Provided you add in a tolerable amount of water (between 1-2 cups per cup of raw rice - generally 1.5 is about right if you want to mimic restaurant style), it's dump in and forget. The texture and taste are perfect 100% of the time, without fail, never mushy or any of that. It's one of the few things you can start and forget, and it will be fine. You can't make risotto with it, but if you're preparing plain rice, there's no better way.