Subject line à la TP4 obviously.
I finally got one of these suckers a couple weeks ago. While it's not perfect, it makes way better rice, or at least more consistent rice, than I ever made in a pot on the stove. The main two issues I have are that it's really picky about how much water is needed, so it's still possible to get the rice too wet and that it always requires a stir towards the end so that it's not wet on the bottom and dry on the top. Most of the time, my Basmati rice turns out a little closer to Chinese white rice.
I just got a $30 cheapo with only a warm/cook setting (no special settings or switches) at Target, so I guess I can't expect perfection with no effort.
I steamed some asparagus in it and then sautéed it afterwards, and it was probably the best asparagus I've ever had. TP4 wouldn't like it though because I used butter in the pan.