Wife has been wanting an ice-cream maker for some time now. We have several Ninja products so we thought we would give this one a try even though I had some reservations due to the price and what it looked like it did. We have been using this device for a few weeks now at least twice a week. You can tell the difference in texture between the mixing types. You loose a bit of the texture once you put it back in the freezer but its still good. Haven't tried re mixing as its not worth lugging the beast out for a few bites. Very easy to clean. Takes us some storage space and not the best price for a "mixer". Overall a pretty good product but if I was to do it again I would wait for the price to come down.