My new toy. It was on sale at Crate and Barrel for about $79. Since all my other Krups appliances are still alive and well after many years of hard and clumsy use, I figured I'd go with this rice cooker from Krups. I'd wanted a rice cooker for about 3 years or so, and finally decided to take the plunge. It's super-easy to use and operate. Only a couple of cons -- it's a heavy appliance and it takes only about 15 minutes less time to cook the rice.