I recently purchased the iron for my wife and she is pleased in almost every respect. The only complaint she has is that when she sits it down like an iron is normally rested, on the rear side, it is not stable. I had cut the holder off her ironing board when she had the cordless iron because it was simply in the way.

Our ironing board is not stable so I am either going to modify it or buy a new one with the holder.

This iron is very good.
Possibly one the top five available for residential use. Its performance shies away few notches from the commercial grade ones with a gravity water tank .
This particular models has many holes and it is heavy enough to give a nice flat press at the first touch. It will cut the ironing by 50%.
It is a must have it if you sew and need to press seams or iron a lot of shirts and pants.
I’d would caution all those who are going to purchase it, to ONLY use distillate water. This will prolong the life and performance of your iron to infinity.
Because the number of holes on the plate and the higher wattage this iron uses a lot of water when on steam. Again, this is comparable to driving a Smart car VS a 8 cylinder Mercedes.
This iron can also be used as a steamer by simply getting it close to a garment while it is hanging. So it is excellent to revive a wedding gown, prom dress or special occasion gowns that cannot be ironed on a flat board.

A Rowenta will last you 10+ years. This European company makes very powerful, hi-performance, rugged irons with a European consumer in mind, since European consumers usually do much more ironing than the US ones.
However, this is my third Rowenta iron.
The first one lasted me 15 years and eventually I needed to upgrade it since the cord was overheating and the plate was too dirty for smooth ironing, because I ironed all sort of fabrics being very careless.
I bought my next one 5 years ago. I dropped it, and it cracked on the side, causing a water leakage that occurred when the iron was off. Other than that it worked fine. I bought this one by mistake, because I though the cracked one was broken (I had a faulty outlet in the house). Oh well! This new one is a nice addition.

I bought it as a gift for my daughter-in-law and she really liked it alot.

These are some of the best pie irons made. By being round, they completely seal the bread and make great campfire pies. The cast iron pie irons are MUCH better than the cheap aluminum ones you get at W*. Once they get hot, it doesn’t take long for the next pie to be done. Plus, if you season it well and take care of it, the cast iron is much easier to maintain than aluminum.

This is a very nice panini press the only thing I don’t like about it is the latch that keeps the handles together other then that it grills great

I loved the idea of getting a cast iron panini cooker because I wanted to avoid the nonstick panini grills out there. It is a very heavy piece, so if the user has problems with hand/wrist strength, this may not be the item for you. The unit is made to be used on the stove (electric or gas), cooking the panini on one side and then flipping over to the other. The two cast iron plates come completely apart at the hinge, and you then have each plate attached to a metal rod with a wooden handle, making clean up easier. However, if the handle problem is fixed, I believe that this would be a really nice item to have in the kitchen.

I gave this only 4 stars because when I attempted to unscrew the metal rods from the plates in order to place the plates in the oven to “season” them as instructed, one wooden handle started spinning around the metal rod, and therefore I could not unscrew it from that plate. Looks like the handles are poorly attached to the metal, and should be secured much tighter. So, I am returning the unit after not having been able to test it out, so I can’t speak to how it works.

I bought this online without realizing that it doesn’t pinch the bread together at the sides. That is the way my parents pie makers work, which is what I was looking for. I thought all pie makers were that way until I recieved this one. I know that is my fault for not researching this product more before I bought it. It’s great for making sandwiches. But if you want to put pie filling between bread (or anything else that is a little more messy), it will be falling out of the sandwich.

I have been using Pie Irons for years. It is nice to finally find one of high quality. The cheap knock-offs are aluminum and often melt in the coals.

Important: read the instructions and melt off the paraffin before using.

For best results get bread larger than the pie iron. That way it crimps the bread together and you have less shirts to wash.

Don’t buy the double pie iron since it doesn’t allow for the crimp. Secondly if you think the single one is heavy wait til you lift the double.

main use: 2 buttered slices of oversized bread filled with cherry pie filling!

One little complaint was that my wood handle had a abnormality on it that makes it pretty painful if you pick it up the wrong way. I may send it back for a replacement but not a reason for not buying.