For cooking 4 cups of rice i have found this to do an excellent job, nice fluffy rice, no overflow, no burning or sticking. The only draw back is that rice will dry out if left on the warm setting for too long. I am not sure why all the bad reviews, did they follow the instructions. I also used the steamer for dumplings its a bit small but did a good job.

If you cook it following the instructions the rice is not only uncooked and dry, the bottom bowl starts to burn! I would not feel safe leaving the house while using this. I found I had to use 3 times the amount of water recommended in order to cook white rice and 6 times to cook brown rice. If you add all the extra water actually required at the beginning it spits and spills out over the top, so you have to monitor it and keep adding water and resetting, it's more work than cooking on a stove top.
Good size & inexpensive
Requires a lot more water than recommended & needs to be added manually over the course of cooking, spits hot water out, bottom bowl overheats

I purchased the Breville Platinum 8 cup rice cooker with the keep warm option. The two times I have used this cooker it has burnt the rice on the bottom and it has stuck. Very disappointed with this rice cooker. It now sits in my cupboard without use as it can not be used without rice burning. Appears the element at the bottom maybe too hot to keep rice warm.
Cooked the rice
Burnt the rice when cooking and keeping warm.

Not sure why it doesn't have a power button, but I just unplug the cord. The rice it makes is the best I've had. Use it twice a week and clean up is a breeze. I cook Jasmine rice 2 cups of water and 2 cups of rice after washing the rice then pack it in one of those plastic take away containers.
Rice is perfect
No power button

I bought this rice cooker, it says nonstick, dont believe it. When it is boiling it sprays the water every where. It keeps changing the mode to keep warm mode before even the water boils. Waste of money if you ask me. Spend a little more and buy a reputable better brand.

Sprays water every where while boiling, keep changing mode, rice stick to it.

I had an old Kambrook that was really cheap and worked perfectly but wanted a new rice cooker just because I felt like a change. This rice cooker leaves a crust of rice baked at the base that needs to be soaked off overnight. It always comes out dry and I have to add extra water which is very hit and miss with the rice coming out gluggy or dry. But the one constant is the rice that gets stuck on the bottom. It is very wasteful as the rice on the base gets thrown out.

Faulty non stick

The rice cooker does it job without burning the rice but one thing i dont like is that quite an amount of rice gets clustered together and forms this peel at the bottom. This is totally wasted and I throw it in the sink while washing the pot and then to the bin.

I'm also concerned that the whole pot made out of Teflon? If so then this product is no good for me. I will seek out a better product than Breville.
Energy efficient; fast cooker....
No proper info about what elements the pot is made out of

Too easy even for the non chefs!
Set and leave, I made spicy rice and was it was very nice.A bit different from the norm. Easy to clean and no rice water overspill on my SS cook top...bonus!
At $18.95 it's a bargain, make up rice then leave till your ready.

I find the rice cooker a great help, no more cold meals waiting for the rice to cook. This rice cooker works well, although the recommended water measures seemed inaccurate and we have developed our own system. I haven't used other rice cookers but I would recommend this one.
Looks good, rice cookers are so convenient and help takes out the timing dilemmas when cooking
The suggested water measures were not enough. We tend to make our own judgements with much more success. It does leave quite a bit of starch steam residue around the kitchen bench but I think that is to be expected.

Good product that works and creates great rice. You should experiment with it as well and try different things from the book.
Great and easy to use. The smaller unit is also better for 2 people and takes up less room when storing.
Not a product problem, but cooking brown rice is very messy compared to white, and take 3 times longer to cook.

This has to be one of the easiest machines in the kitchen to use. From the first time of use this has produced excellent rice. Rice is perfectly cooked, fluffy and us kept warm just at the right temperature - and it even looks good sitting on the bench
Efficient, does what is meant to do - makes great rice

This makes cooking rice a breeze. It's also very easy to throw some veges into the top compartment to steam while the rice is cooking.
Easy to use and great results every time.

This rice cooker is awesome! It is sleek, attractive and functions well! It is so easy to use and the rice turns out perfect everytime! With an 8 cup capacity, it can make enough to feed a lot of hungry stomachs!

It is platinum in colour, which would look great in any kitchen! It is also good value for what you get!
Reliable, functional, nice to look at, reasonably priced

This rice cooker seems to cook too hot for too long. I have to lift the bowl to make the unit switch to warm setting to switch the cook function off. This stops the rice sticking. I also stir once during cook time.The steamer insert is good for small veg which can be added to rice after it is cooked.(veg can be mushy if cooked in with the rice) makes beautiful risotto using stock instead of water. I have had this cooker for 6 months and use it twice a week.The coating has not started to come off yet.
can cook risotto
overcooks rice sticks to pan

Really good being able to just put in the rice and water, turn on, walk away and come back when you like. Breville recommends you turn the rice once it has finnished cooking....I forgot and came back to it about 1/2 an hour later, everthing was all good. I took out the rice, washed the bowl with a sponge, nothing stuck or peeled. Love it.
So much for so little cost....Not messy to use....Easy to clean and Stack....The rice turns out GREAT.