joyce888

I bought a Shark Professional (box says - #1 most powerful steam). It's a 1600 watt (which I had to look for in the owner's guide) and I don't think it gets hot enough. I hate how they all have the auto shut-off after what seems like only a couple of minutes (guide says 8 minutes). I keep my iron set up in the bedroom next to my sewing room so I have to walk more (on purpose) to do my pressing.

dunster

I have a Digital Velocity V100 Steam iron, 1800 watts. I looked for a higher wattage when purchasing the iron. It gets plenty hot, and produces the best steam of any iron I've ever owned. It's designed so that it can't leak. I usually use it dry, but I like knowing that the steam is there when I need it.

Onebyone

I use my Black and Decker Classic, non auto shut off, it is 1100 watts. It gets hot enough for me. It's stamped on the bottom of the heel rest. It's not just for irons also electric mixers. Ever wonder why some counter top mixers are cheaper but look the same? It's the wattage. Same with the hand held mixers. Wattage does make a big difference in performance. I use the cheap $6-$9 irons for fusing. They get hot enough to fuse but not to hot to burn the adhesive. When I find a new one at Walmart for $6 I buy several, makes a nice but inexpensive door prize for guild meetings.

lindaschipper

I bought a Shark from Walmart. Heats quickly (to me anyway) and has an auto shut off after not being used for maybe 5 minutes.

sparkys_mom

I have the Panasonic NI-L70SR Cordless Iron and I love it. I don't think it gets as hot as the corded iron that I had before but I love, love, LOVE not having to fiddle around with the cord. It is 1500w and does a good job with steam. I've had it for about five years now.

It does have an auto shut off but a warning light blinks before that happens. Since I'm usually in the sew, press, sew, press mode it has never been an issue for me. Also, even when it does go off, it reheats very quickly.

Wonnie

I have been through SO many irons trying to find one that was hot enough, heated up quickly and stayed on longer than a nano second!!! Currently I'm happy with my Hamilton Beach 1500 watt from Walmart that I've had for two years. It doesn't leak, has decent steam and stays on for 30 minutes which is a biggie for me because I constantly press when sewing. Plus, it has a retractable cord...yeah!

celwood

I have a rowenta and a dry iron. Find myself using the dry iron more than the rowenta. I use a spray bottle with home made Best Press. The dry iron also does not shut off like the rowenta and it only cost me about $20

sewmuch

Recently purchased a Rowenta 1800 w. off QVC, it works great, a bit heavy, steams well around $60, they were showing this iron as I was scrolling looking for something to watch and hubs ordered it for me....Love it so far...

madamekelly

(Don't tell anyone, but I bought a cheap "Rival" iron form a big box store, and believe it or not it is great.). Mine is a nice weight, makes the seams lie flat, and has a Teflon sole plate. It works just fine for me, and after replacing several after they were dropped or knocked off by one of the cat people, I just buy inexpensive. Never had a problem with them. I also have to iron dressy western shirts for BIL, since DS can't do a decent job of ironing. Works fine for that too. I do hate the shut off, but it reheats very quickly, usually while I am still preparing to press an item.

mckwilter

I use a Continental dry iron purchased from Amazon for around $45. No steam (I use 50/50 Best Press/water), never shuts off, and gets and stays HOT. I bought it primarily to use with fusibles; since it has no steam holes, there are no little unfused spots, but liked it so much it became my go-to iron. I have one of the new Panasonic cordless irons (the sole plate is shaped like a football) and really like it, too, but the auto-shut off is aggravating, even though it does heat up quickly.