It is actually so easy to make ice cream - it usually only takes a handful of ingredients you probably already have on hand! I was easily able to whip up a recipe and churn ice cream away. Surprisingly I haven’t seen other people use this ice cream machine for anything other than ice cream but I personally love using it to make my own slushies at home. I’ve done all flavors of soda, fruit juices, and even cocktails. It’ll give you a slushie within minutes - it’s amazing. I might even like using it for slushie purposes more than ice cream!