This ice cream maker is easier than making toast!!! Make sure the bowl is totally frozen and that your ingredients are COLD and you will have the best ice treats ever. My husband has declared that we are never buying ice cream again. Also purchase the Ultimate Ice Cream Book. The sorbets are so good that you can forget all that cream....except for the weekends of course, where calories don't count! Enjoy. It would be nice if an extra bowl was available. Also, transfer the booty into a container and do not leave it in the maker. Little tip: If you add a tiny bit of your favorite liquor at the very end, it doesn't freeze quite as hard.