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My husband is asian and between him and all of his family, I have been around MANY rice cookers - all different brands. And I just want to say that NONE of them have EVER spit water on the counter or got the counter wet, or even moist. It is an obvious flaw in this appliance, and definately not worth the ...price tag. You can get much higher quality rice cookers for that price. All the ones I have seen used in my husband's family have the flip top lids (look at the other Zojirushi models). You may want to try one of them instead of the glass lids. And don't worry, the rice will still come out perfect.