I bought my mixer brand new about 4 years ago. The mixer itself works fine but the issues are with the flat beater. As everyone has been saying, the enamel chips off. The enamel on mine started chipping off recently. Now, I feel it's not safe to use as I don't want to hurt anyone or make them sick. This is insane, when I saw all of the same complaint in your reviews I was quite disturbed. You've been around for decades and cannot manage to fix this issue. Highly disappointed. If it weren't for this and the fact that I'm unable to replace it I would have given a much higher rating. At this point I would only recommend it to anyone with a warning!