Which iron is best -ceramic or stainless steel

withabix

Go for Philips ones with the Careeza (ceramic) soleplate.

Very good irons. Much easier than stainless and the Careeza coatings don't seem to wear out.

Previous ones have only stopped working through getting smashed from dropping on the floor!! :rolleyes:

Tefal irons are coated with Teflon (PTFE), which is actually quite a soft material and very prone to scratching, whereas the Philips Careeza coating is a very hard wearing ceramic product.

Tefal teflon (PTFE) coatings ARE rubbish by the way. With pans, once you've used Meyer/Anolon pans you'll wonder why you EVER bought Tefal ones.

MrsE_2

withabix wrote: »

Tefal teflon (PTFE) coatings ARE rubbish by the way. With pans, once you've used Meyer/Anolon pans you'll wonder why you EVER bought Tefal ones.

I was thinking of trying Myer pans, do they do a nice large wok?

withabix

MrsE wrote: »

I was thinking of trying Myer pans, do they do a nice large wok?

Probably do one in most of their ranges.

diddlydi_3

withabix wrote: »

Go for Philips ones with the Careeza (ceramic) soleplate.

Very good irons. Much easeier than stainless and the Careeza coatings don't seem to wear out.

Previous ones have only stopped working through getting smashed from dropping on the floor!! :rolleyes:

Tefal irons are coated with Teflon (PTFE), which is actually quite a soft material and very prone to scratching, whereas the Philips Careeza coating is a very hard wearing ceramic product.

Tefal teflon (PTFE) coatings ARE rubbish by the way. With pans, once you've used Meyer/Anolon pans you'll wonder why you EVER bought Tefal ones.

Thank you for that info withabix - do you also happen to know which phillips I should go for,for best steam & power,or should I just for the highest in both,for easy ironing?

saving-grace

withabix wrote: »

Go for Philips ones with the Careeza (ceramic) soleplate.

Very good irons. Much easier than stainless and the Careeza coatings don't seem to wear out.

Previous ones have only stopped working through getting smashed from dropping on the floor!! :rolleyes:

Tefal irons are coated with Teflon (PTFE), which is actually quite a soft material and very prone to scratching, whereas the Philips Careeza coating is a very hard wearing ceramic product.

I'd agree with all that. I had a tefal iron which got scratched easily and the surface became quite rough.
Now onto my second Philips Careeza (dropped first one) with ceramic soleplate and its great. Feels nice to iron with and the surface has not a mark on it, v hardwearing.
There are a few to choose from, could you get to a shop to see how they feel in the hand. Mine is a philips Azur 4340 and its quite heavy.

diddlydi_3

saving-grace wrote: »

I'd agree with all that. I had a tefal iron which got scratched easily and the surface became quite rough.
Now onto my second Philips Careeza (dropped first one) with ceramic soleplate and its great. Feels nice to iron with and the surface has not a mark on it, v hardwearing.
There are a few to choose from, could you get to a shop to see how they feel in the hand. Mine is a philips Azur 4340 and its quite heavy.

Thanks for that -off to lakeside now to lift irons!!

withabix

Would also recommend a mesh ironing board rather than a solid-top one. The newer steam irons which produce a large amount of steam tend to do a 'hovercraft' impression on solid boards!!

burnsguitarman

I back up what has been said about the philips careeza soleplate, definately the best irons I have used!

Homecare_Pro

If your Mum has trouble carrying the steam iron to the ironing board, make sure she carries it there empty and then fills it with water from a large measuring cup. She can then plug it in and it will heat up fast.

I don't like ceramic soleplates myself, as the iron is not heavy enough to make crisp creases in wool or heavy canvas or denim pants. You have to press down hard on a ceramic soleplate iron to make good creases.

Hope you find this advice helpful.