What is it with the irons these days!? It's unbelievable to me that we have to spends hundreds of dollars for a freaking iron that works. It certainly wasn't a problem 30 years ago. You bought an iron, it was reasonable. It made steam when it was supposed to and didn't make steam when you didn't want it to. Occasionally I ran some vinegar water through it to clean it. It didn't turn off unexpectedly. It was heavy enough to get the job done. I don't want an expensive, supersonic, ultasafe, stand on it's legs iron. Just give me a decent iron! Jeez, how hard can that be? Ok, rant over :)

I have a cordless Oreck and a cheapie one or three. I never put water in them. I just keep a water bottle close by.

This sounds good-though never heard of it-I'll check it out!

I am so with you, lol. Irons aren't exactly super high-tech appliances. I am beginning to think that an old fashioned, heat it in the fire type iron would do a better job than most of the stuff on the market these days.

Wait...what? You put rainwater in your iron? Rain has all kinds of particles in it that could stain your fabric. Aren't you nervous?

I have one of those that used to be my grandmother's. My Mom said they came in a set. You'd iron with one while the other was heating. There was just one handle for both. I have just one iron and no handle. They weigh a ton and you'd probably get a good workout just doing your ironing. No need to go to the gym to lift weights. LOL

Oliso says they have a new and improved iron. I'll see if the 7th holds up to the claim.

My Rowenta iron will leak water if I try to use it before it's heated up thoroughly...hot hot hot! So I turn it on - find something to do for a few minutes and then iron away.

My current model does not have the auto shutoff. IMHO that's the worst kind for a quilter to have. We sew, we sew, we iron, we sew, we cut, we sew, we iron, etc. Previous iron had auto shutoff - couldn't stand it.

That's the iron I have now, and I can't say enough good things about it. I had Euro Pro Sharks previously, they were okay but I went through two in about three years' time.

I am on my third iron in 18 months. The problem is me! My ironing board is set up in the dining room, on the way to the bathroom. I have bumped it twice and knocked the iron off of it twice. My husband glues the pieces back together, they work, but they leak like crazy. I have an aversion to working with a malfunctioning electric appliance and water, so I replace the broken iron with the cheapest one I can find.

My latest iron does have the safety feature where it turns off after 8 minutes of non-use. I like that because I have been known to forget to turn the iron off. It's a little bit of a pain to wait for it to warm up, but it's worth it to me to feel a little bit safer.