It does take a bit of trial and error, I do say I am still in the learning mode but once I have figured it out I will send another rating. I would give it 5 stars but I'm not quite sure yet I just know I love all my Ninja products and I'm sure I will love this one too. I just haven't got the hang of it yet to give an honest review but I can say it is pretty easy to use it's just getting the consistency correct that I am having trouble.