I HATE ironing! It's my least favourite chore in the world. If money was no object I would either throw away all my clothes and buy new ones, or pay someone to launder my clothes every week. Unfortunately money IS an object, so ironing my clothes is the only option available. With the aid of my Tefal iron, ironing is STILL a chore, but it is a chore that is bearable and doesn't take me as long as it has in the past! ***What iron is it? *** My iron is a Tefal Ultraglide (the model number is 1689, but most of the Ultraglide are quite similar). I've had mine since we moved to this house in 1997 and it's still as good as it was when we ...  Read the complete review

I had an old Philips iron that worked wonders for me for a lot of years. However, it wasn't sturdy enough to survive being dropped on a concrete floor so I had to get a new one and got this and I'm so disappointed. Having bought Tefal products before and being well impressed by their quality I didn't really look at any other brands, but I should have. I'm on my 3rd now (warranty exchanges) and the main problem that I've had has been an amazing water leak problem. I fill it up with water and by the time it stops leaking the water level is just above the minimum level. In all fairness, it's quite easy to iron with once you get going, but with the ...  Read the complete review

After once trying to iron a coat several times without moving a single crease, you can imagine my frustration. I went over to a friends house and tried her iron which was a tefal ultraglide and it took every crease out. Needless to say I went out and bought one straight away. I am now on my 3rd tefal iron due to my partner knocking the last 2 on the floor and breaking a small pice of concrete inside that holds it together. Tefal do several ultraglide irons in different price ranges. There is boost of steam and vertical iron which are supposed to be good at taking out the creases of things hung up such as curtains, but I have never really used this ...  Read the complete review