I have found the fairy godmother of all irons!
This iron is not your ordinary iron. It is a steam generator.
{on the left hand side of this blog you will see a Tefal add, click on it for more info}
As you know, when you do a lot of sewing {as I do} an iron can either be your best friend or your worst enemy. For years, I had been “putting up with the enemy”. I have now found the fairy godmother of all irons & she is my new beat friend.
This beauty is all you could ever want in an iron. When I got this box…
my heart skipped a beat!
The very first thing that I loved was that the water reservoir is in the base, not the iron! And it holds a huge amount of water. 1.8L to be exact! No need to refill constantly, no need to wait for the iron to cool before refilling, no spilling water all over the ironing board! I took off the reservoir & put it straight under the tap.
This to me is simply genius! When I am sewing & need to be constantly pressing seams & hems, the last thing I want to be doing is having to refill the iron a million times. Now, I don’t have to! I have 1.8L of water to generate steam!
The next fabulous thing that I discovered was that the base has a retractable cord! How cool is that! Just like your vacuum cleaner does.
The third fabulous thing was the 8 minute auto shut off. I do not have the best memory (can you call it baby brain when your youngest is 11 years old?) & have often gone about sewing or a cuppa & completely forgot about the iron being on. Now I don’t have to come back to an iron that has boiled dry because it has an 8 minute auto shut off. Simply fabulous! I know it works because I accidently got side tracked on the phone yesterday & came back to find the iron had turned off. Oh Tefal, you designed this baby just for me!
The first thing that I had ready & waiting for this baby was to make bias binding to finish off some quilts. It did the job better than I could have imagined & I may have made a lot more than I intended!
The plate underneath this iron is so super smooth. It glides across the fabric so quickly & with no resistance. It made the perfect binding! I now have enough for the next 5 quilts!
I needed to press the seams on my next quilt in the making.
This fairy godmother of all irons would be perfect for someone who does a lot of sewing. It certainly made my sewing yesterday a lot easier & I finished so many projects that I had on the go because I spent less time ironing. It was so quick & easy to use. As you all may know by now, I love any appliance that saves me time & money. This one does both! It saves me money because I will no longer find scorch marks on my fave clothes. You do not need to sew to need this iron. Do you wear a work uniform? Do your kids wear school uniforms? Does your husband/partner wear a work uniform?
A Current Affair recently did a segment on this particular iron & the results in the ironing challenge were amazing. You can watch it HERE. This steam generator iron is really creating quite a buzz!
My absolute fave part is that you can use this as a vertical steamer. Yep, for those dresses that are nearly impossible to iron on an ironing board, just leave them on the hanger & use it as a steamer. Simply brilliant!
Here are some of the key features of the Tefal Express Turbo Anti-calc Auto clean Steam generator
(all the technical stuff)
*Auto clean sole plate (world patented exclusivity)
*Very high steam performance (5.5 bars)
*1.8L extra large water reservoir (unlimited autonomy)
*Eco energy setting (20%)
* Lock system for safe & easy transport
*Integra system steam cord protective storage
*Automatic cord rewind
*Express 2 minute start
*8 minute auto cut off
*Inox stainless steel
*anti-calc collector for an extended lifetime
I had been on an ironing strike for so long because I hated my old iron. Now we will never leave this house with creased clothes ever again! I may even be nice & iron Mr P’s King G’s again! I will draw the line at ironing his blue singlets though.
I am in love with this fairy godmother of irons & I can tell you that I NEVER thought that I would ever say that about an iron!
I am in love with this fairy godmother of irons & I can tell you that I NEVER thought that I would ever say that about an iron!
* this is not a sponsored blog. It is a product review. All views & opinions are my own*
I have been eyeing off an iron like this. Then reality come crashing back in and I remember that I NEVER iron and even a beauty like this would be completely wasted on me. My husband bought me a pink board and pink iron thinking that may help me, nope. Rachel x
ReplyDeleteOooo, a pink iron & an ironing board! That is too cool! I have found another positive though, the kids now want to iron more as this is the coolest iron they have ever seen. So now I win, they can do the ironing for me! LOL. xx
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