The whorls of my 28 years old, fully functional Krups Mixer, have resolved to the plastic parts will be gone. I thought a shame that's it for my loyal blender. The more astonished I was to get original spare parts after 28 years (!!!!!). The plastic parts that are crumbling at my old whorls, made with the new stainless steel. Now that is consumer-friendly. In addition, a top price.