Originally Posted by
Just Jan
Hi everybody, thanks for your help. Yes, Nora, you're missing the boat.
Use a dry iron with Best Press. No worries about a leaking iron and the fabric does not get so wet. You will also avoid those dirty little brown leaks from your iron. I finally settled on the Panasonic NI-WL600 iron. Purchased it through Amazon and saved money and bought the 2 year warrante. Paid $78 plus change. Was selling elsewhere for $99 and $129. Should arrive next week. I press seams open and this one is supposed to be the bomb for that. I considered the Olisio but read bad reviews and even had one dealer refuse to sell it. Said there is too many problems with the lift springs going bad and poor customer service. Seems life expectancy is about a year. The ratings for best irons said this Panasonic is the highest rated iron with 98.8 rating. I guess I'll see! lol I'll let you know when I try it. Thanks to all who posted here. This board is the best! Janet
Time to post an update!!! I absolutely HATE my iron. I purchased the Panasonic NI-WL600. It doesn't get hot enough, it shuts off too soon for quilting, its heavy to lift in and out of the base, and I do not like that both ends are pointed. That means one is constantly lifting it in and out of the base which is a real pain. Also, if you don't get it exactly in the right spot on the base it doesn't slide down in far enough to reheat. It hangs up unless you watch as you return it to the base each time! Between the short shut off time, not getting or staying hot enough and the constant lifting it in and out of the base, it was a very bad choice on my part. I figured I'd give it a chance and maybe I'd get used to it... never happened. Today (Three months later) I went to WalMart and purchased a regular steam iron (Hamilton Beach 19800) and it works much better. The only thing I would change is I'd prefer a regular stainless steel bottom and this one has Teflon or Durathon or whatever the coating is. It also has the swivel cord which keeps the cord from getting in the way and has 3 way shutoff. I think the shutoff time if not in use is 30 minutes and its instant if knocked over. It cost $23.48 and time will tell how it holds up. If it only lasts a year I'm ok at that price. I just want something that does a good job with quilt blocks and is easy on my arm and shoulder. Just saying I would not recommend the Panasonic cordless to anyone. Thought I'd update this post to share my thoughts for anyone else looking to purchase an iron.