Review: Sunbeam Steam Master Iron

A question I see all the time on crafty blogs is “What iron do you use? Do you love it?”, so I wanted to post this review of my iron-a Sunbeam 4229 Steam Master Iron .

I’m on my third one of these irons in 3 years, but I don’t see that as a failing with the iron at all.  I iron every single day, so I definitely use and abuse this thing!  I got mine at Walmart, and it runs around $30 or so.

Some of the features of this iron include:

• Stainless steel soleplate-makes for easy, no stick gliding over fabrics.
• Spray mist feature and shot of steam
• Storage strip indicator lets you know when the iron is cool enough to store.
• Anti-drip
• Vertical steam
• Retractable cord
• Automatic shut off

The weight of this iron is really good-it weighs about 3 1/2 lbs. which is heavy enough to help with getting out wrinkles and giving a nice crease, but light enough to not wear you out while using it.  The water reservoir is a nice size, and this thing can steam! The vertical steam is really nice for using on hanging items-shirts, skirts, pants, etc.

Like I said, I’m on my third one of these in 3 years, because I’ve simply worn them out.  I know Rowenta’s are generally the iron that everyone recommends as the best, but I’ve not been able to justify the expense of one so I can’t say how they compare.  I would like it if this didn’t wear out quite so quickly, but really, for the price point, I think I probably get much more use out of it than you would expect for a rather inexpensive iron.

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