I never could find an iron that completely satisfied all my quilting needs, I didn't want steam or one that automatically shuts off or anything fancy at all. Then in a class I was taking, the teacher told us to "buy a Black & Decker, the cheapest model. It gets hotter than any other iron." I thought ... yeah, right. But I bought one anyhow. She was right! Since I don't use steam, I just need a very hot iron. Now I stock up on the older Black & Deckers (only the older models are steamless) at the thrift stores. People seem to give them away right and left. When one gets broken which is not often, I have another in the wings waiting for me. I've never gotten one that doesn't work just the way I want it to. Oh and the big bonus is that I pay from one dollar to two-fifty for them depending on which store it is. 8-)