I originally purchased this coffee grinder many years ago. In fact, it still works! Just a piece of the plastic middle piece broke off. I use it often to grind granular sugar into powdered sugar, to grind cinnamon sticks into cinnamon, to grind rocks of salt into a finer flake, ironically I've never used it to grind coffee! I decided to get a new one because along with the broken piece, the blades aren't as sharp as they used to be. As I mentioned, it does still work! In looking for a replacement, I tried some others but didn't care for their performance. I was thrilled to find Cuisinart still made this exact model and happily repurchased! I know I'll get many more years of use. Great product!