Elite Gourmet 6-Cup Electric Rice Cooker

We like this rice cooker well enough, but there are a few cons that I feel need to be addressed. The lid! Once the rice/water starts to boil, it starts to bubble over the the lid (between the lid/and cooker), even though there is a steam "hold" in the top of the lid. Something needs to be placed (we use a dinner plate, fits great) underneath it to catch all the starchy water. I think this con is with pretty much all rice cookers ~ the warm function is really too warm, in my opinion, and if you leave it on the entire "warm" time until it automatically turns off, your rice will be crunchy/dry and/or stick to the bottom of the cooker (yes, this is stainless steel, so it's more apt to do that versus non stick, but we much prefer the stainless steel and have no intentions of leaving it on the warm function after the rice is cooked for more than a few minutes). Those were the cons, now for the pros. It appears to be well made. It's pretty heavy duty and we love the smaller size. As I mentioned above, we prefer the stainless steel inner pot. The rice did stick, just a bit, when it's left on the warming function. We don't use oil, but another time, put a little bit in with the rice and water ~ really no sticking immediately after it finishes cooking. Clean up will vary depending on whether oil is used, and using the warming function. So it can be super easy, or just a little bit of a scrubbing (no wool pads). **Important** ~ Use the provided plastic cup for measuring the rice!!! A standard one cup measuring up holds MORE than the cup they provided. Otherwise this will throw off your cooking time and final result.