30 odd years ago (& boy, have they been odd-rimshot) I got a rice steamer when I was in South Korea. When I came back to the States, I had it fixed to plug it into USA electrical outlets. Used it for years till it cooked its last grain. I finally went to an oriental market & bought a new one. Never could read the directions, though. It makes rice to perfection: just sticky enough to eat it with chopsticks.