Customer Reviews:
 Great iron for the price June 5, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This iron replaced an very old one that I had, also from B&D. This one is light weight and has very effective steam. Everyday-type wrinkles in cotton come out easily. Tough ones need more steam and pressure. One slight problem is that the steam comes out in large drops from time to time, but not often. Generally not a problem, but owners should be aware if ironing very delicate fabrics. Other than that, it's a great iron!
 Great iron June 1, 2008
I love this iron. I had no idea how poorly my old one was until I started using this new purchase. I agree that it does use water quickly, I have to refill the water container more often but it is worth it for the wonderful steaming quality. My clothes actually look like I have pressed them now!
former Rowenta owner June 1, 2008
Used to own a very expensive Rowenta - had this iron for about a month now and love it so far. Gets plenty hot as my wife uses it for sewing.
 Works Great for the First Few Months..... May 28, 2008
I got this iron as a gift. It worked great at first - it put out plenty of steam and made ironing clothes a breeze. But, after about 5 months, it started leaking water everywhere! I would not recommend purchasing this iron.
A Very Good Iron for the Money May 19, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
After using it for over a month on both laundry and sewing projects, I can recommend this iron as a very good value for its relatively low price. I like that the digital display tells you when it has reached the desired temperature, and I like that you can adjust the steam output independently of the temperature. I also like that the water reservoir has a sealing lid, so there is no risk of dumping water all over if you happen to tip the iron over. The steam blast is a great feature that I use all the time to blast out heavy creases in fabrics.
Now for the negatives: The digital display is hard to read; you have to be looking directly at it from straight on in order to tell what setting it is on, or if it is still heating up. This seems minor but it really does get annoying. Also, the steam blast feature doesn't work well on lower temperatures. I haven't had it drip or anything, but it will just give me one or two good blasts, then has to heat up again to give me more. There is only one button for adjusting the temperature. You push it to go from one up to two, etc., all the way up to seven, then it starts going back down; so if you are on the up-swing and you want to go, say, from four down to two, you have to cycle all the way up to seven and back down. Again, a minor point but it does get annoying. Finally, if you do a lot of sewing, the auto shut-off feature seems to be timed particularly short and I constantly found myself turning the iron back on (which, incidentally, changes the temperature setting, meaning you have to do the whole cycling through the temperatures thing again to get back to where you wanted it).
All in all, though, a very good iron for the price, and I don't regret the purchase.
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