The outer shell is made of hard colored, thin plastic. Accordingly, was canceled in the carton downwardly handle on the lid and also a piece on the edge of the lid. Without the handle it can be hot open hardly. In addition, the lid can not fold up as vertically, allowing it to fall again at the slightest movement of the device - a hand is in doubt then gecakepopt from the hot part. The balls are very small, so that the effort of decorating Cakepops for as little product is just not worth it. I have not bought it on Amazon, but the device is indeed the same.