I bought this ice cream machine two weeks ago. It is a relatively unknown make in my country, but I was willing to give it a try. Amazing! The machine is easy to use, quite, easy to clean (moving parts are dishwasher safe) and it even comes standard with a number of basic gelato and sorbet recipes. The taste of fresh gelato that you have made yourself (so you know what you put in it!) is beyond compare. The only negative (which I suspect will be the case with most ice cream machines) is that it can be a bit messy to get the finished product out of the mixing bowl if a large batch was made, but this is really a minor issue.