2 STARS....It makes ice cream ....just like it says.Doesn't matter to some that it is the consistency of heavy soup.But in a stretch ...it is still ice cream..after 1 and 1/2 hours of whiningnoise in my kitchen. Think I liked the old machines much better ..with themessy ice and salt and same noise. But, sometimes you just can't replacethe old rat trap. This isn't even a good try.