren si no quieren correr el mismo riesgo que yoCuando la arrocera pasa de estar "cocinando" a "mantener tibio" el arroz no está del todo cocido, debes esperar unos 30 minutos mas para poder servir y que este cocinado de manera correcta.Todo estaba bien hasta que un día dejo de funcionar de la nada. Pero ya no había oportunidad de devolverla o reclamar garantía. Si funciona eso quizás yo corrí con muy mala suerte!!