Oh what a love/hate relationship we have with irons. Can't tell you how many I've had over the years. Right now I use a Rowenta that (knock on wood) has behaved itself. Have no idea why since I've had two others that were horrible. There's a brand new Oreck that's been sitting on the shelf for a couple years and hasn't been plugged in yet. But when to comes to ironing linens - real linen tablecloths & napkins, I rely on the Westinghouse my mother bought in the mid 50s. It's very heavy and puts out loads of steam. Had to have hubby replace the old woven cloth cord on it. Remember those big round black rubber plugs? hahaha