LOVE this ice cream maker!!! I made 4 batches of ice cream in the first two days after I got it. Each flavor was delicious, creamy, smooth and minus ice crystals that you normally get with the frozen bowl type of ice cream. Plus, no freezing a bowl! My only con is that if you don't get the blades on the bottom of the bucket AND on the floor of the machine completely dry between batches, the bucket will freeze in the machine and you have to let it thaw before removing.