Originally Posted by
Grammahunt
For those of you that don't like resetting the temperature on the B&D Advantage I have good news for you. Once it shuts off due to not being used--all you have to do is tip it down and it heats up again. You don't have to press the button numerous times. Mine reheats in less than a minute--I've timed it. I really like this feature because I don't like the auto shut off and I wouldn't like having to press the button all the time.
I love the fact that mine “shuts down” and saves electricity, when I need to use it, I walk up, give it a little jiggle, wait about a second or two, and I am ready to iron again. I also found a silicone “rest” ( shaped like the iron face) for my iron that allows me to set my hot iron on it face down and it allows my iron to cool in a safer position, since I have a cat I’ve had for 17 years who thinks that nice warm spot the iron leaves is just for him. This way I do not have to worry about him tipping it on himself trying to get to the warm spot. He won’t go near the iron itself, but he knows there is a warm spot with his name on it. I leave “ his towel” over the ironing board in between uses,so he can nap there. At seventeen, if he wants to sleep in the warm spot, he deserves it.
*(My ironing board is against a wall, so I can just pull it out a bit for larger items, so it is safer for Bruno. {oh the things we do for the fur kids})