I love this ice cream maker - it's pretty easy to use and comes with a booklet full of recipes you can use to get started. I definitely recommend chilling your mixture for a while before churning them. The first time I used it, I followed the recipe for the vanilla ice cream, but because I didn't chill my mixture (even though I chilled the bowl), it came out as more of a milkshake texture. The next time I made it, I chilled the mix and it came out perfectly. I recently made reese's puff ice cream and it was delicious.