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Steam Fast SF-680 Digital Fabric Steam Press | 
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Brand: Top Innovations
Category: Kitchen
List Price: $299.99
Buy New: $208.88
You Save: $91.11 (30%)
New (8) from $208.88
Avg. Customer Rating:  26 reviews
Sales Rank: 4873
Color: Stainless/Black
Shipping Weight (lbs): 26.6
Dimensions (in): 26 x 9 x 21
Warranty: 1
MPN: SF680
Model: SF-680
UPC: 047171680006
EAN: 0047171680006
ASIN: B00061J2B6
Release Date: September 20, 2004
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Tabletop steam press for steam and dry ironing from Steam Fast; digital temperature controls for varied fabric types | | • | Teflon-coated stainless-steel body and molded heat element allocate heat uniformly | | • | 1350-watt press automatically shuts off and alerts if left idle for prolonged periods; steam burst buttons on both sides of handle | | • | Tank holds 10 ounces of water; employs a dual vaporizing method to reduce moisture while steaming | | • | Press measures 26 by 22 by 10 inches and weighs 22 pounds; limited 1-year warranty |
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Product Description
For crisp linens, pleats, and smooth silks, Steam Fast offers this digital steam press. The 1350-watt tabletop steam press offers various steam bursts and patterns to accommodate a diversity of materials. The electronic temperature control allows users to adjust heat levels with enhanced specificity without any complication. Close to ten times the size of a regular iron, the steam press reduces time spent ironing and prevents unneeded trips to the dry cleaner. The press features a rust-resistant stainless-steel body with nonstick Teflon coating for unhindered mobility. A molded heat element allocates heat uniformly along the pressing plate. A washable pressing pad cushions fabrics, protecting button, zippers, and other protruding articles. Prior to use, the user fills the 10-ounce capacity water tank and then selects the appropriate temperature setting for the wrinkled garments. Once turned on, the press operates at 110 to 120 volts AC. The press knob locks when closed to prevent accidents. The press automatically shuts off when the pressing plate is left unattended for a prolonged period of time and an audio alarm alerts the user. A spray bottle and measuring cup accompany the press. As with all electrical appliances, read the enclosed warnings and user guidelines prior to use. A limited one-year warranty covers this item. Made in China, the press measures 26 by 22 by 10 inches and weighs 22 pounds.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 21 more reviews...
 Good alternative! (but just so..) June 24, 2008
Have used it a few times and I still have use for my old Black and Decker iron!
Pros: ironing area is big and so does help out in ironing small clothes (will help for those with children!).
Cons: 1. potential for burning your hands while placing the clothes or moving them in between pressing
2. Manual talks about using distilled water for steam - not tap water!
3. Only works well for certain type of clothes
 Needs a decent instructional DVD May 31, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a great appliance, but the instructions are hopeless and it is an appliance that requires some skill to use fully effectively. Had they had a decent DVD with it, I would happily have rated it a 5.
So here is what it does really well and fast (REALLY fast) and for which the supplied instructions (or the little video on the Top Innovations website) are adequate: trousers, T-shirts, and household linens (sheets, napkins etc). Basically anything which you could iron well by folding and smoothing and then plopping a great weight on.
But a lot more effort and skill is required when doing highly tailored shirts (eg brands like Anne Fontaine, Alicia Bell, Pink). Hopefully one day I'll be able to do those without keeping the iron and ironing board on hand. But I suspect that will be only after I can persuade my local cleaner to spend time teaching me.
In the meantime, the most useful instructions I have found for using a steam press are in a little video on the UK Domena site [...] There is also a useful series of pictures on how to do shirts on the UK Singer site [...]
You'll see when watching the Domena video that there is a point to using this unit while sitting in front of it as opposed to standing above it. You are less likely to burn yourself on the upper hotplate while rearranging and smoothing garments on the bottom plate if you are reaching in as opposed to down and around, and likewise, the steam blast that comes out when you press the steam button as you hold the top lid about 3 inches above the bottom plate before pressing something is less likely to hit you if you are in front of it as opposed to above it.
I'm sure it is some sort of cultural difference, but I found all sorts of other useful tips on the various UK sewing sites (which is where the steam presses are usually dealt with). Like using melted ice from the freezer so you get mineral-free water which won't clog up the innards. Happy researching!
 Steam Fast SF-680 Digital Fabric Steam Press April 16, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This product is amazing and I would recommend to anyone. I've had it for 3 months and I am so impressed with it. I would say it is commercial standard. I am a guy who is always in a rush and needs to get casual and dress clothes done quick and and looking fantastic and this machine does it!!!!!!
Steam Fast SF-680 Steam Press December 20, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
If your looking for a professional dry cleaning steam press then this
is not what your looking for. For that, you'll have to pay WAY more.
Now with that said, this thing puts your hand held steam iron to shame.
I'll admit, it took some time for my wife and I to get the hang of it
but within a dozen garmets or so we were off to the races. This thing
paid for itself within a few weeks!! We're both in management roles in
our careers so nothing less than starch pressed is acceptable on the
job front. After almost two years of HEAVY use it still works as good
as the day we bought it. Highly recommended!
 Not impressed December 7, 2007
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
This is my first review of an item or many items I bought from Amazon.
I bought this iron because my wife does my shirts. Bless her heart.
Before we met and got married I iron my shirt for ten years.... usual 5-10 minutes before work.. and my drive to work was 5 minutes. what a drag. Now my wife irons the shirts AND puts them on a hangar for me but my drive to work is now 45-60 minutes.
Anyway... I really appreciate my wife doing this for me.. especially since she suffers from muscle pain allot.
I have been eying this steam press for her for a couple years now.. but since it is rather expensive as far a irons go.. I always wanted to get it as some sort of birthday or Christmas gift. She would never agree one of her presents being a big iron... she would flat out say she didn't want it.
I went ahead a bought it one day... I just told her that a surprise was on its way. I'm pretty tight with money so when the press did arrive she was looking at me as if I had gone nuts... and she not exactly thrilled.
Since the directions say to only use distilled water we had to wait to try it until the next time we went shopping.
Couple weeks later, she gives it a try.
Long story short.. if your trying to save time by using this steam press.. don't waste your money.
If you were expecting to save money by avoiding the cleaners.. You will find it impossible to get the same quality.
For pressing things like my shirts and pants for work, A.) it took me 15 minutes per shirt and B.) it will not get 100% wrinkle out. It is next to impossible to get the garments to lay flat before you press. It's not like you can hold the garment down with your hands before pressing. One thought that ran through my head was that I should first iron my shirt before trying to press them.
If you intend to use this for things I would never bother ironing.. maybe this is for you... if you want to save time ironing your dress shirts and pants.. stick with the a $30 black and decker...
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