Originally Posted by mrs_uncle_fuzzy
The most important thing about an iron for me is auto shut off, I had been known to turn around and drive an hr back home to check the iron and the coffee pot before I got ones with auto shut off, for me at least it gives me peace of mind when my mind is in pieces.
Amen to that. I can stand a minute or so of waiting for reheating for the safety feature of the automatic off. What's more, leaving the iron on and always hot is a terrific waste of energy.
I have two irons, an inexpensive GE that I bought at WalMart and a Rowenta. I like to take the GE to workshops, but the Rowenta is my baby--it is heavy and hot and really shoots out the steam when I need it.
froggyintexas