1. Iron
The times when it was possible to burn through clothes with an iron while ironing in a matter of seconds are long gone. A modern iron is a full-fledged electronic mechanism with a huge variety of sensors and functions. You won’t have to mess with linen for a long time - most models today are equipped with hot steam, which allows you to quickly deal with even overdried shirts and clothes with a lot of folds. However, steam irons have been on the market for a long time, which begs the question: has anything else been added to the feature set lately? Yes, and quite a lot of useful stuff. We tell you what important qualities modern irons have.
Most women are familiar with the situation: you left the house, but on the way you were suddenly pierced by the thought: “Did I turn off the iron?” A chill runs down your back, you painfully try to recall the moment when the plug of the gadget was pulled out of the socket. Well, if there is someone to call and ask to check. Otherwise, you suffer all day or even drop everything and return home to check. With modern models of irons, for example, Tefal Ultimate Anti-calc FV9739, you can forget about such a problem once and for all! Now they are equipped with automatic shutdown. For example, the above model turns itself off after 30 seconds in a horizontal position and 8 minutes in a vertical position if the gadget is not touched. So even if you put the iron on your husband's favorite shirt, forgot about it and ran away to the – not scary. Not even the shirt will be harmed, let alone the iron, ironing board or your house.
Many old models of steam irons have another problem - during ironing, water drops from the steam holes can get on clothes, forming noticeable stains on some types of fabric. If scale has already appeared in the water tank, then drops of water can also stain your clean laundry. Manufacturers have long dealt with this lack of gadgets. Modern models of irons are equipped, firstly, with the “drip-stop” function, which prevents water droplets from falling on your clothes during ironing. Secondly, advanced models have removable calc collectors that trap all excess particles so that they do not fall on the laundry. Such a collector can be removed from the iron and washed.
2. Steam generator
For advanced housewives and those who constantly have to iron a lot of clothes, for example, not only for themselves and their husbands, but also for a bunch of kids, there is an improved version of the iron - a compact steam generator with a boiler. In its appearance, it is still the same familiar iron, which is connected by a wire to a large tank of water, from where hot steam is supplied. Why buy this expensive and rather large gadget? Firstly, due to the high steam pressure, the time spent on ironing will be reduced by at least two times compared to a conventional iron. If you iron a couple of your husband's shirts and your blouse once a week, then there is no need to buy a steam generator. But for those who iron often and a lot, we recommend investing in a modern steam generator that will save both your time and your nerves.
By the way, such a device is suitable for both ordinary ironing on an ironing board and for steaming things hanging on a coat hanger. Modern models of steam generators are maximally simplified for ease of use. You don't have to read a thick manual to figure out what temperature and steam output to set for each item in your wardrobe. Gadgets like the Pro Express Care GV9070E0 only offer a few smart modes. There are three of them in this model - for ordinary, dense and delicate fabrics. Before ironing, it is enough to carry out a simple sorting of linen to speed up the process and make it completely safe.
A number of models are specially designed for families with small children. For example, the Pro Express GV9080E0 steam generator has a protective screen so that the kids do not get burned on the hot sole after ironing.
3. Steamer
If you take your bed linen and towels to the laundry or don't make your life harder by ironing them, then perhaps you should ditch the iron and ironing board altogether in favor of steamers. With these gadgets, it will not be difficult to put in order even clothes of complex design from very delicate fabrics. Men's shirts, trousers with arrows, silk dresses with darts and small buttons, curtains, even a cashmere coat - things of any complexity can be smoothed out with a steamer in a couple of minutes.
There are two types of these gadgets - outdoor and manual. If you have a lot of clothes to iron, choose the first option. It is a bar with hangers for clothes and a boiler. We recommend taking models with a vertical ironing board like Tefal IS8360E1 - it will be easier to put things in order. You do not have to hold things during ironing: they are securely fixed on the coat hanger and pressed against the board with the nozzle.
Those who have a moderate amount of clothes, as well as those who often travel or travel on business trips, should purchase a compact handheld steamer. It heats up in 45 seconds and allows you to quickly tidy up any things. Manufacturers try to make such gadgets as convenient as possible. For example, the Access Steam DR8086E1 weighs less than a kilogram and has a well-designed ergonomic handle shape. You won't feel tired even if you use it for a long time. In addition, this gadget comes with such useful accessories as a special brush for removing wool from clothes and a nozzle for processing delicate materials. The perfect set to quickly tidy up your clothes at home or on the go.
As you can see, modern gadgets make the process of caring for linen every year easier and easier. It is no longer necessary to stand for hours at the ironing board with an iron, as our mothers and grandmothers did. We can only hope that in the near future, manufacturers will finally come up with a robot that will completely save us from any household work - whether it's putting clothes in order or cooking food.;