Love this stainless steel beater. I was gifted a mixer, and knew from reading reviews the coated accessories were not up to par. Have owned this stainless steel beater and the stainless steel whip for about 5 months now. We always hand wash, but no rusting, or any other issues. It's definitely worth it to upgrade, though I don't think people would mind paying a little bit more to have these as a standard accessory included  with purchase.