I love my Creami!  It is like having an ice cream parlor in your own kitchen!  You can use any ice cream as a base, but I opted to use one from the recipe booklet.  (included an extensive recipe booklet with so many amazing ideas)  I added Coconut and Almond slices and hit the "mix in" setting.  Delicious!  I had to make another batch to share...  The shakes were amazingly creamy as well.  It looked a bit daunting at first and I could not understand how the blade was going to work from the top.  But it was very easy to use!  Everything clicks into place nicely with many options on the machine to choose from and the blade easily went down through the ice cream for the perfect dessert.  Bonus, it was very neat!  Nothing dripping, all contained.  Clean up was easy and storage containers are a plus too.  I highly recommend.  Great quality product Ninja!  Thank you