Do you need a good steam iron?
 

My friend has this iron and says it's the best iron she has used. She texted me this morning and said it was a cyber deal on Amazon. She ordered a spare. I thought I'd try it, it's inexpensive for a iron.

BEAUTURAL 1800-Watt Steam Iron with Digital LCD Screen, Double-Layer and Ceramic Coated Soleplate, 3-Way Auto-Off, 9 Preset Temperature and Steam Setting.

It cost me $27.96 free shipping.

I thought I might give it a try, but it's $55.00 on Amazon here in Canada so I think I'll just put up with the one I have!

Looks nice, though.

Watson

I may buy it. I have a Shark 1800 watt but it doesn't seem to be all that great at getting wrinkles out.
Thanks for the info.

I bought one of these a couple of months ago and am not totally thrilled with it. It does get hot, and it has small steam holes, which is good for fusing. It is not too heavy, either. What I don't like is that I can't move the iron side to side, like when I am ironing large pieces of fabric, without the iron beeping and going on pause. If I put it in an upright position, it reverts to the on setting. I also don't like that I have to press the buttons to go up and down the settings to turn it on or off. I prefer a dial I can turn. I only put water in it once and decided it was too much hassle to empty it after every use. But it didn't cost much.

Leslie

Thanks audsgirl, I asked my friend about your experience with the iron beeping. She said that hasn't happened to her while ironing anything. She said to hold the button down to get to the setting you want, don't push for every setting. If the iron I get doesn't perform like expect I will return it.

HA! I found this hold the button thing down when setting my stove. Did not know that! I was pushing and pushing.....

I have lots of irons from my expensive Rowenta down to a very inexpensive one from Joanna. I don’t use steam much at all but I took a class a couple years ago at my quilt guild and the teacher required a steam iron. I had recently bought one of those little ones that fit into your hand (I now have at least three if theses!!) and used it. Boy was I surprised! It steamed beautifully and didn’t run out of water throughout the whole class. There are several brands now in the market but my original one was about $30 and us called “steam??” Can’t remember the full name but it is white and bright lime on the handle part.

One more thing I’ve heard about irons spitting, especially Rowenta - is that I was taught to empty my iron of water when finished using it, and the iron also needs to be up to temperature before using it. If it’s spitting, it just isn’t heated yet to the temperature you want.

I do really like my pink Oliso though.

Sandy in Mooresville, NC

I got the iron yesterday and it is really nice. It sure gets hot fast. I didn't get a chance to use it except to turn it on, as my daughter was over when I opened the box. She said one of the boys knocked over the ironing board and her iron broke when it hit the floor and she would have to buy a new one. She presses the boys clothes for school every morning. I gave this one to her as it would be fine for clothes and decided to buy the iron I really wanted to begin with. The Reliable steam generated iron with steam station that I saw on cyber sale that very morning.

This iron was at a retreat I went to last year, it was a really good iron!

I mentioned my 1800 watt Shark didn't seem to iron well. But I've never put water in it. I've had so much trouble with leaks in the past that I decided not to use it as a steam iron when I bought it. Maybe that's my problem though. I've been using a spray mister (but only when I think of it and can find it lol)
I put that iron in my cart and it's gone up a bit, though not much. Maybe I'll just see what mine does with some steam.

I'm really hard on irons, I drop them a lot... Current one is still holding together but I don't know how long. I go in-between taking the risk on a high quality iron at the thrift store, or the lowest of the low budget iron ($20ish usually) with the extra-long cord. My current iron was a thrift store one, while it steams the button for burst of steam does not work, nor does it mist so I have my mister next to me -- lol even when the hubby has gone to work.

I do iron hot, I do use steam... I will bookmark this on Amazon and maybe even check it out this year!

You won't believe this. My Shark iron died today!
Good thing I have a little spare but I ordered that one on Amazon. It will get here Saturday. Thank you Amazon :)

I too have this iron. I also did not know about holding down the button to get to the correct temperature and was frustrated with having to "reset" it each time it cooled down. It is a good iron. My situation is that my outlet just isn't convenient to my ironing station. I'm always fussing with the cord and that kind of makes me crazy. So I just purchased the Panasonic Cordless from Amazon for $86. I instantly knew that me and this iron would get along just fine! Only 3 settings, yay! Gets hot fast, good heat from the steam. I read most of the reviews and went for it. I think I have a winner. I will keep my other iron as back up.

I have heard good things about the Panasonic Cordless. That and the Reliable were my two choices. The price of the Reliable one was too good to turn down so I went for it. Oh the newer of the BEAUTURAL iron you can't hold down the selection, you have to push each time. My friend has the older one and she can hold her button down to change the selection. Oh well, I gave it to my daughter she can push the button for a free iron.

My new iron will be here tomorrow. It took awhile as I ordered it directly from Reliable and being shipped from Canada. I got free shipping so I won't fret over the delay. I really need a bigger ironing surface so need to figure that out.

It's better then I expected. LIghtweight and easy to set up, doesn't take up much room at all. I'll post again after I use it for a few months. Reliable MAVEN 120IS HOME IRONING SYSTEM
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I bought the Beautural and like it. I don't have to keep pressing buttons. It's always on cotton, which is what I set it at when I first used it. Not sure what you mean by that.
That Reliable looks nice!

Do you need a good steam iron?
 

My thrift store buy of Black and Decker iron has died after 3 years. So now I need to replace it. Have looked at those web sites that review these products. Most of the brands I have never heard of, or are available only via the web. Hate to buy on the web a product that I can't hold to see how heavy or if the handle fits my hand. So thank you all if you can point me to iron that's good for quilting.

I love the Reliable MAVEN. I don't know why I waited so long to get the steam generated one. No drips, spurts or yucky water coming out. I haven't refilled it since I got it, the tank holds a lot. I bought extra filters as it is suggested to change them at least once a year.

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