Moonpi

I must be the exception, because I just love my Rowenta Pro. The cheap irons always start spitting boiling water at me after 6 months. I also like the burst of steam when I need to convince something it WANTS to be squared.

dojo36

well, i have a question. yall know that stuff u iron on fabric and it sticks. well, i had the sticky side up once by accident so u can imagine what a mess the bottom of my iron is in. i just need to know how to clean it off. thanx for any help.

bj

I got it off the bottom of mine with ceramic/glasstop cookstove cleaner.

mpeters1200

I'm about to promote a cheap iron and I don't care. I have 2 Walmart 5.00 irons. I take it back...one was 5 and one was 6. The cotton setting is good and hot. Yes, I believe it does have an auto shut off, but I just flip it down onto my ironing surface for about 1 second, set it back up and it's hot and ready to go.

Iron cleaner works very well for it. I have a green one that I use for my silks and really nice business/dress clothes to take wrinkles out of. My blue one, the $6.00 one, is a tad heavier and just seems to be a better iron. I starch a lot and use a 1:1 starch:water ratio. When I make a sampler, mystery or anything that may have triangles, I starch the bejonkers out of it.

I'm extremely happy with both irons and they were the cheapest I could find. I needed an iron and it HAD to be cheap. I had cashed in my change to get those two irons. I thought I could always upgrade later. I've had them almost 7 years and love them to pieces. I have to replace the green one at some point, cause I dropped it and some of the plastic pieces and light indicator broke off...but it still works the same.

Butterfli19

I recently bought a Black & Decker "Classic". It's black, heavy, and no teflon soleplate. It cost about $25.00. I LOVE IT!!! It gets wrinkles out the first time and keeps them out, sometimes with a little spray of water. It steams amazingly, doesn't shut off every 10 minutes so it stays hot, and when you turn it off a red light flashes to let you know it is still plugged in. A green light stays on when it's on. I always heard about the more expensive brands but couldn't bring myself to spend the money.

sewnsewer2

John I love that iron! I used one for 25 years when I worked at the cleaners. It's nice and heavy, about 5 lbs.

I have a proctor silex that is two light weight and works when it wants to.

I also have a T-fal which I love, but it just died. I keep forgetting to get to Sears for another one. The T-fal has lasted a year. Every other iron I have tried dies after 3 or 4 months on me. :(

butterflywing

i don't shop by brand. i shop by cheap. if it has an auto shut-off, steam/dry and long cord, it doesn't matter how much it weighs, whether the bottom is teflon or what it's made of. i''m gonna bounce it on the floor no matter what. my ironing board is in my laundry room and that gets to be a busy place. i find that even when the plastic on the outside cracks the iron itself still works. i always have a 'spare'. meaning a $7 special that i found somewhere, just in case it really dies. my current cheapie, a ge, is about 7 yrs old, has split plastic and can't stand up without an iron stand anymore. since i don't wear it or feed it and it still works, it's fine with me. i get mine at places like big lots and cosco and bj's and consider them throw-aways..

sewmuch

No one has mentioned the iron I have, its a Sunbeam from Costco for about $21 and I have had it for 3 years and it works great.

Janstar

I'm also the exception to the rule---I have a Rowenta Power Duo that I got at Joanne's with a coupon which made it around $39.00. Nice long cord and no shut off switch. Before that one I ate up all the other brands in a few months at a time. Good luck finding the one you like.

b.zang

John, you posted a link to an iron on sale!! How can a person resist such a good deal.......hold me back. It looks like a fabulous iron.

Right now, I'm enjoying my Rowenta. It's just over a year old, so still ranks in the "new" category and I love the pointy end for getting into corners. I don't like the temperature control behind the handle. I also have an Oliso, which has little legs that come out and lift the iron when you take your hand off of it. It does a great job of getting rid of the wrinkles. The legs are nice, because you don't have to tilt the iron up and down, just keep it in the down position. It's very stable with when on its stilts. Check it out, the website is www.oliso.com.