I always buy cheap irons and they work just fine. Now I know how to clean them since I saw the post on here. I have several irons I had put away because I could not get them clean. I used the ceramic stove top cleaner on the cold irons and they are just like new. I don't remember who posted this but I sincerely thank them. I had 6 irons I could not get clean. LOL Now I have 6 good irons.