Opinions on Clothes Irons!! (cleaner, cleaning, best, replace)

[cynwldkat]

Any good ideas here?? I am just not an ironing type person! I seem to create more wrinkles then I take out! Maybe a smaller iron? I own a Rowenta and I know it's suppose to be a good iron. It seems big to me. Or maybe I just can't iron. Sure would appreciate some advise here and/or ideas on a great iron!!

[nynraleigh]

I had a Rowenta (I splurged) but it burned out, which I couldn't believe because I don't iron alot, a few shirts a week, a tablecloth and napkins here and there. It was passed the warranty, so they were not going to replace it. I decided to go with a Panasonic, I love it, it looks just like the Rowenta, heats up fast, good steam bursts and even has cord rewind, which is a great feature to me. I have been happy with the Panasonic, I have had the Panasonic for about 3 years now, I purchased it at Target for about $60.00 at that time.

[cynwldkat]

Thank you! That is one I can check out.

[Ohiogirl81]

I'd avoid the real lightweight irons. They just don't press as well as the heavier irons, no matter how hard you lean down on it!

[UpsonDowns]

A friend gave me her Rowenta and it is awful! I was so disappointed after all the years of hearing that they are so fantastic.

Does anyone use a steamer? I'm tempted by the one that has been on tv a lot lately, but it has pretty poor reviews.

[fierce_flawless]

I've always used a steamer, because I used to sell vintage clothing on eBay and while I sent stuff to the dry cleaner's before selling it, often it would get wrinkled in the interim and a steamer was the perfect solution.

No particular brand... 2 I had were picked up at thrift stores and worked just fine.

As for irons, if you don't know how to iron properly the fanciest iron in the world won't help. I HATE to iron but I love cotton... so my office clothes are usually cotton khaki type pants and button down blouses. I learned how to iron by working at a dry cleaning place all through high school and beyond (5 years total) and occasionally someone would complain about the press job and the boss would have us hand-press it while the customer waited. It was something I had to be shown how to do though, to do it right.

I do hate it but I can do it correctly using the cheapest walmart steam iron ($7.00)...

When it's an option though and I have the money, I just send it to the cleaner's.

[SunnyKayak]

just dont do what I did. I wanted to use the steam feature of my iron and also starch them. Well the Spray n Starch nozzle got clogs so I said heck I wil just pour in the mist filler. If you want brick this is way to go and it clogged up the iron when it cooled.

The best iron is to use is 1-888-555-MAID ..hehe

[CAKD]

I too splurged on the Rowenta and was sorely dissapointed. The steam feature has not worked for over a year and it is beyond warranty. It never really worked and every time I phoned the maufacturer they would tell me to use a different type of water in it all which never worked. Now I have a spray bottle filled with tap water sitting with a steamless iron and that is how I iron. I stayed in a Marriot last week and they had a Panasonic iron that looked like it was probably under $30 and it worked better than my Rowenta ever has or I should say did!

[rothbear]

Hmmm.........this is odd because I have had a Rowenta professional for about 10 years and it's going strong. Of course I only iron about once every 6 months!

Daughter bought a cheapie Black & Decker from WalMart and actually it's pretty good, too.

[Flamingo13]

I've been using a Euro-ProX - I don't iron alot, but it seems fine so far.

I've actually never had any issues w/an iron...regular old cheapie ones, etc.

Maybe you need to get some ironing tips? Not being sarcastic, some folks really just don't know settings, whether you need steam or not, etc.