After about 30 years my container at the base starting leaking. The NEW lid is so easy to put on and off I had the one that you had to push down after oiling it real hard and the other one had the wire handles on the sides of it for ease of use......real bad design. Both have gone to recycle heaven !!!  This new one is a dream to use with the "flip" lid. Lov my machine even after all of this