I’ve had my mixer and glass bowl for going on 12 years and it’s clear from the reviews that they have changed the design as I’ve never had cracking. But, all this time, I don’t use my mixer nearly enough as it deserves for the price tag because the glass bowl is just so darn heavy! I don’t pretend to be in the best shape, but it’s ridiculous that I can’t hold it up with one hand to scrape out the bowl with the other. I’ve looked at other bowl options to replace but have had mixed reviews on needing new attachments to fit the SS bowl and that’s too expensive for something so impractical.