I made chocolate and butter pecan ice cream from scratch twice and both times came out better than any ice cream I have ever eaten. I used egg yolks, heavy cream,milk,  pecans, nestles cocoa power, vanilla , sugar --all natural ingredients, watched a few you tube videos. Followed the directions carefully and now am the king of ice cream!!! Machine is so easy to use. Make sure the container is frozen in the freezer and follow directions and maybe watch a few videos.