I made ice cream for the 4th of July in my new ice cream maker.  My grandsons and I had a great time with it.  I did freeze the bowl for several days before using the machine.  However I did not chill the milk mixture and it turned out great.  We had fun adding miniature M&Ms and mini chocolate chips to our cones.  Very easy to assemble and disassemble and clean. I’m going to buy one for a son for Christmas.