Bought this a couple months ago. Have used for whipping whipped cream, lots of cookies including double batches. Haven't made bread dough or anything yet. But I picked up the pouring shield online and also got the bow discontinued flex edge beater (the new one is open in the center with no "skeleton" which causes whatever you're mixing to just ball up in the center. The older version is alot better and glad I found 2 online. But so far all is well. Large enough bowl for anything I need to make. Time will tell how long it lasts. :-) [This review was collected as part of a promotion.]