My first duostrainer basket lasted 6 years. Ordered a replacement in March and it broke in May. Reached out to customer service and they sent me a new one. It lasted less than a month. The problem is the ring that is supposed to be welded to the basket comes off making it difficult to choose to set it to open or closed. It seems like a decent product, has a nice weight to it but it doesn't last. 6 years for the first one, acceptable, but the last two point to an obvious flaw in the manufacturing process. I've given up.