I have a Continental that has been great for me. My old one quit about 9:30 on a Saturday night and I wanted to keep working. Thank good Dollar General was open 'til 10 and only 1/2 mile from. I paid $9.99 for it about 15 years ago and it is still going strong. It get hot quickly and has steam. The only thing I've coddled it with is using bottled nursery or drinking water for steam. Instructions said not to use distilled water.