I love this machine! I haven't made homemade ice cream since the days of salt and ice but we all love it! I saw a recipe for homemade ice cream and the blogger said she used this machine so after reading the reviews, I decided to give it a try. So now I've been making ice cream of all kinds and it's so easy with the Cuisinart. My only complaint is that I wish the insert was a little bigger as several times my ice cream has exceeded the capacity and made a mess coming out of the top. Fortunately, it is an easy-to-clean machine so it's not too much of a problem. All in all, I'm very happy with my purchase.