I love the pitcher but hate the lid. As many others have said, it's nearly impossible to remove. I thought mine was defective but I'm seeing that lots of people have the same problem. I love, love, love my old Rubbermaid 1 gallon tea pitchers. I only got this new one because the handle on one of my old ones cracked. Thankfully I saved the lid from the old cracked pitcher so I'm going to see if I can use it with this new one, instead of that impossible red lid. This definitely needs a re-design.