I love that little Rowenta iron. It's perfect to sit on my small ironing surface when I am doing paper piecing. I don't like the fact that it doesn't have an on/off switch. I've solve that by plugging it into a multi-plug with an on/off switch. It gets hot super fast and is small enough to use on an 12 x 18 surface. If I am ironing big things I go back to one of my big irons. For those, the cheaper the better, as long as it gets hot. The one I'm using now cost less than $10 at WM about 10 years ago.
Edited to add: If I am piecing or ironing 100% cotton, I always use the hottest setting. I am careful not to leave the iron on the fabric and to only use 100% cotton thread. I gave up putting water in any of my irons a long time ago due to several over the years spitting out blackish, rusty looking stuff that couldn't be removed from the fabric it spit on.
Happy Quilting!
Last edited by Barb in Louisiana; 10-01-2014 at 06:11 AM.