(This review was collected as part of a promotion.) The KSM105 was given to me for Christmas. I thought the glass bowl that was included with it was pretty nifty. I really liked that you could see the ingredients in your bowl. It made it really easy to make sure you didn't have any thing that was stuck to the bowl not getting mixed in.  Luckily the bowl has not cracked on me like I've seen in numerous other reviews about this bowl, but it does chip extremely easily. The glass is not very well made. 

My biggest disappointment is that there is no pouring shield for this bowl. At least not that I could find. With this particular model and the bowl you have to have one. Its not really optional unless you enjoy having half of your ingredients on the counter top and floor.