Originally Posted by
cheryl222
I did this also and loved my old irons because they got so hot......UNTIL one started on fire! Fortunately I was right theire and was able to snuff if out before any damage. Now I am afraid of old irons.
I am one of the few I guess who appreciate auto shutoff. I am so likely to walk away with the iron left on, that I consider a necessary evil (for me anyway).
I have a small one that doesn't have it, and I am always forgetting to unplug it.