I received this as a gift from my son who knows I love homemade ice cream. I followed the recipe instructions and the first batch (vanilla) was excellent. I then decided to branch out and substituted half and half instead of heavy cream and added some fruit. I made Black Cherry and then Strawberry!  (bought frozen - thawed - then chopped in my little food processor). Exceeded my expectations!  Then I made lemon sorbet - LOVED IT!  It's fun - easy - and a quick clean up.  I can see me using this once a week and never buying ice cream again!