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My iron died. Has anyone got the shark professional iron. I want a good one

NO, I bought mine at Costco, a Rowenta.

I was given a really old General Electric steam/dry iron - likely from the 50's. I plugged it in and it irons wonderfully. It does take awhile to warm up and cool down because it's so thick (and heavy). I recently took it and my newer Black and Decker to a quilt retreat and the old one was the favorite hands down! It irons so well even without steam, I think, because of the weight.
Of course, being older, it has no auto shut off. And I checked the cord carefully for fraying or overheating. No problems there .
I think the older irons are superior to the newer ones and cheaper too!
You might want to give one a try.

I have the Shark Professional and it is not what it's advertised to be...it started leaking 6 months after I ought it and it doesn't heat up enough to press a seam. I would not recommend it...I have been looking for a new one too! i am thinking about a cordless one. What is everyone's thoughts on cordless?

http://www.quiltingboard.com/main-f1...s-t260178.html

Here's a very recent thread to get you started.
I did buy the Smartek and the idea is great, but it didn't heat up so I returned it.

Hi Donnai - I had a Shark Prof. iron a few years ago. It was a fine iron, but it only lasted 2 years. It had a nice SS soleplate, made lots of steam and heat and was a good
heavy weight. I think it was about $50 - on sale at the time - but it was not hard to find it on sale. My current iron is a Panasonic, $50 from Allbrands a few years ago. It is 1500 watts, some kind of fancy stick free soleplate (which actually works!) and an automatic shutoff. I purchased it because I needed an iron, it was in my price range, and I have generally had good luck with Panasonic products. Feature wise, it is pretty similar to the Shark - which I liked - but was not happy with it's 2 year lifespan. The Panasonic is now 2.5 years old.
Hope this info is useful to you.
Lefty in Philly

Whoops, I misread and thought you meant cordless. :o

After many failures, I recently bought a T-fal, and so far it has been great.

My dad gave me money for Christmas so I treated myself to the Oliso iron from Costco. My T-Fal goodwill special started to leak, so I needed a new on anyway. So far I like it. It heats up fast, but I do have to remember to leave it sitting down and not to tip it on its back!

I struggled to research for the best iron a few months ago. Got way confused and just bought the cheapest one at Costco and have been very happy with it! They do their homework so we don't have to stress about it.