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This is the best percolator coffee pot I've purchased, partly because it is made strictly of stainless steel and glass. No plastic or aluminum to take care of or change the taste of your coffee. The secret to keeping the glass percolator top from breaking while the pot is in use is to be careful not to screw on the percolator top too tightly. Both the glass and metal will expand when heated. If they are screwed too tightly together the hole will actually shrink just enough to break the glass. This is old technology that most of us have forgotten about and so little hints like this are not passed down anymore. Tighten the top just barely enough to keep it from rattling and no more. This will leave enough room between the glass and the metal for heat expansion. However, it is a mathematical certainty that I will drop the lid every so often so I still like to have an extra top or two in the kitchen drawer like my grandmother used to. Now I know why she did. Hope this helps!! ADDENDUM: Should you break the glass, a good replacement is the Large Fitz-All Percolator Top, Model #246. It comes with a metal mounting piece, but with this particular coffee pot you won't need it. I think I had to bend the metal tab on the lid just slightly to make it screw on easily, but that was all. These are easily found on Amazon all the time. Also, I've read some other reviews that, because the bottom is not completely flat, it does not work on electric stoves, so buyer beware.