My kids have been having so much fun making specialized ice cream and sorbets with this! They can use it independently. The hardest part is waiting for the base to freeze when you impatiently want to use it. After that, just add your ingredients, power it up, and add in any mix-ins you like. We made a lemon sorbet and a mint chocolate chip ice cream! A recipe book is included but you can be creative with it. Clean up is a breeze and it's small enough to store easily!