As an ice cream enthusiast, I have used all different types of ice cream machine, the hand powered bucket, machine powered bucket, electric machine you put in a freezer (does not work), soft serve machine. I wanted a machine which can make several batches in series for a party. This machine fits the bill as it does not need to cool down, unlike other table top machines in this price range. Also churning motor is powerful enough where it does not sound any different even when ice cream is frozen and under load. For a room temperature mixture it can make ice cream in under 20 min. For refrigerated mixture it is under 15 min. Cleaning is straight forward and takes about 15 minutes by hand. Only thing I would recommend is to include extra set of silicone seals and a better manual with some explanation of lights etc. After using it you can kind of tell what they mean.