Let me preface, after watching a YouTube video I can now use and enjoy the machine. I found the instructions useless so I googled ice cream recipes and that was a total failure. Because the instructions were bad (at least to me). The paddle froze to the sides within 5 minutes into the ice cream cycle. Not yet ready to return it, I went to YouTube and found someone who was reviewing the product. He went through step by step and explained everything. Because instruction book gives metric measurements I went to product website and followed their US measurement recipe. Basically dump ingredients into container, turn to mix, then to ice cream setting and after 40 minutes, got to taste delicious, creamy ice cream. Hate the instructions LOVE the ice cream maker!