This is our second Cuisinart Ice Cream maker and it is even more awesome because now we realize our freezer was not good enough with the first one to maintain zero degrees.  I have made multiple batches of the following:  lemon ice; raspberry ice; vanilla ice cream; rum raisin vanilla ice cream; strawberry ice cream and chocolate ice cream and they were all excellent quality.  I learned that as soon as the batch reaches the soft serve stage (in about 5-7 minutes) I can put it into the containers and it will finish reaching ideal consistency in the freezer.  This allows me to make several batches at one time with the unit still frozen enough to do all that work.  I purchased 100 4oz clear cups with lids and they make a perfect serving size.  I can finish a batch in less than 15 minutes after all preparation work and have the cups in the freezer within that time.  We love it!  Give it a try, you will find it so easy and you can control your ingredients....what could be better?