I read the reviews and then I bought this machine. It certainly wasn't what I thought I would get. The paddle doesn't scrape the sides during the freezing process and it ends up leaving more than an entire serving frozen to the sides while the rest of the ice cream rotates in the center and never quite gets to the frozen consistency. Once the majority of the contents gets frozen it has a hard time churning and the stuff stuck to the sides gets colder while the center portion doesn't. What a waste!!! And dont even try and pry the stuff off the sides, it wont come off until it thaws or you rinse it down the drain.