Panasonic Contoured Stainless Steel Soleplate, Vertical, Auto Shut Off, Power Base and Carrying/Storage Case – NI-L70SRW Cordless 1500W Steam/Dry Iron, Standard, Green/White

This replaced a decent (read expensive) Rowenta with a cord. My dog pulled the Rowenta off the ironing board by catching his foot or tail in the cord. The Rowenta lived and so did the dog, but out of concern for the safety of dog and home I immediately started shopping for a new iron--cordless being the first priority.I was concerned that the iron would not be as hot as I need it to be for linen and cotton and read all the reviews and decided to try it anyway because it is easily returned to Amazon. I chose the steel sole plate and did not want a non-stick sole plate because of toxins and scratching.Happily - I am able to announce that I am using it almost daily for quilting and weekly for the laundry/ironing tasks. It stays hot - good and hot. I have a Polder ironing board with a metal tray at the end for an iron to sit on. I place the base there and the board is free so I can iron with no trouble. I use the iron, put it back on the base, adjust whatever I am ironing and continue ironing in this manner. This keeps the iron hot all the time. It takes 10 minutes for the auto shut off and so as long as I am working steadily there is no problem. The Rowenta had an auto-off like most higher price irons and it was off every time I turned around. I hated that.As a quilter, I usually work in an assembly line fashion, I piece everything I can, press and then piece again and press so I do not have a problem with the iron cooling down in the middle of my work.I took the Panasonic Cordless to my quilting and sewing group meetings and everyone came running over to see it--it is really lovely. Some people oohed and aahhhed, and put it on their Christmas list, but some were quickly disinterested. We all have our own needs--and this iron suits me very well. Because of the cordless design, I don't mind ironing at all anymore.Reasons to like it:The iron is beautiful, with a clean design, 4 simple soft-touch buttons.The clear case is one of the best features as it can be carried to quilting classes or sewing groups.It is easy to set temperatures, there are 3 temps and you can press a button and choose the appropriate temp, no spinning dial or guessing like most irons.There are lights to show if its cool or hot.Iron gets very hot.Steam feature works fine, although I often use a dry iron for quilting.The removable water tank is fantastic. No more carrying water in a pitcher to my iron to refill it. Now I can gently release the tank and take it right to the water source.Retractable cord on the base.I should also mention that I don't use the spray feature because of habit I keep a large sprayer filled with fresh rosemary scented water.My only gripe, a small one, is that I wish it had a longer cord on the base, but then it probably would not be retractable.

I love my iron. It was delivered on time, it is what I expected. I like and use all the settings on the iron, the steamer, no steam whether the manual press button steam or the automatic steam it is a really godd iron.

I have the original version of this iron from 16 years ago, and while it still works, it was starting to not hold its charge very well. I won't fault it, I've had MUCH more expensive irons (one in particular comes to mind - yellow and has automatic standy-uppy feet...) that don't last more than 2 or 3 years before they lose heat, electronics dont work or they are dumping water all over your ironing board 😩.So, given how much I love my old Panasonic cordless, I thought I'd give this newer version a try. For the record, I'm a quilter, wife and mom to two littles so I probably use my irons a little more than the average bear.Firstly, I love cordless. When you're a quilter and ironing huge pieces of fabric at a time, that cord can be a real nuisance. This iron can go anywhere.Heat up time is about average on this machine, certainly not as fast as my $$yellow iron$$ but does the job. The one thing I miss the most (compared to that yellow guy again) is the 30 minute shut off time. This Panasonic is much shorter (I'd have to look it up but it feels like about 10 mins).If you've never used a cordless, you need to return it to its base to recharge every so often; ever hear your regular iron click and the lights dim a little? This is it recharging. So same principal goes for the cordless, it's just you have to remember to set it on its base every few minutes.This iron comes with an upgrade in steam holes over its predecessor, which is awesome (the old version only had steam at the tip)The water tank on this puppy is big. Very comparable to the yellow guy which I believe holds 12oz.Heat-wise it's hot. It's not as hot as some Rowentas I've used, but it's comparable to the Oliso 1600 (in my opinion).Empty (no water) it's relatively lightweight (feels much lighter than other irons I've used) and even with the tank full it's still not overly heavy.I like that it comes with a snap on case for transport, but mostly I like the fact I can set the lid on it at the end of the day to keep the dust off.I think if you're used to having Rowenta irons (upper end ones at least) you might be disappointed in a loss of heat moving to this iron. However, as a quilter I do love this iron. Obviously, if this is my second one in 16 years and I am going back to Panasonic after courting the other more expensive brands for a few years. 😉