Hi
has anyone got or used one of these type irons? I know they cost anything up to £200 and am interested in a philips one that 'which' have recommened.

any thoughts? really keen to get good ironing results as at the moment we use a ironing 'press' (well my husband does!) but everything comes out 'flat' like it were made for a cardboard cut out person.

Lorri

I don't know about the Phillips but I can recommend the Rowenta one, it has the steam button underneath the handle which I have found much easier to use than those on top.  I read reviews on Amazon and bought mine for approx £150, a year ago.  I also made my decision on my previous experience using Rowenta irons which have proved very good in the past.  I loath ironing and it does make the life a lot easier - worth every penny.  :)

I use a normal iron (actually an old steam iron but without the water ;) ) and a water spray/plant mister :)  It works a treat and is cheap too:D

does it really make light work of the ironing having that extra steam?

OHs Mum had one and it worked as she was otherwise rubbish at ironing :-o
BUT if you hold the button too much you end up with soggy clothes (so, it didn't improve her ironing that much LOL!)

I dont iron unless I have to. (pop in tumble for just a few mins) but I do have a steam gen iron and it is gr8. its a Tefal

I am another one with an aversion to ironing (I just hang/fold carefully to avoid the need where possible) but I have a Russell Hobbs steam generator on for those occasions when it really can't be avoided.  It is so much better than a standard steam iron but it doesn't make me hate ironing any less!

Lorri
I,ve never used one but on the price drop tv channels they go for an awful lot less than £200 freeview annel number 23 pr 24 are always getting them the post  costs about eight quid but I,ve bought several items from them and they always arrive within a week and everything I,ve bought has always been exactly as described an really good quality.
They had a rowenta steam generator on only this week they get them quite often.

I have a Domena steam press....it is fantastic ironing is done in a quarter of the time and you sit down to it.
It was a gift from my dad he thought I spent to long stood there ironing and I avoid it at the best of times alomg with all household tasks!

Karen :-)

Thank you for the helpful replies.
I think i will go for one as i am now taking over the ironing from husband as i have given up work for a bit. He uses a press  but i always manage to burn myself somehow (probably cos i dont use it very often!) but as i said he does everything flat and when i wear my skirts they all stick out at the sides.
Shouldn't complain as not many men do ironing but i would like to look more than a cardboard cut out!!!!

Lorri

Ah yes, my husband also does this when he does mine, and you do have to 'arrange ' items properly.

Karen ;-)

My mother hated ironing, and my father was a stickler for creases in the right places, so.....she'd iron creases in all the wrong places LOL  He never let her iron his things ever again - sorted! :D :D :D

I was taught that if you hung things (on line/radiator) and folded them right in the first place, very little ironing is needed, if any :)  My iron is 26 years old and like new LOL

Netto's are selling them £60 less than the normal RRP price tomorrow here in Manchester.

Lorri.........................you never look like a cardboard cut out when I see you :-D XX

Oooh another one like me!!  Right down to hanging the curtains back up damp, then the creases fall out of them!!

Sarah.

well have purchased one today from a well known department store.
£50 reduced from £169 as it had no box - i was just in the right place at the right time and its fab!

jolene - thank you for your kind comment.

Lorri

It was one thing brought for me when I went to uni as my mum had one and I claimed I wouldn't do any ironing without one! :D  So I got one to take with me, when I do iron it's great!  My housemates questioning what she will do without it next year as I'm not living with them again!  They really are great but you can't go back to a normal iron!

I really love my rowenta and it flies through my ironing but y friend bought a cheaper one from a foodchain shall we say, and it is crap you get what you pay for I think

linda

yes i have one and they are very good.

>Right down to hanging the curtains back up damp, then the creases fall out of them!!

OOOOH YES!   :D :D

I have a beautiful lace curtain in the bathroom that gets washed when the sun is going to shine thru the window, that way it dries in no time when I hang it back up :D :D

Blouses and shirts get put on hangers from the washing machine and I have been known to dry them overnight hanging from the curtain rail in the bedroom :D  Lovely and fresh smelling the next day and no creases :) 

I have been contemplating investing in one of these for a while now but also want one of those 3 second boiling water gadgets so its what to get first. Incidently, Aldi have steam generator irons in at the moment at £49.99 - don't know if they are any good though.

Yes I got one for half price last year - think it was about £80 but I think they do cut through the ironing faster than a normal iron. 

Luvhandles, I have one of those 3 second boiling things (Tefal Quick Cup).  It's yours if you want it...only used about twice.

Oh, why is that ShaynLola? Are they rubbish or just that you don't use it?

I have also been thinking of getting one of those irons, as I do have a lot of bedding to iron when caravan is hired out,I like everything looking tip top for my guests who use the van.  It can take hours ironing sheets, pillocases and duvets for a 3 bed caravan, not to mention some of the other items I iron there as well.  This would just be for my use and not for the guests.

So far I notice that a few of you say the Rowenta is the best one, I will keep looking.

I have a Philips steam generator iron and wouldn't be without it, ironing jeans is just sooo easy, having 3 teenage daughters and a son I'm constantly washing and ironing jeans.  Bedding is easy too.

I've tried Rowenta, Tefal and Philips......and I say Philips is best every time.

Can I ask what is the 'ironing' thing you are all on about ? :-)

I've got the Rowenta Expert and love it, halves my ironing time.

Luvhandles...I don't use it.  It takes up too much space on the bench (I don't have much space to spare) so I can't justify having it AND a kettle really.