Great Iron!
I recently purchased this Rowenta to replace my old Sunbeam which was also a great steam iron, and wow, what a nice piece of household equipment! I ironed 8 dress shirts in less than an hour and they all had a great finish, only refilled the iron once and I was using heavy stream. My shirts came out looking better than they do when I take them to the cleaners. This iron will easily pay for itself in the first couple months. Also, how cool is the finish on this iron? I couldn't resist it. The black, green and stainless steel are a nice option from the boring colors irons usually are, looks great sitting up in my walk in closet. I've already had several people ask what brand it was and where I it it from. Definitely reccomend, well worth the money and will last a decade before needing to be replaced.
Great for high, not low, temperature fabrics needing steam
We've been using this powerful iron since early November 2012. It puts out a great amount of steam on medium and high settings, and, to its credit, I do think the one millimeter bevel helps with dispersing steam using less water. The unit feels good in my hands and the cord is not too short. For medium and high temperature-capable fabrics, this iron is a good, solid buy. For low temperature fabrics, well, that is another story.
One millimeter. What a difference that millimeter makes.
That missing millimeter across the vast amount of the surface of the iron's soleplate, means you are actually only pressing your material in the areas with bordering ridges. These ridges appear to equate to, at most, four inches in the center, from front to back, and two inches closer to the sides. This means you either press harder, use more steam (which means raising the temperature almost to the line where the medium heat range starts), or press longer, if you want to...
Great Iron
I finally had to replace my old Rowenta which has lasted 20 years--and actually still works but does not steam as well as it once did. My fault I am sure, because I never emptied the water out. Not sure why the Eco Intelligence tag on this iron--it basically works like any other but has lots of steam and a pointy nose to help me iron quilt seams. And if an iron can be said to be pretty--well yes this one is--kind of old school and new rolled into one. Not too heavy ---but heavy enough to warrent the price. This is every bit as good as my old one--only with more steam vents. I would recommend this iron to anyone who sews. A little spendy if all you do is touch up perma-press shirts.
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