This Ninja Creami Ice Cream Maker is very sophisticated and a little bit difficult to understand and use all of the functions. If you choose to make your own ice cream base, it is NOT instant, which was quite disappointing as I had hoped to make something and enjoy it soon after, but you must freeze the product for a full day. However you can use store bought ice cream, but in that case I feel like a simple blender would be cheaper and easier.