Beautiful bowl, however it is not practical! We had the bowl for a couple of months. We rarely used it but when we did it was used very carefully. One day when my husband was going to use it to make a batch of cookies for the kids the bowl shattered into pieces. This was such a disappointment especially since it is a kitchenaid and being the hefty cost this brand name brings with it! Not sure if I want to chance replacing with another glass bowl or not! Kind of a waste of money for only a couple times of use for a the amount of money the bowl cost!