The rice cooker comes equipped with pre-programmed cooking options to cover a range of choices: white rice, quick cook, brown rice, sushi rice, semi-brown rice, mixed rice, and porridge. NS-ZAQ10/18 has an interchangeable melody and beep signal to indicate the user when the cooking cycle has ended. The automatic keep-warm, reheating and delay timer function also allows the user to keeps rice at an ideal serving temperature until it's ready to be served. For added convenience, the NS-ZAQ10/18 has an easy to read colored LCD control panel. The appliances are designed for 220V / 50Hz EU. A plug adapter is provided, depending on the outlet in your country. Zojirushi, Japan top Home Appliances and Vaccum insulated products, since 1918.