If you're looking for an inexpensive iron that doesn't have steam, I recomment the Continental, which you can get on Amazon.com for around $40.00. It's great if you do a lot of fusible, because since it doesn't have any steam holes, so you don't get those little places where it didn't fuse. It's a little heavy, but that's good, too, because you don't have to put any pressure on the iron -- just set it on the fabric and let it's own weight do the work. Also, the Continental doesn't have an auto-off feature. It stays on (and hot) until you turn it off.
For steam irons, I have heard several teachers talk about the Reliant irons and all the comments were good. From what I understand, the heat for the steam and the sole plate are separate, so you can get a lot of steam at a low temperature, and vice-versa. They're a little pricey, but one teacher said the company stands by their product and will replace it if anything goes wrong. And he should know, because they have replaced his three times. I noticed on their show last weekend that Fons & Porter have switched from the Oliso to the Reliant.
Black and Decker makes a good product at a reasonable price and can be found at WM. Most comments I've heard about Rowenta is that it is overpriced and eventually leaks.
Last edited by mckwilter; 06-07-2013 at 07:08 AM.