The mixer is 6 months old, Christmas gift, and this is the first time we used the wire whisk.  All we did is use it to make whip cream.  The connector of the whisk, where it connecters to the mixer, has a lot of black residue and it has a crack in it right along the top rim.  Would love to start using it more often but worried that it will end up in pieces in the bowl while being used.  Is there going to be a better model of this whisk coming out soon? (This review was collected as part of a promotion.)