If you hate ironing, buy this iron!
Pros:
Steam is great and ironing time is short. Iron glides on fabric.
Cons:
Poor location of steam dial. It's easy to lower unintentionally.
The Bottom Line:
This iron is relatively inexpensive. It's pricier than some but performs as well as or better than irons costing $100 more. Do you need to spend that on an IRON!?
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Author's Review
I have had the pleasure of being the proud owner of the B&D D2030 iron for a few months now and I cannot be more pleased with its performance.
My former iron, also a Black and Decker, was failing after 12 years of hard work. It was time for an upgrade and I considered a more expensive iron. My husband works in a bank and I am forever pressing his shirts. Also, I have begun to sew and having a decent iron is a must. I read numerous reviews and decided to go with this one which happened to be highly rated on many websites.
Bottom line:
This iron costs $100 less than the Rowenta and performs beautifully.
Steam: The steam settings are numerous and are located on a dial by your index finger. You turn the dial for more steam and mountains of steam comes out. Think of being on Maid of the Mist at Niagra Falls. Billowing steam that gets the wrinkles out. You'll use less starch and will be able to get the old lines out of the sleeves with ease. There is also a button to press for a light mist of water.
Disadvantage here: The iron is heavy and when I lift it up, the inside of my index finger hits the dial. As I place the iron on the fabric, sometimes I lower the volume of steam without knowing it. It's annoying. I want steam to the max most of the time.
Temperature settings: Not just a number with no relationship to anything. There are 7 settings and the digital display will tell you the fabric. For example, "6 - Cotton". You set this by pressing a small button on top of the iron with your thumb. The iron doesn't need to preheat for minutes, it's ready very, very quickly.
Water: It uses regular tap water. The entire base takes about 1.5 cups of water, maybe a little more as I tend to fill it past the MAX mark. This makes the iron a bit heavy, which I don't mind, I think the weight aids in pressing. Also, none of the water spills out. It has a flip top type of cap that keeps it all inside. I haven't made any messy wet shirt fronts with this baby.
Plate: It's stainless. It glides. Even with this heavy of an iron, I feel like I'm skating on ice. Whoosh!
Auto Shut-Off: OK, I've gotten into the car, driven five miles and said, "...is the iron on?" My old one shut off automatically and this one does, too. It's a great feature!
Off on light is illuminated when on. It's pretty and large and dark red and you can see it across the room.
Cleaning: Iron tells you when to clean it and cleaning is a snap. You turn the dial to clean and press the button.
I like the two tone color. The gray is the water tank, you see the entire thing. My old iron had a little gauge window, this is much better. The two tone is cool.
I iron a dozen shirts at a time and this iron is so efficient that I need only go over the fabric once to neatly press it. I have easily cut my ironing time in half. I ALMOST enjoy ironing nowadays!
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