I recently went Paleo and don't care for the Coconut Ice Creams out there on the market. So I did some research and found some Paleo recipes that called for the use of an ice cream maker. I have made vanilla ice cream, mint chocolate chip and pumpkin in my new machine and have to say that it's super easy. The machine is not as loud as I had anticipated so I was even more pleased. Thank you Cuisinart for making a product that would allow me to indulge in a more natural version of ice cream.