I have a ProctorSilex steam iron with a long retractable cord and teflon sole plate. I paid between $20-$25 for it and love it. My all time favorite iron was one my mom had when I was still home...a Sunbeam dry iron...nope, no steam back then. This summer I bought a Sunbeam steam iron for my sister after I trashed hers when I used it to fuse interfacing on a project and gummed up the sole plate big time. She loves the Sunbeam (she, too, had a Rowenta iron, but it burned out for her, and she said she'd never get another as they are too expensive.) the Sunbeam was $26.95 at the local hardware store where my sis lives in Montana.