Makes great ice cream! It is a little loud but not terribly so. We just let it run in the kitchen while we watched a movie in the next "room" over (open floor plan) and we could really only hear it if we listened for it. The ice cream was ready just in time for our mid-movie break, and we finished off Family Movie Night with a delicious treat that was simple, inexpensive, and easy for our young kids to help make!