I will keep this post in mind should my beloved (!) Maytag cordless iron give up the ghost. I agree - cordless is beyond fabulous - love it and glad that I have options.

Rowenta. Worth. Every. Penny. Well, nearly 1000 pennies :)

I love my Rowenta Eco Intelligent.

What a disappointing post. Saying something is "reviewed highly" is of little value without providing far more detail. And to say you've identified the Best Steam Irons of 2013 because you scanned the Internet for reviews is laughable.

I don't iron. :D

I try not to post anything other than positive comments, but I have to agree with Indy J. I'm in the market for a new iron and was excited to open this post and thank you generously for the reviews, but this is lacklustre at best. Great were the reviews Domino offered where they actually tested the products and offered information based on real experience. Disappointing.

I've had about three Rowenta irons over the past 20 years. While I *want* to like them, I find that inevitably, regardless of the purchase price (and I think you paid more than $10 for the iron) they start to leak after not very long. Yep, sure enough, my latest Rowenta just started to leak. This will definitely be my last one (my current iron I purchased after reading favorable Amazon reviews, and thinking, oh, this German company must have figured out how to stop the leaks by now. Apparently not.)

Agreed with the Rowenta comment. Once you go Rowenta, you don't go back. I'm on my 2nd one (it gets used every day) and I won't go back to those $29 specials. Ever.

Rowenta - the one and only.
I am shocked there is not one on the list.
I like heavy irons. Light irons are no good.

Rowenta - the one and only.
I am shocked there is not one on the list.
I like heavy irons. Light irons are no good.

My husband does more ironing than me, due to law school (he wore suits during clinic semesters). He loves our Rowenta iron, which we've owned since 2010 and has survived weekly use for more than a year. He irons his shirts right out of the washer, so leaking is not an issue for him. I will iron my cotton dress shirts out of the washer, as well, but that's all the ironing I do. We're looking for a good professional steamer to freshen our dress suits.

I would never buy another Black and Decker. It has the world's most annoying auto-shutoff. And then that breaks and the iron won't stay on. I replaced my third in a row with a Rowenta and I am with the others who love theirs. I will never go back.

I have the Rowenta pro iron steam station and its the best thing ever. I mean, as far as irons go.

I have the Black and Decker Classic, and it is a dream iron. A good home iron is all about weight, which the B&D Classic has plenty of though I've had this less than a year so no perspective on if it lasts over time.

I'm a fan of Rowenta too and I hate ironing. I didn't realize how much easier it is with a good iron after years of using whatever cruddy one my roommates and I had lying around the apartment. My Rowenta was only about $50 on sale at Macy's and it hasn't given me any trouble (on the rare occasion I use it !)

I thought it was odd to see no mention of Rowentas...then I got to the comments. Glad to see lots of others agree it's a great iron and you don't go from a Rowenta to a cheap iron.

I have the Panasonic Steam Iron and completely agree with the above advice...once you go cordless you don't go back. And while I still use an ironing board when I need to iron a men's shirt, most of the time I use an ironing blanket thrown on our dining room table. Using a cordless iron + a blanket has made life in our too-small apartment much easier.

I will say that my attempt to use the Panasonic Steam Iron to steam curtains (as you would a portable steamer) was a FAIL. I think you still either need to use a large steamer, or take the darn things down and steam them and then press them.

Rowenta. Nothing else. My mother once entered the store, and asked for an iron. Girl showed her this, and that iron, and talked about them vigorously. Than she asked again - Do you have an IRON, Rowenta iron?
Than girl smiled, and showed her the expensive stuff from glass cabinet ;-)))

I have one for 10 years, and it still works great. Although I bought a new one last year for some "lighter" ironing (also Rowenta) for my sewing needs my old, heavy one is irreplaceable. It has a stainless steel plate that can be easily cleaned, and has not yet leaked, although we have very hard water here.

I got a Rowenta iron because of good reviews. I don't just iron clothes after laundry, but also do tailoring and need a heavy iron with good steam (when I use the steam). After 6 months it has started to leak out of the bottom - the part of the iron where the electronics go. That's a BAD thing. Now I've done more research and found that this is a very common "feature" of Rowenta irons, and once this one dies or catches on fire I will not get another. I want to like them, but I can't understand reading the comments of people who are on their third Rowenta iron that has started to leak out of the bottom. That's not a function that I want in an iron.

DeLonghi Stiromeglio Compact PRO 300 with pressurized boiler. Bought this from Amazon 3 years ago because I was tired of wasting time and money with Rowenta products that everyone raved over and I never found one lasting more than a year and with less than stellar results. This DeLonghi iron was approx $150, it makes ironing ENJOYABLE...haha, really, it does. Came with a 3 year warranty. At 2 years 10 months, it failed, but DeLonghi happily replaced it when I cut the cord off and returned it to them. I am enjoying my 2nd iron and hope it lives a long and happy life with me.

J420. I take my ironing seriously. I loved my Rowenta but it broke. With a teflon plate the J420 doesn't leave any shine and has enough weight to get the job done.