FYI, I have the smaller model purchased from somewhere else. If you plan on cooking brown rice, keep in mind that this cooker is capable of cooking only 2 cups (pre-cooked) of brown rice at a time. Which is ok for one person for a whole day, but if you need rice for 2 or more people you might want to get the 10 cup model. I assume it must be able to cook 4 cups of brown rice but I'm not sure.