Laurel...

I have one that also does other things, but that is the small one--the most it makes is 3 cups. My 10 cup cooker only cooks rice. I found that the 10 cup cooker, even though it only cooks rice, was worth the money for our family. My daughter really likes rice and beans (or rice and anything!). For a quick meal during the week, I make a bunch of rice in the cooker (so I have leftovers for other nights) and heat up 2 cans of black beans mixed with some kind of flavored tomatoes (cajun, mexican, italian, etc.)--sometimes I throw in some kind of smoked sausage or leftover meat. I just serve the bean stuff over the rice. For a working mom, it's a good, inexpensive healthy meal that takes no time at all.