BLACK+DECKER Allure™ Professional Steam Iron, Stainless Soleplate D3030

The Black %26 Decker Allure Steam Iron is one of B%26D's best. It's light weight, but very effective. The controls are self explanatory and i t shuts itself off (which is very important to the over tired user who might forget). The only thing I can possibly think of that would be a negative for this iron is the rubber electrical cord insulator. I comes out of the back of the iron and extends about three (3") inches. It is stiff and if the user is not watching closely and sits the iron down carelessly, the iron will fall over. The exit for this cord ought to be placed higher up on the iron's body so there is no interference in securely sitting it on the ironing surface. Everything else on this iron is perfect. I use it exclusively for my quilting projects. That requires a very hot iron. I don't use the steam feature because it does not cover a large enough area. Further, spray starch is also used once all has been pressed and is in place. A very hot iron is required for the starch process and this B%26D fills the order nicely.