I like the original, simple cuisinart. This lid is ridiculous and all the parts to make the food opening different sizes is just too much trouble and more work to clean. The cuisinart doesn't have a variety of speeds like my original one so I can't go super slow or super fast- there's one speed and it's about a 7 out to 10. My husband bought this for me when my other one broke- not the one I would have chosen.