The machine itself, while it does tale up quite a bit of counter space, it's fairly easy to set up and use. I tried several recipes and it always comes out the same, so if what you really want is a frosty, like the milk shakes from a restaurant, then this is a Good machine. It was just too soft for me. I thought it would be more like dairy queen but its not. That's ok, it was still fun.
I have made two batches so far and they both tasted great. The first one ( chocolate) took between 5-10 minutes more than recipe minimum but soft served great. The second batch I did, the vanilla, took longer also but I let it go too long and it didn’t serve as well. Had to scoop out. Both recipes were in the booklet and were very tasty. Fun to do with the grandchildren!
I had o wanted this machine forever. My son bought it for me for Christmas. I have tried it over and over and have yet to get soft serve anything out of it. I have followed the directions and the recipes exactly and just get a batch of lukewarm milk.
I bought this for my granddaughters b'day party. Un-fortunately it did not work correctly. Took forevere to get ice cream cold enough to dispense - and the dispenser for sPRINKLES just stayed in the tray.