If you want the best, try an Oliso. These are the kind that lift up on their own. (They use one on Fons and Porter quilting show). I bought it at a quilt show about 2 years ago and I would never go back to a regular iron again. When friends come over to my house to sew and use my iron they end up going home and buying one for themselves. It cost about $150.00 - but boy are they worth it!