I bought this 4 or so months ago because my husband got ahead of himself and forgot to put the lid on first. I won't mention what the walls, window and ceiling looked like after the machine started up. The tamper didn't make it either. When we received the new one, we liked it immediately because it was a little longer than the original. Just that little bit of length makes a big difference on whether something needs to be hand scraped or not. Definitely a plus.