I have two irons, a Sunbeam and a B&D, both of which are at least 30 years old although they may be older because I was married over 50 years ago and you really had to iron your clothing. I don't use the steam anymore because I did have some sputtering problems and discovered the good old spray bottle and lately the Niagara spray starch(not the aerosol kind) and works great for me. After all the disappointment I read on this board, I would not pay big bucks for an iron even though the Oliso looks intriguing.