I bought a Black and Decker Classic for about $25 and love it because it gets really hot for pressing. My old iron never seemed to get hot enough to press cottons. That said, I never put water in it because the water comes out the fill spout for some reason so I get around that by keeping a spray bottle of plain water in my sewing room and it works for me. Other thing is the holes in the bottom sometimes grab the fabric and cause wrinkles if I'm not real careful. To me, it's worth it though, for the heat. Not really a lot of help, huh? :roll: