Make ironing easy with our great selection of steam stations and ironsĭo you have an important job interview coming up and you want to wear your nicest suit? Or perhaps you have an outfit you want to wear to a special occasion and you want to make sure that it looks crisp and good-as-new? There are some times when you really want to make a great first impression and having clean and pressed clothes is very important.
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Our Lab experts say a retractable cord helps with storage and an iron with bright digital controls makes it easier to see. Most irons today automatically shut down when tipped or knocked over, so we prefer those that turn off quickly when tipped in any direction, not just on the soleplate. For frequent fills, a removable water tank comes in handy. Although it's difficult to pin down steam output, generally, we found that the best performing irons are usually at 1700 to 1800 watts. Do you do a lot of ironing in one session? A larger water tank may come in handy, especially one that's see-through. More holes in the soleplate don't necessarily mean more steam. If you want to cover more surface area in a single pass, check for a soleplate that isn’t too small. Check clothing iron and steamer weights in the store to make sure it’s not too heavy. For safer ironing, find one that's comfortable to hold.
✔️Ensure the iron is the right size for you.
The next day, each swatch is ironed on the appropriate setting and we rate it on a scale of one to five for its smooth appearance using the standard guides that are part of the Textiles industry testing methods. We assess how easy the controls and sprays are to use, how easy the water tank is to fill and how likely the iron is to tip over if placed on a wobbly board.įinally, we wrinkle and ball up cotton, linen, wool, nylon and other synthetic fabrics and allow the creases to set overnight. We time how long the irons take to heat up and we weigh how heavy they are. When we test irons, we grade 14 aspects, including the amount and rate of steam they produce, the temperatures of the bottom soleplate at various settings, the temperature swings (highs and lows) at each setting and how hot the handle and body get for safety. For the 15 irons we tested here, we wrinkled, pressed and graded 90 fabric swatches on top of nearly 400 performance and ease of use evaluations, w e spent more than 150 hours testing over a hot board to evaluate 15 irons. In the Good Housekeeping Institute Cleaning Lab's most recent evaluation of irons, we dedicated a minimum of 10 hours of testing for each iron.