Or are the cheap ones just as good?
Mine has started tripping out the circuit so I think it’s time to get a new one - is there much difference between them?
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I buy the cheapest Big W steam iron I think it cost about $17 perhaps a decade or so ago. I never use it but my kids, particularly the one still in the military, and my daughter do when they visit. They have no complains about it.
I only replaced it because I dropped the previous one on the carpet which obviously had some acrylic in its pile and stuck to the irons base.
The cheap Chinese ones are excellent, do the job, why would you pay more?
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I’m content with a very average steam iron! Sorts out my Levi’s, t shirts etc. Why pay more?
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Depends on how much ironing you do.
Back in my work days when being suited & booted was mandatory and living a flat and a need to tumble dry clothes and sheets - a lot of ironing. So I bought a steam iron, that is one with a steam producing unit that sat on the kitchen worktop and fed very hot steam direct to the iron. Fantastically better than an ordinary iron. But 5-10x more expensive.
Now I’m out in the country, no need for dressing up (except occasional events) so I’m still using a 25 year old £12 (was then) ordinary iron. Good enough and not worth any investment to change or upgrade.
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I need a new iron too
I’ve always had a steam iron for ease of use and this time I shall get a cordless one as the cord is restricting.
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Don’t think so. I did toy once with getting one of those big roller irons so I could iron my quilt covers (can’t remember why I thought it was a good idea at the time🤷🏻♂️). But the price of them somewhat dampened my ardour!!
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I have a standard steam iron and one of those steam irons with separate tank. I hardly ever use the second one mentioned, takes too long to warm up.
So I recommend any standard steam iron, unless you often iron shirts and want them to be perfect, then the ones with a tank are ideal but much more expensive.
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Mrs Fox uses one of these Azz.
She doesn’t like the cable getting in the way, and if your Iron stops working it’s usually because the cable eventually breaks inside with all the bending.
I’ve rewired lots of irons for folks over the years.
It’s a steam iron and charges up on the stand.
You can then remove it to do your ironing cord free.
And at £41 it won’t break the bank, although it’s a bit dearer on Amazon if you prefer.
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I wouldn’t buy the cheapest but neither would I buy the dearest, as the others say, middle of the road steam iron is the way to go
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I never spend lots of money on an iron, and they do a decent job.
Makes me smile when i’m asked if i would like to take out an extended ‘warranty’ on an iron that costs next to nothing!
My only ‘moan’ would be how mean the manufactures are when it comes to the length of lead.
Would a more expensive iron come with a longer lead?
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I’m the same with running shoes Ambre, I won’t pay the exorbitant prices they charge now for the latest fashions, but a two year old model was top of the range at the time.
The cheapest don’t last ten minutes so you need to buy more often…False economy and they are bad for the feet.
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I wouldn’t pay an exorbitant price for anything, certainly not ‘fashion’ don’t even get me started on ripped jeans 
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Hi
Steam Iron, whichever one my ironing lady says.
I need a new one as the ironing board and Iron were burnt in the fire
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Thanks everyone, I ended up ordering this one as apparently the weight of the steam (70g in this model) and having a ceramic soleplate can make a noticeable difference. Never really paid attention to iron features before (always just went with the cheapest) so I’m curious whether it makes much of a difference myself.
It was on sale for £34 (apparently reduced from £69):
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00K8S8OXO?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1
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Looks good, similar to ours but different colour.
Have you ever used those iron cleaning sticks? They can be quite noxious, fume wise.
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I was referring to the price of ‘designer’ ripped jeans these all look pretty authentic (not to mention unwashed for a few years) !
Sorry for veering of topic Azz
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No… I’ve only ever used white vinegar (which has worked every time I have used it - to clean the base plate anyway)
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White vinegar eh? Top tip indeed. Ta.
A small bowl with some washing up liquid and white vinegar in it is fatally attractive to fruit flies, in case you ever feel a tad murderous 
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