I bought a Shark after my previous $80 pro died. It is heavy, has a stainless sole plate, but i don't think this or the last one, for that matter, heated as hot as they used to. Have the manufacturers backed off the thermostats on the upper side so that there is less danger of being burned severely? Sometimes it seems I can almost hold my finger on it for longer than I could previously. My mom used to spritz water on the plate to see how hot one was and it would just sizzle. Not any more. Curious.