This ice cream maker worked well enough at first, but small droplets of blue fluid started leaking out after a couple months.  Since it was only a few drops, I didn't think too much of it at the time and put the ice cream maker away in a cabinet.  However, when I picked up the ice cream  maker today, it was sitting in a puddle of blue fluid.  As it seems that nearly half of the coolant is now gone, I doubt it will work anymore.  Its disappointing that the design of the ice cream maker is so flawed, especially since I love my kitchenaid mixer and other attachments.  Unfortunately for me its also well past the warranty period.