I seldom make rice because it's too much trouble. Somewhere, I have a rice cooker we were recently gifted that I have yet to open because it seemed silly. I need to open it and see if it will do what yours does, because in that case I have been Very Silly to not have it open and in use. My brain filed it away (for some reason) under "fluffy single-use object and darnit, I'm not great in the kitchen but I *can* boil water". My brain: not always as knowledgeable as it thinks.

Thank you for making me pay more attention to possible benefits!