In addition to my Rowenta's I have a EuroPro iron that I purchased at a quilt show years ago. No auto shutoff, huge amounts of steam (does require distilled water). It was expensive but it has been a great iron.

I agree with the suggestion of the iron plugged into the same source as your light. Myself, though, I always unplug my iron whenever I leave the area. I iron clothes as well, so have a couple of different areas where I iron things. As well as having animals. I'm always afraid that one of them will walk by a cord and pull the iron off it's surface and possibly turn it on. Thus unplugging each time. And my fireman DH really appreciates the habit!

Many of the older shut offs work on a level type thing. I took an iron apart and found it out how it works. Keep the nose of the iron pointed down, think sitting on a wedge, and the shut off won't come on.

I don't like the auto shut off either. You can find them. Seems like my last one came from Walmart.

So far I've gotten my irons used, at yard sales. They are so old they don't have auto shut off. I didn't even know it existed until recently. I unplug the iron completely when I am not using it.

I ordered this one from Amazon. It's my second one of this brand. I used the first one for years before it finally stopped heating up. http://www.amazon.com/Continental-El...ntinental+iron
It's a dry iron and doesn't have auto shutoff. I'm pretty sure I got the first one from Always Free Shipping.

I have dropped my iron so many times, I only use the heat no steam and I like it. Never really used steam when it worked. I like my iron but the heat gauge is unreadable... so have to guess where I want the setting. And then I have one from an aunt who passed, but that is on my big table(8x8) other room. I too have a routine when leaving a room. I count as I start turning things off or unplugging them. 1 machine, 2 music 3 iron 4 big light 5 laptop & 6 room light. If I miss a number I know I missed something. This is just my way of making sure things are OFF.

Mine is a Proctor Silex. Model 17135 Series A0890DA. It stays on as long as I need it to be.

kristijoy...mine is attached to a light also. So nice, as I get older I can forget stuff sometimes.

I bought a dry iron from 'Country something'. I think someone here will know the magazine i'm talking about. it doesn't have auto shutoff. I also have a Reliable orange iron that you can override the shutoff. Someone else said they had it, too. The steam on that is absolutely crazy. I love it when I need steam.

But I bought one of those irons that have a separate tank for water and that's my favorite. The iron is light weight, which I love because my hand doesn't get tired if I'm ironing a bunch. It, of course, has no auto shutoff. I use this one all the time. It's a DeLonghi. You can get these kinds of irons (with separate tanks) on ebay for around $150. Mine has lasted for years.

Oh, I think the magazine I got the dry iron from is Country Store. Yep, that's it. i had a senior moment. Sorry.

sorry, it's not a Black and Decker. I knew that didn't sound right. Mine is a Hamilton Beach that wants to shut off when in use.

Vermont Country Store. They have all kinds of fun things.