I recently purchased a new Rowenta Steamium iron. It was made in Germany, contrary to a comment made by another member that Rowentas are all made in China. (Maybe just the cheaper models are.) My Rowenta manual recommends tap water, not distilled. My Rowenta produces lots of steam and even has an internal steam pump for extra steam as well as a vertical steam feature and water spray. It heats up quickly and does have an automatic shutoff feature which I like. It has over 400 steam holes on the stainless steel plate and irons very smoothly. It is a heavy iron but I like that as I don't have to use extra pressure to get good results. I love my Rowenta. It's the best iron I have ever owned but also the most expensive. The list price is $179. I bought it on QVC for $89 on Cyber Monday. I couldn't be happier with it!