Mini Rice Cooker for Travel - 2 Cups (1.2L) Portable Non-Stick Small Rice Cooker with One-Touch Cooking & Keep Warm, BPA-Free, Perfect for Dorm, Office & Camping (Blue)

I have several Zojirushi rice cookers, a 5.5 cup neuro fuzzy machine and an induction heating machine, both programmable, so I have experience with good rice cookers. I wanted a mini rice cooker for dry camping, using my lithium battery power station. I liked the design of this cooker with its nonstick pot and the detachable inner lid, similar to my more expensive cookers. And it was only 200W, compared to my 700W Zojirushi. I measured one level rice cooker cup of medium grain white rice, washed the excess starch off, and added water to the one cup fill line. The end result was disappointing—overcooked and too wet. I tried making 2 level rice cooker cups, washed, and filled water to the 2-cup fill line. Similarly overcooked and too wet. I decided to adjust the water level downward and fill just below the indicated water line. Better. Then I tried one cup of Chinese long grain rice with added water level below the indicated water line. Even better. So my experience is that this machine is capable of making good rice, but requires some trial and error on the amount of water to suit your tastes and type of rice.I read some other reviews before buying and saw the few that complained a messy white milky fluid comes out of the vent hole and drips down the sides of the machine. I did not have that experience. I only observed a clear clean steam coming out which did not leave any residue or wetness down the side. I can only surmise those customers did not have the inner lid in place, or had the inner lid so malpositioned that the silicone seals were not sealing.I cannot end this review without making one point. After every use, it is important to remove the inner lid and wash and allow it to thoroughly dry before reattaching it to the lid, placing the clean pot inside, and closing the rice cooker lid for storage. If you don’t do this, the retained trapped moisture under the inner lid will eventually grow mold. So do yourself and your rice-loving friends a favor and clean the inner lid every time.Edit 9/10/23: i have found the better option for making good rice using this cooker is to use a 50:50 blend of Chinese long grain rice and white basmati rice. With this combination, I could measure 1 level rice cooker cup into the cooker and fill the water to the indicated water line, with an optional pinch of salt. Once the cooker switches from cook to keep warm, and an 8 minute steaming period is allowed, open and fluff the rice. The resulting rice tastes about right to me.